Ord. 1.] GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 175 



opposite. Nectary with two linear-oblong, nearly parallel, lobes. 

 Column with a posterior hood. 

 Groves U 6. R.fibr. Stem \\f Fl. numer. green. Caps, roundish. 

 o L. corddta, O. cord. 5. 358. (Heart-leaved T.) Leaves heart- 

 shaped, opposite. Nectary with four lobes 

 Alpine moors. If. 7. 3-6 in. Fl. few, small brownish-green 

 3. L. Nidus dvis, O. Nid. 1. 48. (Bird's nest L ) Leaves none. Stem 

 clothed with sheathing scales. Nectary with two spreading lobes. 

 Shady woods. U-5,6. Of a pallid hue. R. in whitish tufts. 



418. EPIPACTIS. Helleborine. 

 1 E faft?6tfa,Serapiaslat. 4.269. (Broad-leaved H.) Leaves ovate, 

 ' claspin- the stem. Lower bracteas longer than the drooping 

 flowers? Lip shorter than the calyx, entire, with a minute point. 



Germen downy. . 7 



Mount, woods, n. 7, 8. 2f. Fl. small, brownish-purple. 



2. E. purpurea, Supp\. 2775. (Purple- eaved H.) Leaves ovate- 



lanceolate. Bracteas linear, all twice as long as the flowers. 

 Lip shorter than the calyx, entire. Germen downy. 

 Shadv woods. If. 6. Of a reddish-lilac hue; If. downy, leaf,. 



3. E. palustris,S. pal. 4. 270. (Marsh H.) Leaves lanceolate, clasp- 



in- the stem. Flowers drooping. Lip rounded, obtuse crenate, 

 as°lono- a s the petals, with a notched protuberance on the disk. 

 qu'amnv°nlaces U . 7, 8. 1 f. Fl. large, white, varieg. with crims. 



4. B^SSK &d. £ 271. (La?ge White H.) Leaves chip- 



tic-lanceolate. Bracteas longer than the smooth germen. Flow - 

 ers sessile, erect. Lip abrupt, shorter than the calyx, with ele- 

 vated lines on the disk. 

 Phalkv wood*. If .6. 1 f. Fl.few, large, white, seldom expanding. 

 * eS^S ens. 7.494. (Nanw-leaved H.) Leaves lanceo- 

 late, pointed. Bracteas minute, much shorter than the smooth 

 germen. Flowers sessile, erect. Lip abrupt, half as long as the 

 calyx, with elevated lines on the disk. 

 Mt. woods, rare. If. 6. Stew 1 f very leafy. L. narrow, 2-ranked. 



6 V F r(%ra,%. rub. 7. 437. (Purple H.) Leaves lanceolate. Bracteas 

 ' lon-er than the downy germen. Flowers sessile, erect Lip 

 tanerino- to a point, with elevated undulating lines on the disk 

 StonyTount.Jods,;are.i;.6,7. l_ltf. Fl. purple ; hp white. 



419. MALAXIS. Bog-orchis. 



1 M oa/Mdosa 1.72. (Least B.) Leaves about four, spathulatc ; 



r'oCh at Se tip. Stalk with five angles. Lip entire, concave, 



erect, acute, half the length of the calyx. reversed 



Turfvboo. s .l{.7. Stalk 2-4in. Fl.num., small, palegree>i,reveised. 



2 M Loes'elii Ophrys Loes. 1. 47. (Two-leaved B.) Leaves two, 

 2 ' e%Mte y Stalk triangular. Petals lineai Lip obovate 



channelled, undivided, recurved, longer than the calyx.-Lipans 

 Loes. Br. Fl. 



