Limodorum, oynandria monandria. 469 



7, L, bicolor. II. 



Terrestrial ; bulbs round. Leaves radical, lanceolar, rib- 

 bed, plaited. Scape simple, erect, inany-Howered, the tbrce 

 exterior petals, lanceolar, and green; the inner two oblong-. 

 Incumbent over the lip and column. Lip with a short horn, 

 and three-lobed lamina, the middle one linear, oblong, point- 

 ed, with sliaggy disk. 



A native oi" the interior parts of Bengul. In the Botanic 

 garden it flowers in June. The whole height is then about 

 eighteen inches, the raceme and leaves are nearly equal, the 

 flowers are rather remote, large, and fragrant, with the three 

 exterior petals very long, expanding and quite green, the in- 

 ner two and the lip pure white. 



8. L. recurvum. WHld. iv. 124. Corom. pi. l.JV. 30. 



Bulbs undivided, round. Lip with a short horn, and sho- 

 vel-shaped, entire, crenulate lamina. Leaves radical, broad- 

 lanceolate, five-nerved. Scapes half the length of the leaves, 

 retrofracted. Spike sub-globular. 



A native of the moist valleys among the Circar hills. 

 Flowering time the beginning of the rains. 



Root ; b?tlbs undivided, biennial, striated, nearly round, 

 surrounded with one or two rings, with many thick, fleshy fi- 

 bres from their lower parts. »S'/em,if it can be so called, from 

 the side or the base of the bulb ; but it is no other than the 

 sheath of the three or four leaves united and enveloped in 

 two or three abrupt sheaths, scarcely appearing above the 

 oround. Leaves broad-lanceolate, five-nerved, plaited, slen- 

 der, a little waved round the margins, smooth, from six to 

 twelve inches long, and three or four broad. Scape about 

 six inches long, or rather less than half the length of the 

 leaves, M'ith a few sheaths surrounding it here and there. 

 Spike globular; the apex looks straight to the ground, 

 many-flowered. Bractes sessile, straight, lanceolate, one- 

 flowered. Flowers numerous, crowded, middle sized, white, 

 with a small (inge of yellow. Petals nearly equal ; Up 



