AYO. 14034 
CLASS, II. 
DIANDRIA. 
Containing Flowers with 2 Stamens only. 
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Tins class does not present any particular difficulty to 
the young botanist, except such as arises from the singular 
structure of the flowers in the genera Orchis, Ophrys, 
Serapias, Satyrium, and C wipedium ; and this difficulty : 
consists in distinguishing the lip of the nectary from the — 
petals, A reference to the figures of Orchis and Ophrys, 
in vee XII. will explain the matter, and it is necessary 
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the species much upon the lip of the — 
peter explai saan Sativa the Viola, and 
some other genera, Linnzeus considered the expanded lip 
of the nectary as one of the petals, and the horn-shaped 
projection behind it as the nectary. Had he done the 
same in the instances now under consideration, no peculiar — 
difficulties would have arisen, 3 
Pl. XII, Fig. A. A front view of the flower of the Orchis 
mascula, 
B. A side view of the same. pie 
- Pp. p.p. The upper expanded petals, be- 
. for ce stash schiok may Be seen the — 
inner approaching petals. : : 
1.1. the lip of the nectary. 7m. m. its pro- 
Jecting horn. g. the twisted germen. 
m.m. floral leaves. 
Fic. C. A front view of a flower of the Ophrys 
myodes, 
D. A side ven of the same, 
Pp. p. p. p. the petals. 
t . f l. The ty of the nectary. 
&- The twisted germen, 
