126 DIANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
S. Vess. Capsule oblong, with 1 cell, 3 keels, 3 valves, 
opening in 3 places under the keels, connected at the | 
base and at the end. 
SEEDs numerous, very small, like saw-dust. 
O'PHRYS. Tourn, 250. 
Car. Sheaths scattered. Fruit-stalks undivided. Cup none. 
Bioss. -Petals 5, oblong, approaching upwards, equal, 2 
of them placed outwards. a 
Nectary longer than the petals, hanging down, behind 
only slightly keeled. 9 eo ne 
Stam. Filaments 2, very short, standing on the pistil. 
Anthers upright, covered by the inner edge of the 
nectary. 7 
Pist. Germen beneath, oblong, twisted. Style fixed to 
the inner edge of the nectary. Szmmit indistinct. 
_ S. Vess. Capsule somewhat egg-shaped, 3-edged, blunt, 
— with 3 valves, and 1 cell, opening at the keeled 
angles. 
SzEps numerous, like saw-dust. Receptacle strap-shaped, 
growing to each valve of the seed-vessel. 
_ Ons. In Ophrys Corallorhiza there are 4 Stamens, viz. 2 in 
each cell. (R.) 
MALAX"S. (Swartz) E: bot. 72. 
. Cat. Sheath none. Cup none. 
— Seat 55 3 anes 2 above and 1 below, spear- 
s » Dlunt, expanding; 2 inner strap-sha acute, 
bent round the ieee a 
Nectary in the centre of the blossom, smaller than 
the petals, concave with convex edges, tapering to 4 
= Pepa , oe ea fenc i fl 
‘ o2, sha with scarcely any fila- 
‘ment, fixed to the cable orgy hollow of the ‘il 
with 2 little cavities at the bottom. Zi 
Pist. Germen on a little fruit-stalk, roundish beneath. 
Style, a little cup-like hollow in the centre of the nec- 
_ tary, very short, expanding, extending half way round, 
with the stamens fixed to its hinder edge. | Summit 
“ aces of the —— near the stamens. “4 
. Vss. Capule oblong, 3-keeled, of 1 cell, opening 
under the keels, but continu; united hend. 
SEEDs extremely minute, se is — om 
