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DIANDRLA. MONOGYNIA. Orchis. 



ustula'ta. 



the germen, broadest and somewhat compressed at the end. 

 Woodward. 



Early Orchis. Male Fool-stones* Meadows and pastures. 



P. May. 



O. Lip of the nectary 4 -cleft, rough with dots : horn 



blunt : petals distinct. 



Dicks, h. s.-Hall. 28. 2 3 at ii. p. U0-£. hot. 18. -17. dan. 

 103-Clus. i. 268. l~Ger. em. 2Q7~Park. 1345-J. B. ii. 

 765. 2-H. ox. xii. 12. 2<t-Flovuers only, VailL 31. 35 and 

 36~Seguier 15. 4. 



Stem angular. Spike close ; with near 49 flowers. 

 leaves as long as the germen. Horn much shorter. 



plish without ; greenish white within. Relhan. 



FloraL 

 Petals pur- 

 Leaves 5 or 

 6", spear-shaped. Spike short (seldom an inch.) Lip white, with 

 purple or purplish spots, with 3 divisions, the 2 outer segments 

 expanding, spear-shaped, entire, with .1 or 2 teeth, the middle 

 one longer, widening at the end, with 2 short lobes and an in- 

 termediate point. Woodw. — From 4 to 8 inches high. Leaves 

 4 to 6, more or less acute. Floral-leaves rather shorter than the 

 germen. Spike egg-shaped. Nectary, middle segment of the 

 lower lip always cloven, with or without a small projecting 

 point in the cleft. This' lip is white, with beautiful purple dots, 

 but I have not found the roughness mentioned by Linns us. 



* Mr. Moult, in a letter to Dr. Percival, inserted in the Phil, Trans, 

 vol. 59, p. 1, describes his method of making Salep. The best time to 

 gather the roots, he observes, is when the seed is formed, and the stalk 

 going to fall ; for then the new bulb, of which Salep is made, is arrived at 

 its full size. The new roots being separated from the stalk, are to be 

 washed in water, and the outer thin skin taken elf. They are then to be 

 set on a tin plate, in'an oven heated to the degree of a bread oven. In six, 

 eight, or ten minutes, they will have acquired a transparency like horn, 

 without being diminished in size. They are then to be removed into 

 another room to dry and harden, which will be done in a few clays; or 

 they may be finished in a very slow heat in a few hours. — Salep thus 

 prepared, may be sold for less than a shilling a pound, and affords a mild 

 nutriment, which, in times of scarcity, in cases of Dysentery and Stran- 

 gury, and on ship-board, may be extremely useful. See Percivj/'s 

 Ersays, part ii. p. 37. — Mr. Moult made his experiments upon the roots 

 of this species only. The preceding species is undoubtedly equally pro- 

 per for the purpose, and it is highly probable that every species of Orchis 

 may be used indiscriminately. Salep has been hitherto imported from 

 Turkey at a considerable price, but ir is to be hoped, we shall no longer 

 be supplied from foreign markets, with an article that our own country 

 can supply us with in almost any quantity. If ever plantations of it are 

 made, the plants must be propagated by roots, for the seeds seldom come 

 to perfection. Dr. Percjjal observes, that he got some seeds to all ap- 

 pearance perfect, but they would not vegetate. 



