30 DIANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. Satyrium. 



nectary ; the side ones more convex on the outside, bowed back 



sidewise at the points, the middlemost rather smaller, more bent 



' inwards. These, which are clearly an extension of the skin 



investing the germen, inclose as a calyx the other parts of fruc- 

 tification, and are of a texture similar to that of the floral leaves. 

 Blossom of 3 petals, the 2 upper strap-spear-shaped, concave, 

 upright, of a greenish whitish hue, as long as the calyx, inserted 

 at the divisions at the base of the upper lip of the third petal. 

 These are of a different texture from the calyx, as above de- 

 scribed, are situated within it, and exactly resemble the texture 

 of petals. The third petal gaping, with 2 lips, surrounding the 

 edge of the germen ; upper Up roundish, concave, reddish brown, 

 as short again as the 2 upper petals, divided within into 2 cells, 

 each containing 1 of the stamens, composed of 4 valves, marked 

 at the base with a fleshy tooth; loiver ///oblong, strap-shaped, 

 bent back, somewhat longer than the calyx, flat, of a yellowish 

 greenish hue, the sides and end tinged with brownish purple, the 

 edges bent in at the base, with a longitudinal ridge running 

 along the middle, cloven into 3 at the end, the lateral segments 

 strap-shaped, bluntish, the middlemost very short, projecting 

 underneath at the base into a nectary. I consider this as a petal, 

 from its similarity to that of the Fumaria, and the whole class 

 of Personate, which it exactly resembles. Nectary roundish, 

 slightly furrowed along the middle, concave, hanging down from 

 the base of the lower lip of the blossom. In Fumaria and the 

 Personat&y the nectary, as here, is an expansion of the petals, 

 containing a honey-like juice. Anthers unchanged on being 

 moistened with water, and not containing any visible pollen. St. 

 Spike loose, with few flowers. Floral-leaves much longer than 

 the flowers. Woodward.— Stem-leaves spear-shaped, pointed. 



Frog Satyrion. Meadows and pastures, in gravelly soil ; but 

 rare. On Hellse-fellnap, near Kendal. Huds. — Fields in the 

 way to Glenfield near Leicester. Pulteney. — Shotover-hill, 

 South-leigh, Carnbury, Buiiord Downs, Oxon. Sibthorpe. 



P. June, Aug. 



al'bidum. S. Bulbs bundloJ : leaves spear-shaped : lip of the nec- 

 tary 3-cleft : segments acute; the middle one blunt. 



Dicks, h. s.-E. hot. 505~Ft. dan. 115-//*//. <26. I. at in 



/. 137-Micb. 26. A. B. C. 



Haller seems fully justified in not separating these plants 

 from the Orchis. Stern y to 1 5 inches high. Leaves, the lower 

 oval, sheathing the stem. Spike long. Floral-leaves much 

 pointed. Petals oval-spear-shaped. Lip short, the middle seg- 

 ment the longest. Floral leaves longer than the germens. Spur 



about half as Ion.? ; blunt, bowed back, but not double, as fat 



