TTiK man Sir valmaik orchids 2GI 



clear in s]:»ite of the ])ur))le ground, and tliis faet holds good for most 

 of the dark-flowered forms. Fig. lo is from a Kidwelly plant. 

 This shows a pale form with a slighter pattern, which is represented 

 in many places l)ysets of similar plants, and has almost the aj^pearance 

 of a hybrid. Our experience leads iis to helieve, however, that it 

 is pure O. JatifoUa. Fig. IG (Isle of Wight) is a curious and 

 uncommon form witli large, stiff, waxy Howers with most peculiar 

 heart-shaped lips. The pattern is regular, though not heav^^ This 

 is the most easily distinguished form we know, but it is not tj^pical 

 of the species as a whole. 



Fi(/s. 17-19. 0. ERiCETORU.vr. These figures show the lax sepals 

 and narrow throat, the large Hat lip with the lateral lobes much 

 larger in area than the central lobe, but cleanly marked oft' from it. 

 The coloui-s are usually ])ale, and the pattern nvdv vaiy to any 

 conceivable extreme, though the plant can never be confused with any 

 other species on that account, and the pattei'n is perhaps most often 

 composed of small dots or lines, which often cover the whole lij). 

 Figs. 17 and 18 are typical foiins from Aberystwyth, Kg. 19 being a 

 curious and ratlier distinct form from Tregaron, which typically has 

 pinkish-purple flowers and very narrow leaves, often unspotted, and a 

 slightly narrower li]) than usual. 



J^/ffs. 21 and 22. O. Fuchstt. Both figures are from Aberyst- 

 wyth plants, and show the very deeply cleft lip with a middle l(d)e 

 larger in area than that of any of the other species. The pattei-n is 

 frequently of the rather regular soi-t shown, but may vary a good deal, 

 and is sometimes more like those of E. ericetonim. Colours usually 

 pale. 



Eifjs. 11, 12, 20, and 23. Kyurids.— Fig. 11 is O. 2)urptireUa 

 (Aberystwyth form) X O. latifolia (heath form shown in fig. 18). 

 This shows an almost perfect combination of the ])arent flowers, both 

 size, shape, and colour of lip and width of throat being intermediate 

 between those of the parents. The heavy line-pattern is derived fi-om 

 O. latifolia. The leaves are heavily blotched. — Fig. 12 is O. inirpii- 

 rella (Aberystwyth form) X 0. ericetorum. The influence of O. erice- 

 torum is well seen in the broad crenulate lip and narrower throat, 

 that of O. imrpurdla is the pur])le colour and stiffer sepals. The 

 leaves were spotted. — Fig, 20 is ]irobably O. incarnata x O. latifolia 

 (Shrewsbury specimen). The rellexed lip and wide throat suggest 

 O. incarnata, the large flower and spotted leaves of the plant, O. lati- 

 folia or 0. ericetorum. We prefer the former because of the lack of 

 crenulation of the li]), the inairnata reflexion not being much over- 

 come. The pattern is not very typical of either parent. — Fig. 23 is 

 O. incanufta X O. latifolia from Kidwelly. The form of the lip is 

 due to both parents, the small size of the flower, the rosy-pink colour, 

 and stiff blunt sepals being due to 0. incarnata. Leaves spotted. 



N.B. The hybrids in figs. 11 and 12 are found in considerable 

 numbers at Aberystwyth, especially no. 11. Those in figs. 20 and 23 

 are isolated examples. 



We should like to mention a few isolated points that do not flt in 

 ver^' well above. The Plate, of course, only includes a selection of 

 forms, and does not in any way claim to show even all the main forms 



