ORD. XLVIII. ORCHIDEA. 
Plants of the Orchis kind, 
ORCHIS MASCULA. MALE ORCHIS, 
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SYNONYMA. Satyrion. Pharm. Edinb. Orchis morio mas 
foliis maculatis. Bauh. Pin. p.81. Park. Theat. p. 1364. Raii 
Hist. p. 1214. Synop. p. 376. Cynosorchis morio mas. Gerard. 
Emac. p. 208. Orchis radicibus subrotundis ; petalis lateralibus 
reflexis; labello trifido; segmento medio longiori, bifido, Hal. 
Stirp. Helv. n. 1286. tab. 33. Orchis mascula. Gudson. Flor. 
Ang. p. 333. Lightfoot Flor. Scot. p. 515. Flor. Dan. t. 457. 
Curt. Flor. Lond. t. 121. 
Class Gynandria. Ord. Diandria. Lin. Gen. Plant. 1009. 
Ess. Gen. Ch. Nectarium corniforme pone florem. 
Sp. Ch. ©. bulbis indivisis, nectarii labio quadrilobo crenulato: 
cornu obtuso, petalis dorsalibus reflexis, 
THE root is perennial, consisting of two roundish bulbs, from 
the upper part of which several small fibres are produced: the 
stalk is upright, round, smooth, solid, simple, purplish towards the 
top, and rises about a foot in height: the leaves are radical, long, 
pointed witha sharp prominent “midrib, and commonly marked 
with dark coloured spots: the flowers are purplish, and terminate 
No. 54.—von. 4, 9M 
