250 POPULAR FIELD BOTANY. 
Orcuis pyramipatis. Pyramidal Orchis. Found im a 
chalky or clayey soil, in pastures and waste places. The 
leaves are very sharp-pointed. Flowers of a delicate rose- 
purple, sometimes white, spirally arranged in a close, broad, 
and oval head; the lip has three equal and entire lobes, 
spur long and thin. 
Orcuis LatIFOLIA. Marsh Orchis. Hasily distinguished 
by the very long, narrow leaf, called a bractea under each 
flower; the latter vary from a pale rose colour to deep 
purple ; the lip dotted and marked with lines. It has broad, 
nearly erect, and sharp-pointed leaves. Common in marshes 
and damp meadows. 
Orcuis (Gymnadenia) conopsEA. Fragrant Gymnadenia. 
Common in chalky pastures, scenting the atmosphere with 
its fragrance. It is about a foot high, with leaves longer 
than any other species, the flowers in a long, rather thick, 
spike, and of a rose-purple colour. Spur long and narrow. 
Orcuis (Habenaria) virtpis. Green or Frog Orchis. 
In a gravell@ or rocky soil, in most parts of England, this 
species may be found, but not growing very plentifully any- 
where. It is easily known by the flowers being green instead 
of purple. The calyx and side petals are green, forming 
the helmet, and the lip is small, varying in colour from 
