396 THE OECHIS FAMILT, 



8. Common Mottled Orchis — {Orchis maculdta.) 



Wet meadows, among long grass, and in boggy and swampy places, 



very common. Abundant by the side of Bidding's Brook, Lymm, 



Fl. May— July. 



Curtis, iii. 528 ; E. B. ix. 632. 



Easily recognised by the dense, pyramidal spikes of lilac or pinkish, but never 

 crimson, flowers, the lip variously spotted, streaked, and variegated with deeper 

 colours. 



9. PuKPLE Maesh Okchis — {Orchis latifolia.) 

 Moist meadows, rather rare. Ashley meadows. Meadows by 

 Castle Mill. Near Jackson's Boat. In the Beddish Valley. Knuts- 

 ford Moor. (Mr, Holland.) Fl. May, June. 



Curtis, ii. 357 ; E. B. xxxiii. 2308. 

 Distinguished by the long green bracts among the flowers. 



10. Fragrant Mountain Orchis — {Gymnadenia conopsea.) 

 In a pasture near Ashworth Chapel, discovered by Mr. William 

 Horsefield, who brought it to his father. " Near Mottram." (B. G.) 

 Fl. June. July. 



Curtis, iv. 037 ; E. B. i. 10 (as Orchis conopsea) ; Baxter, vi. 409. 

 One of the most fragrant of our native orchids. 



11. Butterfly Orchis — {Hahendria bifolia.) 



Moist meadows, not infrequent. Plentiful near Strines ; at Burley 



Hurst, near Mobberley ; and at Wilmslow, on the slope overlooking the 



Carrs, and opposite the Grange. (Thos. Chadwick's, Esq.) Fl. May, 



June. 



Curtis, ii. 420 ; E. B. i. 22 (both as Orchis bifdlia). 



Deliciously fragrant, and remarkable for its long spur. " Butterfly Orchis " is, 

 however, rather a far-fetched appellation. The phmt that truly deserves the 

 name is the Oncidium Papilio of Trinidad, common in good collections of 

 Orchidacese. 



12. Green Mountain Orchis — {Ilabendria viridis.) 



Moist meadows and pastures, chiefly in the hilly districts. About 



Tintwistle ; Wood-end, near Hyde, plentiful ; Fo-edge ; Greenfield 



(J. P.); Stalybridgc Brushes; about llingway. (J. P.) Fl. June, 



July. 



Curtis, iii. 533; E. B. ii. 94 (as Saltjrium viride). 



