202 THE STORY OF PLANT LIFE 
the spur not so long as the ovary, cylindrical, awl- 
shaped. The three sepals are connivent and the 
lateral ones are patent. The lip has the margins 
recurved. 
The Spotted Orchid grows to a height of 1 ft. 
It is usually in bloom in June and July. 
The mechanism of the flower is closely similar to 
that of Orchis mascula. The spur is straight, and 
the lip is divided into three lobes. The middle lobe 
is narrow and equal in length to the lateral ones, 
which are toothed. It is attractive to insects, and is 
visited by humble bees and flies. 
As in many other orchids the seeds are very 
minute and are readily blown out of the capsule by 
the wind, but the seeds do not often germinate, and 
the plant is probably increased mainly by division of 
the tubers. 
The Spotted Orchid is known by a number of 
other names in different parts of the country, such as 
Adam and Eve, Adder’s Grass, Bald Berry, Crawfoot, 
Dead Man’s Fingers, Dead Man’s Hands, Hen 
Combs, Lover’s Wanton, Man Orchis, Meadow 
Rocket, Mount Caper, Pull Dailies, Red Lead, 
Salep. 
Salep was made from the Orchid mentioned above, 
Orchis mascula. 
THE IRIS GROUP. 
Well known from the favour in which they are 
held in the garden the Iridacez are a well-marked 
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