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OPH'RYS. 
Lowest petal, or “lip,” much longer than it is} wide, 
[ strongly notched at its tip. 
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muscifera. /ly{Orchis. 
Lip nearly as wide as long, scarcely notched. 
Sepals white or pink within; lip with a eee 
recurved projection at its tip. ; my 
apif’era. Lee Orchis. 
Sepals yellow-green within ; lip without a narrow Pals 
at its tip. M3 
aranif‘era. Spider Orchis. 
OR'CHIS. 
Flowers with the 3 outer segments, or sepals, all con- 
verging in a sort of hood over the flower. 
Lowest petal, or “lip,” over an inch long, and nce) 
+ inch wide, usually twisted. i) 
hircina. Lizzard Orchis. 
Lip shorter and wider, not twisted. 
Sepals veined with green; spur usually horizontal or~ 
f pointing upwards ; lip with broad lobes. J 
q Mo'rio. Green-winged Orchis. 
Sepals not green-veined ; spur pointing downwards. 
Lip over 3 inch long; bracts under the flowers 
minute. | 
milita'ris. MW7z2/itary Orchis2 c 
Lip about } inch long; bract half as long as the 
ovary, Or more. | 
ustula'ta. Dwarf Orchise! 
Sepals, at least the 2 lateral ones, spreading. 
Spur very fine and slender ; lip 3-lobed, with 2 promi-. 
nences on the surface near its base. } 
pyramidalis. Pyramidal Orchis. 
Spur thicker; lip without prominences at base. 
gees under the flowers thin, often coloured, 
| 1-nerved ; spur thick and blunt. ) 
q mas‘cula. arly purple Orchis. 
Bracts firm and leaf-like, 3-nerved. 
glee solid ; bracts under the flowers ese 
| longer than the ovary ; lip strongly 3-lobed. J 
L macula’ta. Spotted Orchis. 
Stem hollow; bracts mostly much longer than a 
ovary; lip often only faintly 3-lobed. 
latifolia. Marsh Orchis. 
