138 Orchldacese. 



Or'chis milita'ris (5). Military Orchis. 5 — 6. Stem i — i^ ft., leaves 

 (1349) 3 — 5 in. oblonfj without spots, flowers pale purple or white in a dense 

 oblong spike, lip 3-lobed lateral lobes narrow mid-lobe bifid with 

 segments curved upwards, spotted with purple. [B. 



Or'chis lati'folia (32). Marsh Orchis. 6 — 7. Pollen-glands separate, 



(1355) tubers of the root palmate, lip scarcely 3-lobed margins recurved, 

 sepals spreading, petals forming a hood, spur shorter than the ovary, 

 flowers dull purple in a dense spike. [G. S. C. CI. 



OR'CHIS MACULA'TA (108). Spotted Orchis. 6—8. Pollen-glands 



(1356) separate, tubers of the root palmate, lip deeply 3-lobed flat pale 

 purple spotted, sepals spreading, spike oblong-pyramidal dense, leaves 

 oblong lanceolate spotted. Moist places. 



Or'chis ustula'ta (42). Dwarf Orchis. 5 — 6. Stem 3 — 8 in. high, poUen- 



(1347) glands divided, tubers of the root undivided, lip 3-lobed, lobes linear 



white and spotted, mid -lobe lialf as long again as the lateral lobes 



more or less bifid, sepals dark purple forming a helmet including the 



petals. [G. C. CI. 



OR'CHIS MAS'CULA (100). Early purple Orchis. 4—6. Pollen- 

 (1352) glands separate, tubers of root undivided, lateral sepals acute reflexed 



upwards. Up 3-lobed as broad as long longer than the ovary, flowers 



purple in a lax spike, leaves spotted. Pastures, 



OR'CHIS MO'RIO (63). Green-winged Meadow-Orchis. 5—6. Pollen- 

 (1351) glands separate, tubers of root undivided, lateral sepals obtuse hooded 



with green veins, lip 3-lobed .spotted lateral lobes crenate, leaves small 



and narrow not spotted. Meadows. 



Ill . — C YPRIPEDIUM. 



Cypripe'dium Calce'olus (4). Lady's Slipper. 5. Sepals and petals 

 (1369) spreading brown, lip yellow large (i^ inch) inflated without a spur, 

 ovary straight, leaves oblong acuminate ribbed. 



[G. (Arncliffe, probably extinct.) 



V7.—HABENARIA. 

 Lip spurred, glands of pollen-masses exposed distant. 

 HABENAR'IA BIFO'LIA (73). Butterfly Orchis. 6—8. Leaves 2 



(1367) ovate, flowers whitish with spreading sepals, spur twice as long as the 



(1368) ovary, lip entire. Wet meadows and heaths. 



HABENAR'IA VIR'IDIS (91). Frog Orchis. 6—8. Leaves several 

 (1366) narrow-oblong, flowers green with connivent sepals, spur very short, 

 lip bifid. Dry hilly pastures. 



Habenar'ia aVbida (45). 6 — 8. Leaves several small obtuse, flowers 

 (1365) fragrant small white with the lateral sepals connivent, spur fery short, 

 lip 3-lobed. [G. [Giggleswicky Feizor\ S. 



