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Y.—G YMNADENIA. 



GYMNADE'NIA CONOPSEA (98). Fragrant Orchis. 6—8. Lip 



(1363) spurred, glands of pollen -masses exposed contiguous, lateral sepals 

 spreading, spur slender, lip 3-lobed, flowers rose-coloured or purple 

 fragrant in a narrow spike, leaves lanceolate acute. Dry pastures. 



Vl.—EPIPACTIS. 



Flowers drooping in racemes, ovary straight, pedicel twisted, lip without 

 a spur much contracted in the middle, the upper lobes concave the lower with 

 two tubercles at the base, anther sessile hinged on the top of the column. 



EPIPAC'TIS LATIFO'LIA (85). Broad-leaved Helleborine. 7—8. 

 (1340-41- Leaves ovate ribbed, flowers green variously marked with purple 

 42-43) and yellowish -white, bracts longer than the flowers, lower lobe of 

 lip acute. Woods. 



EPIPAC'TIS PALUS'TRIS (62). Marsh Helleborine. •]—?>. Leaves 

 (1344) lanceolate, flowers few greenish with the lip white marked with red 



and purple, bracts shorter than the flowers, lower lobe of lip obtuse. 



Marshy places. 



VII. — CEPHALANTHERA. 



Flowers sessile erect in few-flowered spikes, ovary twisted, lip without a 

 spur contracted in the middle without tubercles. 



Cephalan'thera grandi'flora (40). White Helleborine. 5 — 6. Stem 

 (1339) I — li ft-> leaves broadly ovate or lanceolate, bracts longer than ovaries, 

 flowers white % in. [M. L. Tb. Wl. B. C. 



Cephalan'thera ensifo'lia (34). Narrow-leaved Helleborine. 5 — 8. 



(1338) Flowers pure white erect in few-flowered spikes, ovary twisted glabrous 

 longer than the minute bract, lip without a spur contracted in the 

 middle, lower lobe not tubercled, anther hinged on the top of the 

 columnj leaves lanceolate. [G. {Ingleion), W. 



Vlll.—ACERAS. 



Ac'eras anthropoph'ora (17). Green Man Orchis. 6 — 7. Sepals and 

 (1357) petals green forming a hood, lip elongate vertical ^ in. yellow 

 edged with red with 2 terminal and 2 lateral linear lobes, spike lax 

 narrow, leaves oblong lanceolate. [Wl. 



IX.—LISTERA. 



Root of fleshy fibres, leaves 2 opposite, sepals and petals spreading, lip 

 deflexed bifid, spur o. 



LISTE'RA OVA'TA (102). Tway-blade. 5—7. Stem 1—2 ft. high 



(1331) pubescent above with 2 ovate 3 — 8 in. strongly ribbed leaves half-way 



up the stem, flowers yellowish-green. Moist pastures and woods. 



