Pratt XLII. 
ORCHIS provincranis, Balb. 
Natural Order ORCHIDACEZ. 
Section of genus Orchis having separate glands. 
_ Gey. Cuar.—Perianth ringent, hooded. Lip 3-lobed, spurred. 
Glands of the stalks of the pollen-masses in a common pouch. . Bab. 
Man. of Brit. Bot. p. 306. , 
Spec. Cuar,—Flowers pale-yellow. Spike lax. Petals and sepals 
reflexed or expanded. Lip deeply 3-lobed, dotted with purple points, 
the terminal lobe emarginate, generally with a tooth in the notch; spur 
nearly horizontal, about equal to the ovary. Leaves linear-lanceolate, 
generally spotted. 
Orchis provincialis, Misc. Alt. Taur. p. 20; Gren. et Godr. FI. de Fr. 
ui. 293; Woods, Tour. Fl. p. 351. 
Hasirat.—Among grass on the eastern side of Montegrosso, etc. 
April. 
Remarxs.—Orchis provincialis, Balb., differs but little from Orchis 
pallens, Linn. (Mant. p. 292), the latter having broader leaves, free from 
spots, anda less deeply divided lip, without purple points. Orchis pal- 
lens, Linn., is not found nearer to Mentone than the Sospello Valley, 
where it enjoys a cooler and moister air. Orchis provincialis, Balb., 
ranges from the westernmost to the north-easternmost shores of the 
Mediterranean, growing in Spain, Southern France, Italy, Dalmatia, 
Greece, Crete, on Mount Athos, and at Constantinople (Nyman, Syll. 
Fl. Eur. 1845, p. 357). I have seen specimens at Kew from Rome, 
presented by Mr. Woods; from Monte Pizzuta, above Piana (Sicily), 
collected by Huet du Pavillon ; and one gathered in Attica by Boissier. 
EXpLanation or Prats XLII.—Fig. 1, an entire flower and bract, 
magnified. 
