202 The Flora of Wiltshire. 
1. O. Morio, (Linn.) fool’s Orchis, or green winged meadow 
Orchis. Morio is Latin for a fool, or jester. Engl. Bot. t. 2059. 
Reich Icones, xii. t. 3638. 
Locality. Meadows and pastures, chiefly on clay. P. Fl. May, 
June. Area, 1.2.3.4. 5. Not uncommonly distributed throughout 
all the Districts. Stem from one span to one foot high. Flowers few 
in a lax spike, dark crimson- purple, with the sepals more or less dis- 
tinctly marked with greenish lines. Lp purple, pale in the middle 
with purple spots, rarely the flowers are flesh-coloured or white. 
2. O. mascula, (Linn.) male or early purple Orchis. ngl. Bot. 
Suppl. t. 2995. Reich Icones, xii. t. 390. 
Locality. Bushy places, and borders of woods, P. Fl. June. 
Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Frequent in ali the Districts. Stem one foot 
high. eaves generally marked with dark purple spots. Flowers 
in a lax oblong spike, purple, sometimes fragrant ; centre of the lip 
whitish at the base, spotted and downy. Sepals and petals without 
green veins. 
3. O. ustulata, (Linn.) scorched or dwarf dark-winged Orchis. 
Ustulatus (Lat.) signifies scorched, in allusion to the purplish-brown 
calyx, which gives the plant a burnt or scorched appearance. ngl, 
Bot. t.18. Reich Icones, xii. 368. 
Locality. On dry hilly chalky pastures, and calcareous hills. P. 
Fl. June. Area, 1. 2.3.4.5. Distributed more or less throughout 
all the Districts. 
South Division. 
1. South-east District. “ Whiteparish Hill,” Rev. FE. Simms. 
“ Neighbourhood of Salisbury,” I. James Hussey. ‘ On the chalk 
hills near Laverstock,’” Mr. Lake. “ Maton’s Nat. Hist. Wilts.” 
« Amesbury,” Dr. Southby. ‘ Pewsey Downs,” Flor. Marib. 
2. South-middle District. Scratchbury Camp, and Westbury 
Downs. “Salisbury Plain, particularly about the Barrows near 
Stonehenge,” Bot. Guide. 
3. South-west District. Clay Hill and Warminster Downs. 
North Division. 
4. North-west District. Meadows at South Wraxhall. 
