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in 1755, in moist meadows; sent it to Mill Hill, where after 

 three years, it flowered finely, and is now declined ; this same 

 species we received last year from Bath, and it is now (1760) 

 preparing to flower. 



At page 69. — Orchis conopsea : I found this sort growing plenti- 

 fully on dry chalky banks, about two miles from the Beeches, near 

 Sevenoaks ; not that place where the Man Orchis is mentioned 

 to be found, that spot not being above a quarter of a mile from 

 them; I have searched the Harefield chalk-pit, but was never 

 able to find one plant of it : flowers in our Orchis bed annually. 



Orchis ustulata : nor could I ever find this in Harefield chalk- 

 pit : hath been sent to us from Kent, from near Bath, and from 

 Lincolnshire, and flowers freely in the Orchis bed. 



Orchis pyramidalis : near Sevenoaks Beeches, and near to 

 Bumstead, in Essex ; I found one plant in the Harefield chalk- 

 pit : it flowers with us at Mill Kill. 



Hermimum Monorchis : found it as described, in the Duke's 

 pit plentifully ; is a very small species, and smells very sweet : 

 flowers in our Orchis bed here. 



At page 70. — Orchis bifolia : once met with two plants near 

 Mill Hill, 1757; again found it in plenty in 1766: it succeeds 

 in our Orchis bed. 



Ophrys apifera : I found this on the banks of the Avon, by 

 the Hot Wells, Bristol, and removed some roots to Mill Hill, 

 where it just flowered after remaining four years in the bed, and 

 after died by maggots eating the heart of the bulbs ; I have also 

 found it in sundry other places, as in the Isle of Wight, and at 

 Verulam, near St. Alban's ; always had bad success in their 

 removal ; but since, viz. in the year 1765, have succeeded. 



Orchis hircina : the Tragorchis is a most noble plant, but it is 

 a very rare one ; I never saw it but once, and that was a little 

 beyond Dartford, on the road to Greenstreet Green, very spa- 

 ringly. I removed a large sod of them to Mill Hill in 1759, 

 which consisted of three distinct bulbs, and which I carefully 

 separated, but to my great mortification not one of them ever 

 appeared. My father formerly removed into his garden at Peck- 

 ham this curious plant, and it flowered there with him for several 

 years. The place whence he got it was near to the fourteenth 

 milestone, just before you come to Dartford Heath, which spot 

 is since entirely demolished by enlarging the road. We found it 



