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cone, which terminates in two sliort points. The stigma, which 

 consists of two lobes or flaps in the genus, is sensitive and ciliate 

 in this species ; the two lobes, which are spreading Avhen mature, 

 slowly approach one another and close up Avlien gently touched. 



U. negleda, Lelim. Stems 6-2iin. long, leafy throughout, 

 branching rather freely, branches terminating in rather slender 

 winter buds ; leaves alternately spreading in different directions, 

 orbicular in outline, branching 2-3 times, segments capillary 

 distinctly furnished with a few marginal bristles near their 

 extremities and bearing shortly stalked ovoid bladders, \m. long 

 when fully developed; scape much as in U.vuhjaris, 3-10 flowered 

 4-lOin. long; bracts ovate-oblong or oblong-acuminate olive trans- 

 parently scarious ; pedicels 4-6 times as long as the calyx, rather 

 slender, purplish, erect-patent in flower, straight in fruit ; calyx 

 olive-brown membranous striate, upper lobe oblong subacute, 

 lower orbicular-ovate notched ; corolla |-in. or more vertically and 

 about Jin. long, bright medium yellow ; upper lip erect ovate- 

 oblong about twice as long as the projecting palate, deeply 

 channelled above, edges incurved ; palate much inflated, 

 channelled, marked with orange-brown usually simple striae ; 

 lower lip f to 4-5in. across with broad margin spreading 

 horizontally and waved ; spur subacute or obtuse pointing down- 

 ward and forward, diverging from the lip, with few dull purple- 

 brown striae forming faintly coloured angles ; buds glandular, the 

 twisted corolla forming a very acute cone ; stigma not sensitive, 

 upper lobe papillose on the inner surface. 



U. neglecta was given by Watson for six English counties 

 (Topogr. Bot. Ed. II.) and no Welsh or Scotch. Since the issue of 

 that work it has been discovered for both Scotland and Ireland ; 

 but it cannot be said that its distribution has yet Ijeeu worked out. 

 It is still regarded as a rare plant. It may be best distinguished 

 from U. vulf/aris by its more showy flowers with the broad margin 

 of the lower lip spreading horizontally ; the palate is smaif in 

 proportion, and is exceeded U,-2 times l)y the projecting iipper lip. 

 The flower is twisted in bud into an acute cone, nearly parallel at 



