OBCHIDEOUS TRIBE. 



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leaves, the place of which is supplied by numerous 

 sheathing, brown scales. The root consists of many 

 short fleshy fibres, from the extremities of which the 

 young plants are produced. It is found sparingly in 

 shady woods, flowering in June. 



NEOTTIA SPIRALIS (Lady's Tresses). 



Neottia spirdlis (Lady's Tresses) is a curious little 

 plant, from 4 to 6 inches high, with tuberous roots and 

 a spike of small white powers, which are arranged in a 



