354 ORCHIDEM. [Oncim. 



or pale purple ; lip pale, dotted with raised rough points, lateral lobes linear, 



segments of mid-lobe rather broader ; spur decurved, obtuse. DISTRIB. 



Europe from Gothland southwards, N. Africa ? Siberia, Dahuria. 

 Sub-sp. MILITA'RIS proper ; outer sepals pale-purple, lip pale purple, lateral 



lobes narrow veined, middle deeply 2-fid with lobes rather broader than 



the lateral. Berks, Oxford, Bucks. 

 Sub-sp. SIM'IA, Lamk. (sp.); outer sepals white, lip white, lobes crimson 



narrow, middle deeply 2-fid with lobes as long and narrow as the lateral. 



Oxford. 0. tephrosanthos, Vill. 



SUB-GEN. 2. Anacam ptis, Rich. (gen. ). Lip ascending, lobes broad, 

 not spirally coiled ; spur very long. Pollen-glands connate. 



9. O. pyramida'lis, L. ; tubers globose, leaves acuminate, spike pyra- 

 midal, bracts 1-3-nerved coloured, lateral sepals spreading, lip 3-lobn'l '2- 

 tubercled at the base, spur longer than the ovary. 



Pastures, &c., from Wigton and Northumberland southwards ; Mid. Ireland ; 

 fl. June-Aug. Stem, 6-24 in., slender. Leaves chiefly radical, lanceolate. 

 Spike pyramidal, then oblong. Bracts as long as the ovary. '/'/.,//-, /-.< msy 

 rarely white ; sepals and petals obtuse ; lip broader than long, lobes sub- 

 entire, variable in shape and relative size. DISTRIB. Europe from the Baltic 

 southwards, N. Africa. Scent of flowers peculiar. 

 SUB-GEN. 3. Himantoglos'snm, Rich. (gen. ). Lobes of lip very long, 



spirally coiled in bud ; spur very short. Pollen -glands connate. 



10. O. hirci'na, L. ; tubers ovoid, stem tall, spike long, bracts very long 

 ribbed green, lateral sepals conniving, mid-lobe of lip strap-shaped, spur 

 much shorter than the ovary. Lizard Orchis. 



Copses in Suffolk and Kent, extremely rare ; fl. July-Aug. Stem 1-3 ft. Leaves 

 chiefly radical, oblong, obtuse. Spike 6-17 in. Bract* 1-2 in., much ex- 

 ceeding the flowers. Flowers large ; sepals and petals forming a green hood 

 ^in. long ; lip l^in., white, purple-spotted at the base, lateral lobes slender, 

 mid-lobe about 1 in. by 4 broad, green. DISTUIB. Europe from Belgium 

 southwards, N. Africa. Scent detestable, hircine. 



2. GYM NAD EN I A, Br. 



Characters of Orchis, but the free glands of the pollen-masses contiguous, 

 exposed, not contained in pouches. DISTRIB. Mountain dist rifts of 

 Europe ; species about 25. ETYM. yu/icos, naked, and dS^v, gland. 



1. G. Conop'sea, Br. ; tubers palmate, flowers purple, lateral sepals 

 spreading, lip obtusely 3-lobed, spur slender. Fragrant Orchis. 

 Dry pastures ; ascending to 2,000 ft. in the Highlands ; fl. June-Aug. Stem 

 6-18 in. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, keeled, acute. Spikes dense- or lax, 

 narrow. Bract as long as the ovary, green, 3-nerved. Flowers bright 



rose-red or purple, broader than long, ^ in. diam. ; sepals and petals obtu 

 lip broad, lobes 3, subequal, rounded entire ; spur very slender, flexuo 

 DISTRIB. Europe (Arctic), Siberia, Dahuria, W. Asia. Very fra^nmt. 



3. HABENAR IA, /.',-. 



Tubers 2, if more narrow and fascicled. Habit of Orchis, but glands 

 of pollen-masses free, distant, exposed. DISTRIB. Temp, and subtrop. 

 regions of the N. hemisphere ; species nearly 100. ETYM. Doubtful. 



