Fig. 341. 



138 OllCHIDE^. (ononis FAMILY.) 



at somewhat U-gibhous apcv, uboiit as long as labellum ~ February to 

 ^pril _ Fields and grassy places : coast and lower to middle zone of 

 mountains. 



3. O. coriopliora, L. 2f .3 to .5, leafy to top. j:.eaves linear- 

 lanceolate, acute, .05 to .13 long, the upper sheath- 

 ing. Spike dense, .06 to .15 long; bracts linear- 

 lanceolate, 1-nerved; iiowers dusly iruriile, loitli 

 pinh clots ; sepals united to middle, ovate-lanceolate, 

 much larger than lanceolate petals, hardly longer 

 than labellum; labellum pendulous, trifid for half 

 its length into unequal lobes, the middle one ob- 

 long, entire, the lateral rhombic, somewhat crenate : 

 spur conical, somewhat shorter than labellum — 

 Spring. 



Bvact and flower 

 of Orchis corio- 

 pliora. 



Var. fragraiis, Boiss. Sweet-scented. Mid- 

 dle lobe of labellum longer than lateral; spur about as long as labellum 

 — Coast and lower mountain zone of coast range. 



4. O. sancta, L. If .3 to .5; tubers Fig. 342. 



ovate-globular, undivided ; stem leafy to top. 

 Lower leaves oblanceolate, .08 to .1 long: 

 upper linear-lanceolate, gradually diminishing 

 in size. Spike dense, .1 to .15 long: bracts 

 membranous, 1-ncrved, lanceolate; flowers 

 .01 to .03 long, dusly purple; sepals lanceo- 

 late, acuminate, connate to beyond middle; 

 petals linear-lanceolate, acuminate; labellum 

 pendidoKS, cuneate at base, trifid to half its 

 length, the lateral lobes rhombic, 3-4-serrate, 

 the middle lobe twice as long, oblong, entire 

 or denticulate ; spur recurved, one - half to 

 one-third as long as ovary — Spring — Sandy 

 X^laces and hillsides ; coast and lower and middle mountain zones 



Bract and flower of 

 Orchis sancta. 



5. O. trkleiitala, Scop. If .3: tubers 

 oblong, undivided. Leaves oblong to lanceolate- 

 oblong. Spile at first nearly f/loUdar, dense, then 

 oblong, .03 to .04 long; bracts purplish lanceolate- 

 subulate; flowers lilac-purple to pink, more or 

 less xar legated with deeper colored spots ; sepals 

 ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, twice as long as 

 linear-lanceolate petals: labellum deflexed, trifid, 

 lateral lobes oblong-oblique, terminal fan-shaped- 

 obcordate, all more or less denticulate; spur 

 cylindrical, deflexed, one-half to two-thirds as 

 long as ovary — Spring — Coast to middle 

 mountain zone, on both sides of Jordan and 

 northward. 



Bract and flower of 

 Orchis tridentata. 



Var. albiflora, Post. Spike loose, few-flowered. Flowery ^cZ/zY^, 

 or witli a pinkish blush, not variegated. Lobes sparingly denticulate. 



