OJlClUDEyE. (OIIIIIS FAMILY.) 76o 



^ Sect. II. Fuciflorae. Base of flattish or arched lalellum 

 Ugihlous ; tiij glabrous. Petals velvety. 



4. O. tcutlirediuifera, Willd. 11 Tubers ovate to oblong. 

 Leaves oblong to oblong-lanceolate, acute. Spike loo.se, few-flowered ; 

 .sepals oblong-elliptical, obtuse, pink, green-nerved ; petals one-third 

 to one-fourtli as long as sepals, tiiangular, velvety at face ; labellum 

 longer than sepals, convex, obovate from cuneatc base, with a conical 

 gibbus on each side of base, notched at apex, with an ovate, acute tooth in 

 the notch, velvety and yellowish-green toitli the excej^tion oj a h-oionlsh, 

 glabro^is, rhoniboid or quadrate spot at lase, having a cluster of hairs at 

 the base of the tooth; tip of column ^7>^?^*^e — Spring — Chalky hills; 

 coast and lower mountain zones. 



5. O. arachnites, Scop. If Spider Oplirys. .3 to .4; tubers 

 globular. Leaves oblong to linear-lanceolate, acute. Spike loose, .1 

 to .15 long, o-8-flowered; sepals ovate-oblong, pink with green lines; 

 petals triangular, cordate-hastate at lase, velvety, one-fifth to one-sixth 

 as long as sepals ; labellum obovate-quadrate, longer than sepals, con- 

 vex, margin not folded back, bigibbous at base, truncate at apex, and 

 furnished near its middle loitli a glabrous, yelloiD, ^ip-curved aptpendix, 

 and, icith the excej^tion of olscure glabrous spots and lines tcith yellow 

 borders situated near its base, vehety-tcmny ; tij^of column acute — Spring 

 — Pastures and hillsides ; coast to middle mountain zones. 



Sect. III. Araniferae. Lahelhtm convex, loith revolute mar- 

 (fins, more or less triloled, higMoits at hase^ vntli a glahrous, 

 callous til). 



6. O. atrata, Lindl. 2|! .'2 to .4; tubers ovate. Leaves oblong- 

 lonticular,- glaucescent. Spike loose, few-flowered, .05 to .1 long; 

 sepals green, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, spreading; petals linear, 

 shorter than sepals, glabrous; labellum a little longer than sepals, 

 obovate, convex, with reflexed margin, and two prominent gibbi or 

 nipples at base, entire or obtusely creuulate, minutely ajnculate, marked 

 by two, parallel, blue, glabrous lines, otherwise velvety and deep 

 blackish violet ; column acw^d — Spring — Mt. Tabor and other places 

 in Galilee; Marash, and northward. 



7. O. Iiiiilca, Spruu. 

 If .2 to .:]; tubers ovate 

 to oblong. Leaves lenti- 

 cular-oblong to linear-lan- 

 ceolate. Spike few-flower- 

 ed; sepals green, oblong; 

 petals shorter than sepals, 

 linear, velvety. Labellum 

 obovate, blackish-purple, 

 marked with 2, p>arallel, 

 lohite or bluish, glabrous 

 lines tioo-third its length, 

 united at base by a transverse 

 BtHpe, trilobed lateral lobes 

 obtuse, midi^lQ broader than 

 long, ending in a short, 



Fig. J551. 



(rt) Riact of Ophrys liiulca. {hhh) Sepals, (cc) Petals. 

 {d) Ovary, (e) Labelliiin. 



