011CJHDEJ5. (OIICIIIS FAMILY.) 755 



spurred, almost orbicular, somewhat crested at the veins, constricted 

 about middle, the hypochilium somewhat 3-lobed, the epichilium trian- 

 gular, broader than long, obtuse, mucronulate — Sprins; — Woods and 

 shady places ; Gilead and Moab ; subalpine Lebanon ; Ainttib. • 



Var. gibbosa, Boiss. 

 Baniiis (Nusairy mountains). 



Labellum manifestly saccate beneath 



2. C. pallciis, Willd. 11 A to .8; root-stock short, with nu- 

 merous fibres; stems grooved, leafy along their whole length. LoW'Cr 

 leaves ovate to orate-oNong, .05 to .08 long, acute, upper oblong-lanceo- 

 late, .1 long. Spike loose, few-flowered; lower bracts lanceolate, 

 longer tlian flowers, upper llnear-setaceoiis, a little shorter than ovary; 

 flowers with ovary .03 long, cream-colored, the labellum yellow within; 

 ovary glabrous; sepals and petals oblong, obtuse, .015 to .03 long; 

 labellum shorter than petals, ovate-orbicular, dentate-crested at nerve&j 

 constricted about middle, the hypochilium 3-lobed, the epichilium 

 obtusely cordate-triangular, broader than long — Spring — "Wadies of 

 Gilead (Tristram). 



2. I^IMOI>ORUj1I, Touru. Limodorum. 



Sepals and petals ascending. Labellum constricted at middle, 

 somewhat jointed, the hypochilium parallel to column, connate with it 

 at base, spurred ; epichilium undivided Column elongated, triangular. 

 Anther oblong, terminal, movable, 2-celled. Pollinia 2, undividedj 

 at length adherent to the transversely ovate, 2-lobed, stigmatic glands. 

 Ovary not twisted, stipitate — Parasitic, leafless herbs, growing on 



roots of Pines and Oaks, 



li. al?ortiviiiii, L. 2X .5 to .8 ; 



root-stock short, horizontal, bearing 

 numerous, fleshy fibres; stems thick, 

 with numerous sheaths, the lower ob- 

 tuse, the upper acute or acuminate. 

 Spike. 2 long, rather loose; bracts lanceo- 

 late, acute, usually longer than ovary; 

 flowers .04 long, livid, erect; sepals ob- 

 long, rather obtuse or acutish; petals 

 linear-lanceolate; labellum shorter than 

 sepals and petals, lamina violet, obovate 

 to oblong, crenulate; spur subulate, as 

 long as ovary — Spring — Woods ; Gilead ; 

 Kurd Dagli ; Aintab ; and northward. 



Fig. 340. 



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Limodorum abortivum. 

 (rta) Sepals. (W) Petals. 

 (c) Labellum and spur. 



3. EPIPACTIS, Hall. Epipactis. 



Sepals and petals spreading, nearly equal. Labellum constricted 

 at middle, jointed, the hypochilium at a right-angle with the column, 

 the epichilium broader, with two warts at base. Column short. Anther 

 erect, movable, attached by its base to the tip of the column, 2-celled. 

 Stigma nearly square, with a broad margin. Beak short, obtuse, end- 

 ing in a gland. Pollinia 2, oblong, bifid, at length attached to gland. 

 Ovary not t^visted, tapering to a stalk — Perennial herbs with a root- 

 stock. 



