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OllCUIDE/E, (oiiClIl^ FAMILY.) 



at somewhat li-gihhous ajye.r, ut)Out as long as labellum — February to 

 April — Fields and grassy places; coast and lower to nrdddle zone of 

 moimtains. 



3. O. coriopliora, L. If .3 to .■■), leafy to top. Leaves linear- 



lanceolate, acute, .Oo to .12 long, the upper sheath- 

 ing. Spike dense, .01) to .15 long; bracts linear- 

 lanceolate, 1-nerved; llowers (h(s/ii/ j^uvjjle, with 

 pini: dots ; 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 sliorter than labellum — 

 Spring. 



Fig. 341. 



Bract and flower 



of Orchis corio- 



phora. 



Var. frag^raiis, Boiss, Sweet-scented. Mid- 

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

 — Coast and lower mountain zone of coast ransfe. 



4. O. saiieta, L. If .3 to .5; tubers Fig. 842. 



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, duslcy purple; sepals lanceo- 

 late, acuminate, connate to beyond middle; 

 petals linear-lanceolate, acuminate; labellum 

 pendulous, 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 

 places and hillsides; coast and lower and middle mountain zones. 



Bract and flower of 

 Orchis sancta. 



5. O. trkleiitata, Scop. If 



oblong, undivided. 



tubers 

 Leaves oblong to lanceolate- 



FiG. 843. 



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

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

 subulate; flowers lilac-purple to pink, inore or 

 less tariegated with deeper colored spjots ; sepals 

 ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, twice as long as 

 linear-lanceolate petals; labclhim 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 .Tordan and 

 northward. 



Bract and flower of 

 Orchis tridentata. 



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

 or with a pinkish blush, not variegated. Lobes sparingly dei\ticulatc. 



