ORCniDE^, (ORCHIS FAMILY.) 



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C. O. lactca, Poir. If .3 to .5. 

 lanceolate. Spike at first ovate, dense, 

 at length oblong, .04 to .05 long; 

 'bracts membranous, linear-lanceolate, 

 acuminate ; flower loTiite or pale pink, 

 dotted with red; sepals ovate-lanceo- 

 late, long-acuminate^ connate at base; 

 ])etals linear-lanceolate ; labellum pen- 

 dulous; trifid, the lateral lobes spa- 

 thulate, truncate, denticulate; the 

 middle one fan-shaped, undivided cfi- 

 notched, more or less denticulate ; spur 

 declined, curved, shorter than ovary 



Leaves oblong to oblong- 

 Fici. 344. 

 a 



— Spring ' - Hills ; 

 mountain zone. 



coast to middle 



Orchis lactea. {aaa) Sepals, (bb) 

 Petals, (c) Ovary, (rf) Labellum. 

 (e) Spur. 



Leaves oblong-elliptical 

 Fig. 345. 



7. O, Siiiiia, Lam. 2f .3 to .5. 

 oblong. Spike ovate, dense, then oblong, .04 to 

 .Xlong; bracts scarious, 1-nervcd, ovate-oblong; 

 sepals llesh-colored to pink, ovate - lanceolate, 

 green-nerved; petals linear; labellum flesh-co- 

 lored to deep purple, longer than hood, lobes 

 linear, ohtuse, tlie middle one deeply Mjzd, with a 

 tooth atforh, lobes all about of egiial length ; spur 

 cylindrical, obtuse, one-third to one-half as long 

 as ovary — Spring — Middle mountain zone; 

 Aintab to Marash, and northward. 



g. O. punctulata, Stev. 11 .Gto.S. Leaves elliptico-oblong 



to 



Flower of Orchis 

 Si mi a. 



obtuse, to oblong-lanceolate, acute. Spike ob- 

 long to cylindrical, .15 to .3 long; bracts 

 triangular - ovate, scarious; sepals oblong, 

 acutish; petals linear, acute; WKiQllwm yellowish- 

 green, the lateral lobes linear-spathnlate, curved, 

 the middle one fan-shaped, 3-lobed, the lobes 

 rounded, entire or crenulate, with a tooth at 

 sinus; spur cylindrical, half to one-third as 

 long as ovary — May — Woods 3^ hours west 

 of Es-Salt. Plain of Issus. Tristram and 

 Paine say that O. militaris, L. is found in 

 Grilead. Probably their plant is this species. 



9. O. lougicruri§, Link. Fig 



1i .3. Stem stiff, fistulous. ^ 



Leaves numerous, oblong to 

 lanceolate, tcavy - raargined. 

 Spike ovate, dense, .03 to .08 

 long, .03 to .05 broad; bracts 

 scarious, ovate-lanceolate, a- 

 cuminate; sepals and petals 

 distinct, lanceolate, ?i7ac-i' cm <?c?, 

 the latter much smaller ; label- 

 lum pale, elongated, glabrous, 

 with two triangular lamellne 

 or gibbi at base, tripartite, 

 lobes acute, the lateral linear, 

 someichat falcate, the terminal 



Fig. 346. 



c a 

 Orchis punctulata. («) 

 Sepal. (6) Petal, (c) 

 Labellum and spur. 



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Orchis longicruris. (aa) Two sepals, {hb) Two 



petals, (c) Labellum. {d) A more slender form of 



labellum. 



