OiK.lIIDE.E. (oiliriS FAMILY.) 



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Sect. II. Fuciflorae. Base of flattish or arched lahelkim 

 Jngiljbous ; iij) glahrous. Petals velvety. 



4. O. teiitlircdiuifera, Willd. If Tubers ovate to oblong. 

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

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

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

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

 gibbus on each side of base, notched at apex, loith an ovate, acute tooth hi 

 the notch, velvety and yelloiolsh-green with the excej^tion oj a fn'oicnish, 

 glabrous, rhoiiiboid or quadrate spot at base, having a cluster of hairs at 

 the base of the tooth; tip of column obtuse — Spring — Chalky hills; 

 coast and lower mountain zones. 



5. O. aracliuite§, Scop. If Spider Ophrys. 



globular. Leaves oblong to linear-lanceolate, acute. 



3 to .4; tubers 

 Spike loose,^ . 1 

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

 ])etals triangular, cordate-hastate at base, 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 loith a glabrous, yellow, tip-curted appendix, 

 and, iGith the exception of obscure glabrous spots and lines with yelloic 

 borders situated near its base, velcety-taiony ; tip of column acute — SjDring 

 — Pastures and hillsides ; coast to middle mountain zones. 



Sect. III. Araniferae. Lahellum convex, with revolute mar- 

 (J ins, viore or less trilohed^ljifjiijbous athase, loith a glabrous, 

 callous tip. 



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

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

 sepals green, oblong-lauccolate, 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 crenulate, minutely apiculate, marked 

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

 blackish violet ; column an^ie — Spring — Mt. Tabor and other places 

 in Galilee; Marash, and northward. 



7. O. liiiilca, Sprun. Fig. :]51. 

 11 .2 to .:>; tubers ovate 



to oblong. Leaves lenti- 

 cular-oblong to linear-Ian- j!i] 

 ceolate. Spike few-flow^er- ||| 

 ed; sepals green, oblong; 

 petals shorter than sepals, 

 linear, velvety. Labellum 

 obovate, blctcMsh-purple, 

 marked icith 2, j?)«ra/?<?/, 

 white or bluish, glabrous 

 lines two-third its length, 

 united at base by a transverse 

 strijje, trilobed lateral lobes 

 obtuse, middle broader than 

 long, ending in a short, 



(a) Bract of Ophrys Jiiulca. 

 (d) Ovary, (e) 



ihhb) Sepals, (cc) Petals 

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^abellmn. 



