322 SUMMER FLOWKRS. 



erect. — Yellow Flag. — Wet meadows and watercourses. Fl. 

 June and July. 



I. fcBtidissima : leaves narrow, sword-sliaped, deep green, 

 having a peculiar smell when bruised; flowers smaller, seve- 

 ral together, dull livid purple, rarely pale-yellowish white, the 

 outer perianth-segments narrow-ovate. — Gladdon, or Roast- 

 beef- plant. — Woods and shady places. — Fl. May to July. The 

 smell of this plant is sometimes compared to that of roast beef, 

 and Hooker and Arnott have a curious remark, that in Devon- 

 shire it is so frequent that one can hardly avoid walking on it 

 when herborizing, and being annoyed by the smell. 



(278) Gladiolus. Corn flag. 



G. communis : stem 1 J-2 feet hi^h ; leaves linear-lanceo- 

 late; flowers red, all turned to one side, sessile, the perianth 

 about 14 inches long, the expanded part of the segments ob- 

 long-lanceolate, the uppermost broader and rather longer than 

 the others. — New Forest and Isle of Wight. Fl. June. The 

 English plant is sometimes considered to be G. illyricus. 



(279) Listera. Twayblade. 



Ii. ovata : stem 1-H foot high ; leaves two, broadly ovate ; 

 flowers small, green, in long slender racemes; lip with two 

 linear parallel lobes. — Moist pastures and woods. Fl. June. 



L. cordata : stem 4-6 inches high, slender ; leaves two, 

 small, broad or cordate at the base; flowers very small, 

 greenish, in a short raceme ; lip linear, with four lobes. — 

 Mountain heaths. Fl. July. 



(280) Epipactis. Helleborine. 

 E. latifolia : stem 2-3 feet high ; leaves strongly ribbed. 



