254 GYNAND. MONAKD; 



Loch Tiiy, Dr. Stuart. Woods at Dalhousie, Ldinb., and hills of 

 C'raigie barns, Dunkeld, Maugh. Woods of Methven Castle, Perth- 

 shire, Mr. Murray. Appin, Capt. Carmichael. Coalston wood, 

 Mr. Walker. Falls of Moness, Mr. Borrer and Hook. j and Kippen- 

 rait Glen, Mr. Young. Ft. May, June. 7/ . 



Roots of numerous, short, thick, very densely crowded fibres. Stem 

 I foot in height. Flowers in a lax spike and of the same dingy 

 brown colour as the whole plant. Segments of the perianth conni- 

 vent, ovate j lip oblong, bifid at the extremity, the lobes spreading. 

 Column of fructification without any appendage on the back. 



6. EPIPACTIS. 



1. E. latifolia (broad-leaved Helleborhie), leaves ovate amplex- 

 icaul, lower bracteas longer than the flowers, flowers drooping, 

 lip entire acuminated shorter than the petals. Broivn in Hort. 

 Kew. ed. 2. v. 5. p. 202. Hook, in Ft. Land, with a figure. 

 Liglitf.p. 526, and E.B. t. 269 (Serapias latifolia). 



HAB. Woods and pastures, not unfrequent. Dalhousie and Tynning- 

 hame woods, Maugh. Woods at Bothwell, Hamilton, and Wood- 

 hall, and pastures, Dalbeth, Hopk. Kelvin, Mr. Young. Fl. July, 

 Aug. 11 . 



Root creeping, throwing out long fibres, as does that of the 3 follow- 

 ing species. Stem 1 2 feet high. Lower leaves broadly ovate, 

 upper ones gradually narrowing. Flowers in long lax spikes, green- 

 ish purple, vary ing extremely in intensity of colour. Lip as well as 

 the segments of the perianth connivent, never spreading. 



2. E. palustris (Marsh Helleborine) , leaves lanceolate amplexi- 

 caul, bracteas shorter than the flower, flowers slightly droop- 

 ing, lip crenate obtuse rather longer than the perianth. Brown 

 in Hort. Kew. ed. 2. v. 5. p. 202. Hook, in Fl. Land, with a 



figure. Lightf. p. 527, and E. B. t. 270 (Serapias palustris) . 



HAB. Rgugh boggy pastures and marshes, but far from common. Bogs 

 near Duntulm, Lighif. In a field 1 mile E. of Anstruther, Mr. 

 Chalmers. Marsh near Dunbar, G. Don. Fl. July. 11 . 



Stem 1 foot high, purplish above. Flowers distant, forming an oblong 

 spike. Perianth and Up spreading, the 3 outer segments of the for- 

 mer deep greenish purple, 2 inner ones and the lip pure white, with 

 rose coloured streaks at the base. Germen much longer than in the 

 last species, and the plants extremely distinct, though by some 

 botanists they have been confounded together. 



3. E. pallens (white Helleborinc), leaves ovato-lanceolate ses- 

 sile, bracteas longer than the flower, lip obtuse shorter than 

 the perianth. Brown in Hort. Kew. ed. 2. v. 5. p. 202. Hook. 

 in FL Lond. with a figure. Lightf. p. 52S, and E. B. t. 271 

 (Serapias grandiflord}. 



HAB. Woods, rare. At Loch Ransa in the Isle of Arran, Lightf. Ap- 

 pin, Capt. Carmichael. Woods of Methven Castle, rare,, D. Don. 

 Fl. June. I/ . 



Stem a foot or more high. Bracieas large, scarcely differing from the 



