336 GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. cL. XX. 



6. 0. fusra. Great Brown-winged Orchis. Lip of the nectary five- 

 lobed, dilated, rough with prominent points ; spur blunt, not half the 



length of the germen ; calyx converging, blunt ; leaves oblong. 



Tubers oval: stem from one to two feet high: spike cylindrical, rather 

 dense, of dark-purple flowers: leaves of the calyx marked externally 

 with dark-brown lines and confluent spots. Perennial : flowers in INI ay : 



g-ows in Kent : rare. Eng. Bot. vol. i. pi. 16. Eng. Ft. vol. iv. p. 13. 

 . militaris. 1235. 



7. 0. militaris. Military Orchis. Lip of the nectary five-lobed, downy, 

 the two intermediate lobes dilated, rounded; spur blunt, not half the 



length of the germen; leaves of the calyx taper-pointed, converging. 



Tubers oval : stem about a foot high : spike about three inches long : 

 flowers rose-red, with the calyx-leaves of a silvery ash-colour. Perennial : 

 flowers in May : grows in meadows and pastures, in the south of Eng- 

 land. Eng. Bot. Suppt. pi. 2675. Eng. Fl. vol. iv. p. 15. 1236. 



8. 0. mdcra. Monkey Orchis. Lip of the nectary five-lobed, downy, 

 four of the lobes equal, linear, entire; spur blunt, not half the length 



of the germen ; leaves of the calyx taper-pointed, converging. The 



principal difference between this and the last is in the divisions of the lip. 

 This and the two preceding species smell like woodruff when drying. 

 Perennial: flowers in May: grows on chalk hills in England: rare. 

 Eng. Bot. vol. xxvii. pi. 1873. Eng. FL. vol. iv. p. 16. 0. mititaris /3. 



1237. 



9. 0. hircina. Lizard Orchis. Lip of the nectary downy, divided into 

 three linear segments, the middle one very long, twisted and notched at 

 the end ; spur short and tumid ; leaves of the calyx converging. Tu- 

 bers nearly globular : stem from two to three feet high : spike rather loose, 

 of numerous flowers : calyx green, spotted with dull-purple internally. 

 Perennial : flowers in July : grows in pastures in Kent and Surrey : rare. 

 Eng. Bot. vol. i. pi. 24. Eng. Fl. vol. iv. p. 17. Satyrium hircinum. 



1238. 

 ** Tubers tapering, clustering. 



10. 0. dlbidu. White Cluster-rooted Orchis. Lip of the nectary divided 

 into three deep acute lobes, the middle one largest ; spur one-third the 



length of the germen. Stem about a foot high : leaves lance-shaped : 



spike cylindrical, dense : flowers cream-coloured. Perennial : flowers in 

 June : grows in grassy mountain pastures: frequent. Eng. Bot. vol. viii. 

 pi. 505. Eng. Fl. vol. iv. p. 18. Satyrium a Ibid urn. 1239. 



11. 0. viridis. Frog Orchis. Lip of the nectary linear, three-cleft, 



the middle segment smallest; spur very short, slightly cleft. Stem 



from four to six inches high : leaves egg-shaped, the uppermost lance- 

 shaped : spike rather lax: flowers green. Perennial: flowers in June 

 and July: grows in dry pastures: frequent. Eng. Bot. vol. ii. pi. 94. 

 Eng. Fl. vol. iv. p. 20. Satyrium viride. 1240. 



*** Tubers palmate. 



12. 0. latifolia. Broad- leaved Orchis. Lip of the nectary convex, 

 crenate, slightly three-cleft ; spur conical ; bracteas longer than the 



flowers. Stem about a foot high: leaves lance-shaped: spike dense, 



many-flowered : flowers purple or red. Perennial : flowers in May and 

 June : grows in meadows and pastures: common. Eng. Bot. vol. xxxiii. 

 pi. 2308. Eng. Fl. vol. iv. p. 21. 



13. 0. maculdta. Spotted Palmate Orchis. Lip of the nectary flat, 



