$14 GYNANDRIA DIANDRIA. 



In dry paflures, but very rare, as near KiloraK, In 

 the iCiand of Colon/a. n,VlL 



The flowers of this grow in a fhorc clofe conical 

 fpike, and are of a bright purple colour, with- 

 out any fpots, making an elegant appearance. 

 The three upper petals are clofe together, the 

 fide ones expanded, the lip is divided into three 

 oval fhort intire fegmcnts, nearly equal j at the 

 bafe of which are tv/o parallel longitudinal au- 

 ricles. The fpur is cylindrical, ilender, and 

 longer than the capfule. The ftalk is furniflied 

 with five or fix lanceolate acute leaves : The 

 Bra^e^ are lanceolate, coloured, and of the 

 length of the germen. 



mcrio 3. ORCHIS bulbis indivifis, nedarii labio quadrifi- 

 do crenulato, cornu obtufo afcendente, petalis 

 obtufis conniventibus. Syjt. nat. 589. Sp. pi, 

 1333. {Ger. em. 208./. 2. VailLpar. A, 31. / 

 13. 14. flof, Seg.Veron. t. 13./. T-flof, Rivin. 

 t. 13. Halkr. hijt.n. 1282. t,^^.) 



Female Fool-ftones. Anglis. 



In paflures and moift woods frequent. %. VI. 



The ftalk is about eight inches high : the fpike 

 confifts of few flowers, feldom more than 12, 

 generally of a purple colour, but fometimes 

 flefh-coloured, or white : the petals all clofe to- 

 gether, forming a vaulted arch over the Jlamixa.^ 

 They are obtufe, and always ftreaked longitu- 

 dinally with green lines : the lip of the nedarium 

 U trifid and fpotted in the middle, the lateral 



lobes 



