GYNANDRIA DIAXDRIA. y^^ 



and fiftular : the fpike is conico-cylindrical : the 

 flowers are commonly purple, but fometimes 

 red or white, intermixed with many broad lan- 

 ceolate Bra^e^, v.hich are longer than the 

 flowers : the two fide petals turn back, and 

 ftand almoft upright, the others connive toge- 

 gether: the lip is divided into three obfcure 

 lobes, ferrated on the edges, and marked with 

 purple lines and fpots : the middle lobe is fhorr, 

 and the fide ones reflexed : the fpur is conical, 

 a little incurv'd, and Ihorter than the germ.en. 



maculafa 6. ORCHIS bulbis palmatis patentibus, neclarii cor- 

 nu germinibus breviore, labio piano, petalis 

 dorfalibus patulis. Sp. pi. 1335. Sjfi. nat, 590. 

 {,Ger. er,j. 220./. 2. Vaill. paris. t.-^i, f. 9 10. 

 Rivi'fj. t. 8. (y II. Hull, hijt. 1278. /. 'o^i.boua.) 



Female handed Orchis. Anglis. Balderry. Scctk, 



An urach-bhallach. Gaulis. 



In paftures and heaths very com.mon. "U. VII. 



The bulbs are divided into three or or four divari- 

 cated fingeis : the leaves are almoft always fpot- 

 tcd, and narrower than in the preceding fpecies : 

 the (lalk is a cubit high, and foiid : the fpike is 

 cylindrical, and the flowers commonly of a pale 

 blufli, or almofl: white colour, marked with 

 many Ipots and purple lines : the fide petals 

 ftand open, and almoft erecl : the lip is plane, 

 crenated, and divided into three lobes, the mid- 

 dle one narroweft, and generally acute and en- 

 tire : 



