390 ORCHIDEM. [Orchis. 



Moist meadows, &c, N. to Shetland ; ascends to n^ar 1,600 ft. in Northumbd. ; 

 Ireland ; Channel Islands ; fl. May-July.: — Stem 1-3 ft., usually tubular, 

 leafy upwards. Leaves oblong or lanceolate. Bracts mostly exceeding the 

 flowers. Flowers § in. from dorsxl sepal to tip of lip, dull purple ; sepals 

 and petals obtuse or acute ; lip spotted with purple, margins recurved, mid- 

 lobe narrowest ; spur nearly straight or decurved. — Distrib. Europe, 

 N. Africa ? N. Asia, Himalaya. 



O. latif/lia proper ; leaves oblong, tip flat, lip spotted. 0. maja'lis, Wats. 

 Fl. May-June. 



Sub-sp. O. incarna'ta, L. ; leaves lanceolate acute unspotted, tip concave, 

 base broader, flowers larger. Wilts, Hants, Cornwall, Cork ; fl. June- 

 July. — Var. angustifo'lia, Bab., is a narrow-leaved form. 



4. O. macula'ta, L. ; tubers palmate, leaves usually spotted, spike 

 oblong-pyramidal dense, bracts 3-nerved green, lip deeply 3-lobed, spur 

 equalling the ovary or shorter. Spotted Orch'is. 



Moist places, N. to Shetland ; ascends to 3,000 ft. in the Highlands ; Ireland ; 

 Channel Islands ; fl. May-July. — Stem 6-18 in., slender, leafy upwards. 

 Leaves narrow, oblong-lanceolate, acute or obtuse. Bracts subulate, about 

 equalling the ovary. Flowers ^ in. from the dorsal sepal to the tip of the 

 lip, very pale purple or white, spotted, rarely white ; lip as broad as long, 

 margins recurved, mid-lobe narrower ani about as long as the lateral, 

 which are toothed; spur straight. — Distrib. Europe (Arctic), (excl. 

 Greece), N. and W. Asia. 



** Lateral sepals arching and forming a hood with the dorsal and the petals. 



5. O. Mo'rio, L. ; tubers globose, spike lax, bracts 1-nerved coloured, 

 lip 3-lobed, spur ascending equalling the ovary. Green winged Orchis. 

 Meadows, &c, from Northumbd. southd. ; Ireland ; fl. May-June. — Stem 



6-12 in. Leaves rather small and narrow, unspotted. Bracts about 

 equalling the ovary. Floivers § in. from the dorsal sepal to tip of lip, 

 dingy purple ; sepals obtuse, veins green ; lip spotted, lateral lobes broad 

 crenate, middle about as long; spur nearly straight, obtuse. — Distrib. 

 From Gothland southd., N. and W. Asia. 



6. O. ustula'ta, L. ; short, tubers ovoid, spike dense, bracts 1-nerved 

 green, sepals and petals very dark white-spotted, lip 3-lobed, spur \ as 

 long as the ovary. Dark-winged or Dwarf Orchis. 



Dry pastures, from Northumbd. to Devon and Kent, local ; fl. May-June. — 

 Stem 3-10 in. Leaves narrow-oblong, acute, unspotted. Bracts variable, 

 scarious. Flowers J in. from the dorsal sepal to tip of lip, eventually 

 white; sepals and petals dark-purple and green; lip with raised purple 

 spots, lateral and segments of 2-fid mid-lobe nearly equal ; spur decurved, 

 obtuse. — Distrib. From Gothland southd. (excl. Greece), W. Siberia. 



7. O. purpu'rea, Huds. ; tall, stout, tubers ovoid, spike dense, bracts 

 1-nerved, sepals obtuse green and purple, lip 3-lobed, lateral lobes narrow, 

 mid-lobe obcordate crenulate, segments broad flat crenulate, spur \ as 

 *ong as the ovary. 0. milita'ris, Sm. ; 0. fits'ca, Jacq. 



