Orchis.] ORCHIDEJE. 391 



Downs ami copses in chalk soils, Kent and Sussex; fl. May. — Stem 1-3 ft., 

 stout. Leaves oblong, 3-5 in., obtuse. Spikes usually large, many-fid. 

 Floioers £ in. from the dorsal sepal to tip of lip ; sepals and petals 

 hardly acute, green and purple outside, paler inside, spotted ; lip pale rosy, 

 spotted with purple, with a notch in the sinus of the mid-lobe; spur 

 decurved. — Distrib. From Denmark southd. (excl. Greece). 



8. O. milita'ris, L. ; tubers ovoid, spike oblong dense, bracts 1-nerved, 

 sepals acuminate and petals pale purple or white, lip 3-lobed, lateral lobes 

 narrow, middle 2-fid with narrow upcurved segments and a tooth in the 

 sinus, spur \ as long as the ovary. 



Woods and chalk downs, Oxford, Berks, Herts, Bucks, Kent ; fl. May-June. — 

 Stem 1-1§ ft. Leaves large, oblong, obtuse, concave, unspotted. Bracts 

 very short. Flowers about 1 in. from dorsal sepal to tip of lip, bright or 

 pale purple; lip pale, dotted with raided rough points, lateral lobes linear, 

 segments of mid-lobe rather broader ; spur decurved, obtuse. — Distrib. 

 From Gothland southd. (excl. Greece), N. Africa (?), N. Asia. 



O. milita'ris proper ; lateral lobes of pale purple lip narrow veined, mid-lobe 

 deeply 2-fid, segments broader than the lateral lobes. 



Sub-sp. O. Sim'ia, Lamk.; more slender, lobes of crimson lip and segments 

 of the mid-lobe very narrow. O. tephrosan'thos, Vill. 



Section 2. Anacamp'tis, Rich. (gen.). Lip ascending, lobes broad, 

 not spirally coiled ; spur very long. Pollen-glands connate. Stigmatic 

 surfaces distinct. Rostellum overhanging the mouth of the spur. 



9. O . pyramida'lisj L. ; tubers globose, leaves acuminate, spike pyra- 

 midal, bracts 1-3-nerved coloured, lateral sepals spreading, lip 3-lobed 

 2-tubercled at the base, spur longer than the ovary. 



Pastures, &c, from Wigton and Berwick southd.; Mid. Ireland; fl. June- 

 Aug. -Stem 6-24 in., slender. Leaves chiefly radical, lanceolate. Spike 

 pyramidal, then oblong. Bracts as long as the ovary. Flowers rosy, rarely 

 white ; sepals and petals obtuse ; lip broader than long, lobes subentire, 

 variable in shape and relative size. — Distrib. From the Baltic southd., 

 N. Africa.— Scent of flowers peculiar. 



Section 3. Loroglos'sum, Rich, (gen.) Lobes of lip very. long, 

 spirally coiled in bud ; spur very short. Pollen-glands connate. 



10. O. hirci'na, L. ; tubers ovoid, stem tall, spike long, bracts very 

 long ribbed green, lateral sepals conniving, mid-lobe of lip strap-shaped. 

 Lizard Orchis. 



Copses in E. Suffolk and Kent, extremely rare ; fl. July-Aug. — Stem 1-5 ft. 

 Leaves chiefly radical, oblong, obtuse. Spike 6-17 in. Bracts 1-2 in., 

 much exceeding the flowers. Flowers large ; sepals and petals forming a 

 green hood § in. long ; lip 1^ in., white, purple-spotted at the base, lateral 

 lobes slender, mid-lobe about 1 in. by ^ broad, green. — Distrib. From 

 Belgium southd., N. Africa. — Odour detestable, hircine. 



