Z9% ORCHIDEJE. [Acer as. 



12. A'CERAS, Br. Man Orchis-. 



Tubers ovoid. Sepals and petals forming a hood. Lip elongate, 4-lobed ; 

 spur 0. Anther confluent with the column ; cells parallel ; pollen-masses 

 2, decurving after removal ; glands connate in one pouch. Stigma de- 

 pressed ; rostellum obsolete. — Distrib. Europe, N. Asia, Himalaya ; 

 species 11. — Etym. &, privative, and Kepas, spur. 



A. anthropoph'ora, Br. ; perianth green, lobes of lip linear. 

 Pastures and copses in chalky soil in E. England, from- York to Kent and 

 Sussex, scarce; fl. June-July. — Stem 8-16 in. Leaves oblong-lanceolate , 

 lower obtuse, upper acute. Spike lax-fld., narrow ; bracts small. Flowers 

 |-| in. ; sepals and petals often edged with red ; lip perpendicular, yellow, 

 edges red, narrow, with 2 lateral and 2 terminal lobes, all similar and 

 linear. — Distrib. From Belgium southd., N. Africa. 



13. O'PHRYS, L. 



Tubers ovoid. Perianth spreading. Petals small. Lip perpendicular, 

 usually convex, velvety ; spur 0. Anther capping the column, arched 

 forwards, often beaked, cells parallel ; pollen-masses 2, glands in separate 

 pouches. Stigma a depressed disk ; rostellum 0. Ovary not twisted. — 

 Distrib. Europe, N. Africa, W. Asia ; species about 30. — Etym. 6<ppus, 

 an eyebrow,, from the markings of the lip. 



1. O. apif'era, Euds. ; sepals pink or white inside, lip broad convex 

 3-lobed with a terminal appendage, anther-beak hooked. Bee Orchis. 



Copses and fields in cbalk and limestone districts, from Durham and 

 Lancaster southd.; ascends to 1,000 ft. hr. W. England; S. and Mid. 

 Ireland; Cbannel Islands ;- fl. June-July. — Stem 6-18 in. Leaves short, 

 oblong. Spike 3-6-fld. ; bracts large, leafy. Flowers 1-1 J in.; sepals 

 ovate; petals small, downy, linear-oblong, obtuse;, lip brown-purple, lateral 

 lobes tubercled at the base, disk spotted with orange yellow. Poll en- (/land 

 persistent on the column, head falling over on the stigma, and fertilizing 

 the ovules. — Distrib. From Belgium southd., N. Africa. 



O. apif'era proper; petals linear, lip equalling the sepals deeply 3-lobed, 

 appendage recurved, or acute and triangular in O. Trollii, Heg. 



Sub-sp. O. arachni'ies, Hoffm.; petals s-ubdeltoid-ovate, lip longer than the 

 sepals, appendage straight or incurved. — Kent, Surrey. — Pollen said to be 

 stiff and not falling over the stigma. 



2. O. aranif'era, Buds. ; sepals yellow-green inside, petals oblong, lip 

 broad convex without an appendage, anther-beak not hooked. Spider 

 Orchis. 



Copses and downs in chalk and limestone, rare, from Northampton and 

 Suffolk to Dorset and Kent ; fl. April-May.— Habit of O. apif'era. Lip 

 brown with various glabrous markings. — Distrib. From France southd. 



O. aranif era proper ; petals almost glabrous, lip usually lobed at the margin. — 

 Var. O.fucifera, Smith ; petals downy within, lip rarely lobed, its* tubercles 

 less prominent. 



