324 SUMMER FLOWERS. 



pollen-masses connected by a common gland. Pastures in 

 limestone districts. Fl. July. 

 [See also p. 69.] 



(283) Gymnadenia. 



G. conopsea : tubers palmate ; stem 1-2 feet high ; leaves 

 linear or narrow-lanceolate ; spike oblong or cylindrical ; 

 flowers light rosy-purple, small, sweet-scented, with a long 

 slender spur. Heaths and pastures. Fl. June, July. 



(284) Habenaria. 



H. bifolia : stem 1-1 J foot high; leaves two, rather large, 

 broadly ovate or oblong ; flowers pure white or with a slight 

 greenish tinge, large and sweet-scented, in a loose spike, 38 

 inches long ; lip linear, entire, the spur slender, twice as long. 

 Moist pastures and meadows. Fl. June, July. 



H. albida : stem 6-8 inches high ; leaves few, oblong ; 

 spike dense, cylindrical, 12 inches long, with numerous 

 small, yellowish- white, sweet-scented flowers ; lip with three 

 deep acute lobes, the middle one largest. Mountain pastures. 

 Fl. June, July. 



H. viridis : stem 6-8 inches high ; leaves few, ovate or ob- 

 long ; flowers yellowish-green, in a close spike ; lip linear, 

 with three teeth, the middle one smallest. Frog Orchis. 

 Dry hilly pastures. Fl. June, July. 



(285) Aceras. 



A. anthropophora : stem 8-9 inches high ; leaves ovate, 

 oblong, or nearly lanceolate ; spike slender, 2-4 inches long, 

 the flowers small, dull yellowish -green, the lip narrow- 

 linear, twice as long as the sepals, and fancifully compared to 



