338 GYNANDEIA MONANDKIA. [CL. XX. 



4. O-THEYS. OFHRYS. 



Calyx superior, of three oblong, ribbed, equal, spreading leaves. 

 Petals two, narrow-oblong, smaller than the calyx, spreading, 

 undivided. Nectary a lip without a spur, longer than the calyx, 

 convex above, concave beneath, variously lobed. Anthers ob- 

 long, of two parallel cells, close together over the stigma. Ger- 

 men oblong, furrowed, curved. Style short and thick, chan- 

 nelled in front j stigma a moist cavity under the anther. Cap- 

 sule oblong, obtuse, angular. Seeds very numerous, minute. 

 Name, ophrys, the eye-brow. 411. 



1. O. muscifera. Fly Orchis. Lip twice the length of the calyx, 

 with four expanded lobes, somewhat downy ; petals linear ; style 



obtuse. Stem about a foot high : spike thin, of about six flowers 



which bear a strong resemblance to flies : calyx green : petals dark- 

 red : lip with a pale-blue spot in the middle. Perennial: flowers 

 in June : grows in pastures and meadows, in England : frequent. 

 Eng. Bot. vol. i. pi. 64. Eng. Fl vol. iv. p. 23. 1246. 



2. 0. apifera. Bee Orchis. Lip as long as the calyx, with five 

 reflected marginal lobes, the terminal lobe awl-shaped, the rest hairy 



above ; calyx coloured ; style with a hooked point. Stem about 



a foot high : spike thin : calyx rose-coloured : petals greenish : lip 

 dark-brown, spotted with yellow. Perennial : flowers in April : 

 grows in dry pastures in the south of England : frequent. Eng. Bot. 

 vol. vi. pi. 383. Eng. Fl. vol. iv. p. 30. 1247. 



3. O. arachnites. Late Spider Orchis. Lip longer than the calyx, 

 dilated, somewhat tumid, with five shallow, inflected, marginal 

 lobes, the terminal lobe flattened ; calyx coloured, column with a 



hooked point ; petals deltoid, downy. Leaves like those of O. 



apifera, usually narrower. Perennial : flowers in July : found in 

 chalky pastures, near Folkstone, Kent, by Mr. G. E. Smith. Eng. 

 FL vol. iv. p. 273. 1248. 



4. O. aranifera. Early Spider Orchis. Lip as long as the calyx, 

 roundish, hairy, with four shallow, reflected, marginal lobes ; style 



acute, incurved ; petals linear, smooth. Stem about six inches 



high : spike few-flowered : calyx and petals green : lip dark -brown. 

 Perennial : flowers in April : grows in dry pastures in the south of 

 England : rare. Eng. Bot. vol. i. pi. 65. Eng. Fl. vol. iv. p. 31. The 



O.fucifera, Drone Orchis, is a variety of this plant, with the lip in- 

 versely egg-shaped, undivided, with a spreading wavy margin. Eng. 



Bot. Suppl. pi. 2649. Eng. Fl. vol. iv. p. 32. 1249. 



5. GOODYE'RA. GOODYERA. 



Calyx superior, of three egg-shaped, spreading, permanent, 

 coloured leaves, the two lateral ones somewhat dilated at the 

 outer margin, and meeting under the nectary. Petals two, half- 

 ovate, erect, converging. Nectary spurless, as long as the petals, 

 prominent, inflated and inversely egg-shaped beneath, termina- 

 ting above in an oblong, acute point. Anther roundish, parallel 

 to the stigma, of two parallel cells close together. Gerrnen in- 

 versely egg-shaped, angular, incurved. Style short ; siigma 

 prominent, pointed. Capsule nearly elliptical, angular. Seeds 

 minute. Named after Mr. Goody er, an English botanist. 412. 



