406 83. ORC HID ACE J2. 



618 in. high. Settle, Yorkshire. Little Do ward Hill, 

 Herefordshire. Ormes Head. Durness, Sutherl. Barren, 

 Clare. P. VII. E. S. I. 



5. E. palus'tris (Crantz) : 1. lanceolate, bracts falling short 

 of the somewhat drooping fl., label roundish blunt crenate 

 equalling the perianth. E. .#..270. St. 1218 in. high. Cal. 

 purplish green, pet. and lip white tinged with purple. Moist 

 places, not rare. P. VII. VIII. E. S. I. 



13. CEPHALAK'THEBA ElcJi. 



1. C. pal' lens (Rich.) ; 1. ovate or ovate-lanceolate, bracts 

 exceeding the glabrous yermen, lip blunt included. E. B. 271. 

 C. grandiflora (Bab.) ed. viii. St. 12 18 in. high. Fl. white ; 

 lip marked with several elevated longitudinal lines. Sep. erect, 

 blunt. Woods, usually on a calcareous soil. P. VI. E. S. 



2. C. ensifolia (Rich.) ; 1. lanceolate, bracts much falling short 

 of the glabrous germen, lip blunt included. E. B. 494. Height 

 12 18 in. Fl. white ; lip with several elevated white lines and 

 M vellow spot in front. Outer sep. acate. Woods, rare. P. V. 

 VI. E. S. I. 



3. C rubra (Rich.) ; 1. lanceolate acute, bracts exceeding the 

 downy germen, lip acute equalling the pet. Sy. E. B. 1483. 

 Fl. purple; lip white with a purple margin, marked with many 

 wavy longitudinal lines. W T oods, very rare. In two or three 

 places in Gloucestershire. P. VI. VII. E. 



Tribe III. Arethusea. 



14. EPIPO'GUM S. G. GmeL 



1. E. aphyl'lum (Sw.) ; Sy. E. B. 1486. Bot. Mag. 4821. 

 J2. xiii. 468. St. 18. 16. St. 37 in. high, sheathed. L. none. 

 Sep. and pet. narrowly lanceolate, acute, pale yellowish. Middle 

 lobe of lip ovate, furrowed, white, with 4 rows of purple tuber- 

 cles. Spur very thick. Column short, dilated above the stigma 

 to receive the base of the anther. Appendage triangular. 

 Damp wood near Tedstone Delamere, Herefordshire. Only 

 once found. Ringwood Chase near Ludlow. Misses Peele and 

 Lloyd. P. VIII. E. 



