324 83. 



ovate, spreading, 2 turning upwards. Lip above, erect, 3-veined, 

 its base surrounding the column. L. fringed at the end with 

 bulbous gemmee. Forming a small bulbous hybernaculum. 

 This plant and the next rather grow upon the moss as epiphytes 

 than amongst it. Spongy bogs. P. VIII. IX. 



16. STURM i A Reich. 



1. S. Loeselii (R.); 1. oblong-lanceolate, st. triangular, lip 

 obovate exceeding the petals. Malaxis Sm., E. B. 47. Liparis 

 Rich., Hook., Lindl. St. 610 in. high. Fl. 612, in a lax 

 spike, yellowish. Sep. lanceolate. Pet. linear. Hybernaculum 

 large, ovate, inclosed in the whitish sheaths of the decayed 

 leaves. An epiphyte? Liparis is the name of a genus of insects, 

 and also of fish. I follow Koch in adopting Sturmia here. 

 Spongy bogs in Norf., Suff., and Camb., very rare. P. VI. E. 



Tribe V. Cypripediea. 



17. CYPRIPEDIUM Linn. Lady's Slipper. 



1. C. Calceolus (L.) ; st. leafy, middle lobe of the column 

 nearly ovate obtuse deflexed, lip slightly compressed falling short 

 of the calyx. E. B. 1. St. 12 18 in. high, downy, bearing 

 3 or 4 large ovate pointed leaves. Fl. usually solitary, or 2, 

 large ; sep. 1 ! in. long, dark brown ; pet. dark brown, rather 

 narrower than sep. ; lip 1 in. long, inflated, yellow, netted with 

 darker veins. Dense woods in the north, very rare. P. V. VI. 



E. 



Order LXXXIII. IRIDACE^l. 



Perianth tubular, 6-parted, petal-like, in 2 often unequal rows. 

 Stam. 3, epigynous, opposite the outer segments of the perianth. 

 Anth. bursting outwards. Ovary inferior, 3-celled. Style 1. 

 Stigmas 3, dilated, often like petals. Caps. 3-celled, 3-valved ; 

 valves bearing the dissepiments in the middle. Seeds many. 

 Embryo cylindrical, inclosed in horny or fleshy albumen. Ra- 

 dicle pointing towards the hilum. 



1. SISYRINCHIUM. Perianth 6-cleft ; segments nearly equal, 

 patent. Stigmas 3, involute, filiform. Filaments connate 

 below. 



2. IRIS. Perianth 6-cleft ; alternate segments reflexed. 

 Stigma 3-parted, like petals, covering the stamens. 



3. TRICHONEMA. Perianth regular, 6-cleft ; segments spread- 

 ing. Stigmas 3, bifid ; lobes slender. 



