CXLII. 



ORCHIS MASCULA, 



Early Purple Orchis. 



Class XX, Gynandria. — Order I. Monandria. 



Nat. Ord. Orchide^e. 



Gen. Char. Flowers ringent. Lip spurred. Glands 

 of the stalks of the pollen-masses contained in a com- 

 mon little pouch. 



Spec. Char. Lip three-lobed, crenulate, the middle lobe 

 emarginate. Two lateral sepals ascending, reflexed. 

 Spur obtuse, rather longer than the germen. 



SYNONYMES. 



Greek «££'*• Dioscorides. 



r Orchis Morio mas foliis maculatis. Bauh. Pin. 81. Rail Syn. 



376. Park. Theatr. 1346. 

 J Cynosorchis morio mas, et maculata. Ger. Em. 206 — 8. 

 " | Testiculus morionis mas. Dod. Pempt. 236. 

 j Orchis mascula. Lin. Sp. PI. 1333. Eny. PI. iv. p. 11. 

 L Eny. Bot. t. 631 . 

 French. . . . Orchis ; Orchis male; Testicule de Pretre. 

 Italian .... Orchide ; Satirione. 

 Spanish . . Orchis ; Satyrion macho. 

 German . . Maennliches knabenkraut. 

 Dutch .... Kulletjes-kruid ; Mannetjes-harlekyn. 



Description. — The root consists of two ovate entire tubers, 

 of a pale brown colour, surmounted by numerous simple, elon- 

 gated, fleshy, spreading fibres. The stem is erect, simple, 

 cylindrical, fleshy, tinged with purple at the summit, and from 

 nine to sixteen inches in height. The leaves are chiefly radical, 

 alternate, obovate-lanceolate or elliptical, plane, or somewhat 

 concave, generally marked with dark purple irregular spots, 

 paler beneath, with numerous slender parallel veins, and a pro- 



