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tarts t L. ; stem i-ij ft., flowers in a dense oblong spike, 

 large (i in.), purple, lip pale, lateral lobes linear, leaves 

 large ; thickets ; Switzerland, Jura, Lombardy, Pyrenees. 

 O. Simia, Lam. (tephrosanthos, Vill.); resembling the 

 last, but more slender, lobes of crimson lip and segments 

 of central lobe very narrow ; thickets, occasional. 



B. Lobes of lip not coiled spirally ; lateral sepals 

 spreading or reflexed : O. Spitzelii, Saut. ; flowers 

 purple, spur conical, shorter than ovary, pointing down- 

 wards, tubers undivided ; meadows, rare ; Tirol, Salz- 

 burg. 0. pattens , L. ; flowers pale yellow with a darker 

 spot, middle lobe of lip entire or crenate ; thickets, rare ; 

 Switzerland, Dauphiny, Pyrenees. O. mascula, L., Purple 

 Meadow-Orchis; spike lax, flowers purple, middle lobe 

 of lip crenate, spur long, leaves usually spotted ; meadows 

 common. O. speciosa, Host.; resembling mascula, but 

 sepals and lateral petals very acuminate ; occasional. 0. 

 laxiflora, Lam. ; flowers purple, large (i in.), in a lax 

 spike, middle lobe of lip shorter than the lateral ones, 

 often o, leaves broad, tubers undivided ; wet meadows. 

 O. palustris, Jacq. ; resembling la&iflora, but middle lobe 

 of lip as long as the lateral ones, spur short, leaves nar- 

 rower; wet meadows, local. 0. latifolia, L., Marsh- 

 Orchis; stem 1-3 ft., leafy, flowers dull purple, lip 

 spotted, 3-lobed, lobes entire, leaves spreading, usually 

 spotted ; marshes, frequent. O. incarnata, L. ; resembling 

 latifolia, but flowers larger, darker, leaves narrower, erect, 

 not spotted ; meadows, frequent. O. Traunsteineri, Saut. 

 (angustifolia, Rchb.); resembling incarnata, but stem 

 more slender, leaves linear; Switzerland, rare. O. ma- 

 culata, L., Spotted Meadow-Orchis; spike few-flowered, 

 flowers pale pink or white, lateral lobes of lip toothed, 



