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nuata; fupra in vaglnam diaphanam ficcam , fiaccidam, 

 bafi turgidam elongatus , fcapum et folia cingentem. Fo~ 

 lia duo, in vagiuam membranaceam bafi definentia et in- 

 fuper vagina folii primordialis imperfecti , oblique apice 

 retuO involuta, demtis vaginis uncialia et biuncialia, ner- 

 vofa, tenuia, fubdiaphana, iithmis intercepta et quafi re- 

 ticulata , integerrima, glaberrima, fcapo paulo breviora, 

 magnitudine inaequalia, aitero paulo breviore, latiore , 

 obtufiore, fere ex oblongo ovalij aitero longiore, paulo 

 angufriore , lanceoiato , acuminato. Scapus ereclus 5 fe- 

 midigitalis et digitalis, raro iongior , nudus, glaber, in- 

 fra medium in foliorum vaginis laxis latitans , fupra me- 

 diiim triqueter, tetminatus racemo pau.ciffcro. Flores 

 quatuor, fex, ad oclo, vix unquam plnres, alterni, erecti- 

 Ufcuii, parvi, tamen triplo falteffi majores qnam in 0. 

 JV/jnorchide et paludofa , aibidi, f. ex viridi - flavefcen- 

 tes, C&lycis folia patentia , viridi - flavefcentia; duo 

 exteriora angultifimia , linearia ; interiora tria oblon- 

 ga , obtufa. Corvllae iabium ere&iufculum , ovatum, 

 integerrimum j furfum cavum, fubcrenulatum , flavum. 

 Germen clavatum , verftis bafm attenuatum , poft flore- 

 fcentiam ffiagis .incurvum. Bra&ea fub quovis flore mi- 

 iiima lanceolata, membranacea , ficca, rigidiufcula. Ctip- 

 fuLi oVata, obtufa, bafi attcnuata, glabra , creeta, 



OBS. Afntmat ceL Ed. smith, fultus Herbarii Linea- 

 hi fide, 0. iHifoliam linn. non nifi Americes ef- 

 fe indigenam , omniaque quae in variis linnaei 

 operibus occurrunt Synonyma europaea OPHRY- 

 DIS iilifoliae* vere ad hanc O. Loefeiii pertine- 

 re. Quidquid fit , itrtid faltem negari non potefr, 

 magnam, finon nimiaffi, afnnitatem intercedere, 

 D % inter 



