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A NEW HYBRID OPHRYS. 
By Cononent M. J. Goprrry. 
(PLATE 538.) 
Opurys x Kennert Godfery, hybr. nov. (0. arachnitiformis 
Gren. & Phil. x O. atrata). Tuberibus ovato- -oblongis altero sessili 
altero pedifero, foliis rosulatis late ovatis obtusis ultimo caulino am- 
plexicauli, spicis laxe paucifloris, bracteis ovario equilongis, sepalis 
loi da obtusis beter petalis sepalis brevioribus oblongis 
obtusis margine sinuatis fuscis sub lente subtiliter brunneo-velu- 
tinis, labello at her lobis lateralibus angustis lobo intermedio lato 
profunde oe castaneo-velutino basi scuto glabro pradito, 
rig. brevi obtu 
one upper leaf just above rosette ovate amplexicaul aprendi ng. 
Stem erect, 20cm. Flowers four, in a lax spike. Bracts sheath- 
ing green, equal to ovary. Outer divisions of perianth oblong 
obtuse, spreading, rather long. Two upper inner divisions oblong, 
two-thirds as long as outer divisions, obtuse sinuate-edged pinkish 
brown dark in col under a strong lens, velvety with dense 
ae. hairs. Labeliars trifid, lateral lobes narrow, densely hairy 
like those of atrata a lobe broad, deeply emarginate, almost 
bilobed; lobes rounded at apex, rich chestnut- sai to velvety, 
with a glabrous shield at the base. Beak short, obtu 
neighbourhood. The fiat rosette of leaves, the long pale sepals, 
-the dark colour of the upper petals, the trilobed labellum with its 
densely hairy shoulders, give a striking character to its appearance. 
en I showed this specimen to Mr. Raine, who has done so 
much for the botany of the Var, he said it suggested O. atrata to 
him. At first I did not agree, the much-divided labellum turning 
my thoughts in other directions. After careful frees! i ibs ae 
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of Aarau, Switzerland, who Soe in regardi ng i W, w, and 
whose great work on the Ground oe ds of + Seas th in hoped 
will 2 be long delayed by the wa 
convenience of reference it may be well to me here 
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appendice paral basique mammillis 2 prominentibus externe 
dense velutinis instructo saturate purpureo-brunneo maculo scuti- 
formi utrinque emarginato notato. 
JOURNAL oF Botany.—Vot. 53. ([May, 1915.] ‘ 
