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17. The Butterfly-Orchis. 
Orchis bifolia calcari oblonga. 
The root is a double bulb. 
The leaves are ufually two: they are oblong, 
yery broad, and of a deep green. 
The ftalk is a foot high, finden, and of a pale 
green. 
The flowers ftand at the top in a long, loofe 
fpike; and they are fmall and white. 
They are fuppofed to reprefent the form of a 
butterfly ; but there muft go a great deal of fancy 
to make that out. The fpur behind is very 
Jong, and there is a pleafing fweetnefs in the 
flowers at evening. 
We have it in boggy grounds. 
May. 
C. Bauhine calls it Orchis bifolia altera. Others, 
Orehis hermapbroditica, and P/ychodes. 
Tt flowers in 
18. Gnat Orchis. 
Orchis bifolia minor. 
The root is a double bulb. 
Fhe leaves are oblong, broad, obtufe, and 
ufually only two in number. 
The ftalk is of a pale green, juicy, and fix 
inches high. 
The flowers ftand in loofe fpikes at the tops of 
the ftalks; and are fmall, white, and of little 
fmell: they have been fuppofed by fome to re- 
prefent a gnat; but it is very imperfectly. 
C. Bauhine calls it Orchis bifolia minor calcari 
pblonga. 
19. Male Handed Orchis. 
Orckis palmata mas. 
The root is compofed of two tuberous. pieces, 
divided at the bottom in the manner of fingers. 
This is what botanifts call palmated. 
The leaves are numerous, broad, of a pale 
green, and obrufe. 
The ftalk rifes to two feet in height. 
The flowers ftand in a long fpike at the top; 
and are naturally of a fine red, with a tinge of 
purple. 
They are fometimes white, and the fpike 
fhorter. 
Thefe and the like differences rifing from the 
degree of nourifhment, have led writers to diftin- 
guith it into feveral imaginary fpecies. 
We have it frequent in bogey and wet ground. 
It fowers in June. 
C. Bauhine calls it Orchis palmata pratenjis la- 
tifelia cum longis calcaribus. 
20. Female Handed Orchis. 
Orchis palmata famina. 
The root is handed. 
_ The leaves are long, broad, of a deep green, 
and fpotted with black. 
The ftalk is a foot and half high, and at the 
top ftand the flowers in a long clofe fpike : they 
are fmall, and of a pale red, with a tinge of 
purple. 
It is cormmon in paftures, and flowers in June, 
C. Bauhine calls it Orchis pratenfis maculata. 
Others, Orchis palmata maculata, 
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21. Long fpurred handed Orchis, 
Orchis palmata calcaribus longis, 
The root is palmated. 
The leaves are oblong, narrow, and of a pale 
green. 
The ftalk is ten inches high, and juicy. 
The flowers ftand at the top in a long, thick- 
fet fpike ; and they are fmall, and naturally of a 
very bright red, fometimes white: they have a 
fr agrant fmell. 
It is not uncommon in our paftures, and flowers 
in June. 
C. Bauhine calls it Orchis palmata minor calca- 
ribus oblongis. 
22, Frog-Orchis. 
ate” palmata flore luteo viridi. 
The Boot is palmated. 
The leaves are oblong, broad, aid of a deep 
green. 
The ftalk is a foot and half ‘iat. 
The flowers ftand at the top in a loofe fpike ; 
and they are large, and of a fingular figure, by 
fome fuppofed to reprefent a frog. 
Their colour is a yellowifh green; and the 
lower part is fometimes tinged with purple. 
C. Bauhine calls it Orchis palmata flore viridi. 
23. Dwarf handed Orchis, 
Orchis palmata pufilla alba. 
The root is palmated. 
The leaves are oblong, broad, of a ns green, 
and obtufe. 
The ftalk is five inches cus and at its top 
ftand the flowers in a loofe, fmall fpike: they 
are white, and, for the fize of the plant, large, 
We have it on our weftern hills. 
June. 
The flowers have a fweet fmell. 
Ray calls it Orchis pufilla alba odorata radice 
palmata. 
It flowers:in 
24. Great-handed ona with greenith, white 
flowers. 
Orchis palmata major flore viridi albente. 
The root is palmated. 
The leaves are broad, and of a deep green, 
The ftalk is two feet high. 
The flowers ftand at its top in a long, thick 
fpike ; and are large, and of a whitifh green. 
We have it in damp ground in our “hotthefn 
counties. It flowers in June. 
Ray calls it Orchis palmata thyrfo fpeciofo. 
25. Scarlet Orchis. 
Orchis palmata tota rubra. 
The root is palmated. 
The leaves are oblong, confiderably broad, 
and obtufe: they rife firft of a brownifh green, 
and foon after become of a fine red. 
The ftalk is round, juicy, red, and a foot high: 
The flowers are fmall, numerous, and of a 
faint purple. 
The whole plant, when it has been fome time 
in flower, acquires the high red colour et the 
leaves. 
We have it in Effex. It flowers in aide: 
C. Bauhine 
