2r)2 GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. Orchis. 



pit, about half a mile west of South Hinksey. Road side 

 between Witney and Burford. Bx.) Slope of the hill, opposite 

 Basildon Grotto, Berks. R. W. 



Per. June. 



Ls. spear-shaped, acute, five or six. Plant silky, glossy, palish 

 green. Spike close, with buds erect, assuming a pyramidal 

 form, whilst the flowers are expanding. F'l. purple, but are 

 sometimes found white, fragrant. Flowers later than most of 

 the orchis tribe. Bract, coloured, the length of the germen. 



O. Morio.^ Green-winged Meadow 0. Knobs of the 

 root oval, double. Lip of the nectary four-cleft, or 

 three-lobed, somewhat notched ; spur blunt, ascending. 

 Calyx many-ribbed, converging. E. B. 2059. C, 3. 

 59. Cynosorchis morio foemina. G. E. 208. 



Meadows and pastures, in somewhat moist (/rass. 



Per. 3Iai/. 



Root-knobs nearly globose. JLs. spear-shaped, deep green. Spike 

 rather loose, from four to eight, or ten flowers : colour from pale, 

 to reddish purple, but in all the varieties, the calyx-leaves pre- 

 serve their green-rihbed markings. Disk of the lip pale, dotted 

 with purple. Common stalk, bract, and germ, more or less 

 tinged with purple. The calyx-leaves converge, and form a 

 vaulted arch over the stamens. Stem six inches to a foot. 



O. mdscula. Early purple 0. Knobs of the root oval. 

 Lip of the nectary three-cleft, notched, middle lobe two- 

 cleft ; spur blunt. Calyx-leaves three-ribbed ; two 

 side ones bent upwards. E. B. 631. C. 2. 62. Cy- 

 nosorchis morio mas. G. E. 208. 



Pastures, groves, dells. 



Per. April. 



Ls. root-ones spear-shaped, broad, generally more, or less spotted. 

 Stalk a foot high, with a large, loose, upright spike of purplish 

 red flowers : bract, of the same hue. Lip spotted at the base. 



Discrim. Its early bloom, and spotted leaves. From Or. Morio, 

 by its taller stem, numerous flowers, side calyx-leaves bent 

 upwards. F'l. rarely white. 



Roots of this species said to be used particularly for the making of 

 Salop : the roots of the other species probably equally well 

 adapted. Salop is thus made : the largest and soundest bulbs 

 are gathered, skinned, and boiled over a gentle fire for half an 

 hour ; afterwards they are strung upon a thread, and hung up 

 to dry in the shade : these, reduced to powder are the restora- 

 . tive and nutritious Salep. 



' Morio, in allusion to the shape of part of the flower. Gerarde in his 

 Herbal observes in regard to another species. IVlorio mas, (the Or. mascula) 

 that the flowers are " in shape like to a fooWs hood j" hence the name of 

 3Iorio, a fool, or jester. 



