PLATE CCCCLXXI. 
OPHRY Ss MY ODES. 
Fly-hke Ophrys. 
CLASS XX: “ORDER I. 
GYNANDRIA DIANDRIA. Chives on the Pointal. Two Chives. 
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Corotta 5 petala, sub-ringens: petalis paten- Biossom 5 petals, nearly gaping: petals spread- 
tibus : labellum nectarii e basi styli, patens. ing: the lip of the honey-cup comes from 
Anthere dua, terminales, adnate. the base of the shaft, spreading. Chives 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Orurys myodes, floribus alternis, Jateralibus : Orurys with fly-like flowers, alternate, and late- 
nectarii labio tripartito: Jaciniis latera- ral: the lip of the honey-cup is three-cleft : 
libus : lineari-lanceolatis, media oblonga, the side segments are linear, and Jance- 
biloba, longior Jateralibus: petalis patenti- shaped: the middle one is oblong, two- 
us: tribus exterioribus lanceolatis, viridi- lobed, and longer than the side ones: the 
bus, obtusis : duobus interioribus lineari- petals are spreading: the three outer ones: 
bus, brevissimis, purpureis: caule folioso: are lance-shaped, green, and obtuse, 
bulbo subrotundo. two inner ones are linear, very short, and 
purple : leaves enfoliating the stem: bulb 
roundish, 
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REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 
1, The blossom. 
2. The same shown from the outer side. 
3. The honey-cup. 
4. The same shown from the under side. 
5. Chives and pointal, magnified. 
. “4 SR 
Amonesr the Alpine plants of G. Hibbert, esq. we met with this curious little insectiferous plant, and 
which, like the preceding figure, is said to be indigenous to almost all Europe. It is figured in 
Botany of Dr. Smith, but apparently from a taller plant, and differs in the colour of the body. 
also represented in the Botanical Magazine, of a higher stature, but nearly the same in colour. im. 
tions probably the mere effect of climate, and a different mode of culture. As they a ben .#. 
uivocal resemblance to the fly, so exact a representation of ever so humble a species of 
nature will no doubt be always thought deserving a place in every collection. 
