5^4 GYNANL^RIA DMNDRIA. 



In dry paflures, but very rare, as near Kilorafjy m 

 the ifland of C^te/^/. n.WL 



The flowers of this grow in a fliort clofe conical 

 fpike, and are of a bright purple colour, with- 

 out any fpots, making an elegant appearance. 

 The three upper petals are clofe together, the 

 fide ones expanded, the lip is divided into three 

 oval iliort intire fegments, nearly equal j at the 

 bafe of which are two parallel longuudinal au- 

 ricles. The fpur is cylindrical, Ilender, and 

 longer than the capfule. The ftalk js furnifhed 

 with five or fix lanceolate acute leaves : Tht 

 BYa5le<£ are lanceolate, coloured, and of the 

 length of the germen. 



morie 3. ORCHIS bulbis indivifis, nedarii labio quadriii- 

 do crenulato, cornu obtufo afcendente, petalis 

 obtufis conniventibus. Syft, nat, 589. Sp. pL 

 1333. {Ger, em. 208./. 2. VailLpar, U 31. /» 

 13. 14. fiof, Seg.Veron, t, ^S-t* 1 - PS* ^ivin, 

 f. 13. Haller, hift.n. 1282. t^o^l-) 



Female Fool-ftones. Anglis. 



In paftures and moift woods frequent. %, VI. 



The ftalk is about eight inches high : the fpike 

 confifts of it"^' flowers, feldom more than 12, 

 generally of a purple colour, but fomctimcs 

 fieih- coloured, or white : the petals all clofe to- 

 gether, forming a vaulted arch over thcjiamina. 

 They are obtufe, and always ftreaked longitu- 

 dinally with green lines : the lip of the nedtarium 

 is trifid and fpotted in the middle, the lateral 



lobes 



