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of Mr. Mackeyizle^ of Dundonald, about two 

 miles from the head of Little-Locb-Brooiny on 

 the weftern coaft of Rofs/hire. It has alfo been 

 found in a wood oppofite to Moy-hall^ on the 

 fouth fide of the road to Invernejs^ as we have 

 been informed by Dr. Hope^ %. VIII. 

 The roots are round, annular, and branched, and 

 creep under the mofs, throwing out new run- 

 ners or fhoots : the flalk is about a foot high, 

 creL% and hairy, efpecially towards the top : 

 the leaves art oval, nervous, have broad folia- 

 ceous pedicles, and grow near x\\t bafe of the 

 llalk. Thofe nerves are generally live in num- 

 ber, but fometimes feven, branched from i\\q fides 

 and reticulated with veins which are often of a 

 fufcous colour. The flowers are a little hairy, 

 or pubefcent, whitifh or draw-coloured, and 

 grow in a fpike, from fifteen to twenty in num- 

 ber, rifing from one fide of the llalk, but turn- 

 ing round, and looking to the other fide. The 

 hraciect are lanceolate, longer than i\\^ germen^ 

 and of the fame colour as the flowers : the pe- 

 tals are three, pubefcent, and glevy'd, as it were, 

 together, {o that they cannot be feparated with- 

 out being torn. The lip is lanceolate, and ter- 

 minated behind v/ith a gibbous boat-fliaped 

 neHariumy winch makes this plant belono- more 

 properly to the gf'nus of Serapias, Lin. 



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