522 GYNANDRIA DIANDRl/L 



OPHRYS. Gen, pL loii, 

 Nenarium lubtus fubcarinatum. 

 * Bulbis ramojis, 

 Kidiis ccvis OPFIRYS bulbis iibroib-fafcicnlatis, caule vagina- 

 ^' to aphvllo, neclarii labio bifido. Sjifi. tiaP, 592, 



Sp. pL 1339. {Ger, em. 228. /. i. Rivin, /. 7. 

 Tournef. Infi, p. 43'^. /. 250. Haller. hift. lec^o. 

 /. 37. ho7ta Oeder. Dan, t. 181. opt,) 

 Bird's Neft Ophrys, JngUs. 



\n woods, but not common, as in Juchendenny 



woods, ten miles from Ediukirgb^ towards La- 



7ierk.- DwParJons, And In the woods at FinJa- 



7-ig^ at the head of Loch-'Tay^ in BreadalbanCy 



&c, Mr. Stuart, 'n . VI. 



The root confifts of a bundle of fie.^iy, brittle 



cylindrical hbres, which grow fidevvays out of the 



bafe of the Ralk, at right angles. The whole 



pliint is of nil uniform pale brown, or fuille- 



iiiort colour: the (talk is crc6l, firm, brittle, 



kom a tool to a cubit high, dedltutc of leaves, 



but fiiriiifbed with fufcov.s fcales, or ftipuU^ 



Tneathing iV/^ i^alk : the flowers are numerous, 



of I he fame colour with the fialk, and grow in 



a thick cylindiicid ipike, thineft at the bafe; 



ii;e BrfiHes arc hardly fo long as the germen : 



he petals all connive : tlie lip has an oval con- 



aviry at urc bafe, and is femibihd at the end : 



lie fegnients recede widely from each other, and 



Ic liioricr '^-hT.n the fxermcn. 



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