83. IKIDACEiE. 335 



ovate, spreading, 2 tinning upwards. Lip superior, erect, 3- 

 veined, its base surrounding the column. L. fringed at tiie end 

 with little, bulbs. Forming a small bulb at its base. — This plant 

 and the next rather grow upon the moss as epiphytes than 

 amongst it.— Spongy bogs. P. VIII. IX. E. S. I. 



17. SitTEM'iA Beichen. >'■ ■ 



1. S. Loesel'ii (R.) ; 1. oblong-lanceolate, st. triangular, lip 

 obovate exceeding the petals.— r.$faZflK!;is Sm., E. B. 47. Liparis 

 Rich., Hook., Lindl.— St. 6—10 in. high. Fl. 6—12, in a lax 

 spikey yellowish. Sep. lanceolate. Pet. linear. Forming a 

 large ovate bulb at its base, enclosed in the whitish sheaths of 

 the decayed leaves. An epiphyte ? — Liparis is the name of a 

 genus of insects, and also of fish. I follow Koch in adopting 

 Sturmia — Spongy bogs in Norf., Suff., and Camb., very rare. 

 P. VI. E. 



Tribe V. Cypripediece. 



18. CTPRiPB'DnrM Linn. Lady's Slipper. 



1. C. Calceohts (L.) ; st. leafy, middle lobe of the Column 

 nearly ovate blunt deflexed, lip slightly compressed falling 

 short of the calyx. — St. 12 — 18 in. high, downy, bearing 3 

 or 4 large ovate pointed leaves. M. usually solitary .or '2,large; 

 Sep. 1 — l|in. long, dark brown; pet. dark brown, rather narrower 

 than sep. ; lip 1 in. long, inflated, yellow, netted with darker 

 veins. — ^Dense Northern woods, very rare. P. V. VI. E. 



OrdferLXXSIII. TKIDACEJE. 



Perianth tubular, 6-parted, petal-like, in 2 often unequal rows. 

 Stam. 3, epigynous, opposite the outer segments of the perianth. 

 Anth. bursting outwards. Ovary inferior, 3-celled. Style 1. 

 Stigmas 3, dilated, often like petals. Caps. 3-celled, S-valved ; 

 valves bearing the dissepiments in the middle. Seeds many. 

 Embryo cylindrical, endosed in homy or fleshyalbumeh. Ra- 

 dicle pointing towards the hUe. 



1. SiSYBiNCHiUM. Peri?inth 6-cleft ; segments neaily equal, 

 patent. Style short. Stigmas 3, roUed inwards, filiform. 

 Filaments connate below. 



2. I^is. '• Perianth 6-cleft; alternate, segments reflexed. 

 i^igma S, like petals, coyeriag the sis,vaeas. 



3. Gladiolus. Perianth irregular, 6-cleft, 2-lipped '; ' segJ 



