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8. Sp'iranthes Rich. Lady's Tresses. 



1. S. autumnalis (Rich.) ; root-fibres few ovate-oblong thick, 

 root-l. ovate-oblong in a lateral cluster, stem-1. like bracts, spike 

 dense.— B. B. 541. Neottia Sm.— St. 4—6 in. high. Spike 

 spiral. Fl. greenish-white. Column and operculum acute ; an 

 obtuse ovate membranous process between them on each side. — 

 Dry calcareous and gravelly places. P. VIII. IX. E. I. 



2. S. (EslivaUs (Rich.) ; root-fibres few long cylindrical, root- 

 1. oblong-lanceolate round the base of the st., stem-1. narrowly 

 lanceolate, spike lax. — E. B. S. 2817. — Spike spiral. Fl. with a 

 larger Up. Column and operculum acute ; the interm. processes 

 lanceolate acute. — Bogs. Between Lyndhurst and Christchurch, 

 Hants. Wire Forest, Worcest. St. Owen's Pond, Jersey. P. 

 VII. VIII. E. 



3. S. cernua (Rich.); root-fibres few long-cylindrical, root-l. 

 linear-lanceolate, stem-1. triangular-lanceolate surrounding the 

 base of the st., bracts shorter than the fl., spike dense 3-ranked, 

 sep. and pet. equal obtuse adhering together, lip blunt spathu- 

 late. — Linn. Trans, xix. t. 32. 'Neottia gemmipara Sm. — Spike 

 about 14 in. long. Fl. fragrant. — Castleton Bearhaven, Co. Cork. 

 P. VIIL IX. I. 



9. LiSTERA R. Br. Tway-blade. 



1. L. ovata (R. Br.); 1. 2 opposite ovate, lip bifid, column 

 with a crest which includes the anther. — E. B. 1548. St. 29. 14. 

 — St. 1 ft. high. Spike long, very lax. Fl. small, greenish. L. 

 lai'ge. — Woods and pastures. P. V. VI. Tway-blade. 



2. L. cordata (R. Br.); 1. 2 opposite cordate, lip 4-lobed, 

 column without a crest. — E. B. 358. — Height 3 — 5 in. St. 

 slender. Fl. very small, in a lax spike, greenish. Lip with 2 

 basal and 2 terminal linear lobes. — Turfy mountain moors. P. 

 VI.— VIII. 



10. Neottia Linn. Bird's-nest. 



1. N. Nidus-avis (Rich.). — E.B. 48. Listera Rook., Sm. — 

 Whole plant pale reddish-brown. Root formed of many short 

 thick fleshy fibres from the extremities of which the young plants 

 are produced. (See height. Fl. Shrop. 434.) St. a foot high, with 

 sheathing brown scales. L. none. Spikes dense, cylindrical, 

 many-flowered. Lip linear- oblong with 2 spreading lobes. — 

 This is the original Neottia of Linnseus. Act. Ups. 1740, p. 33. 

 — Shady woods. P. ? VL 



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