CEPHALANTHBEA. MALAXla. 351 



13. Cephalan'thera Bieh. 



1. C grandifldra (BaTj.) ; 1. ovate or! oyate-lanceolate, hracts 

 exceeding the glabrous germen, lip blunt included. — E. B. 271. 

 0. pallens Koch. — St. 12 — 18 in. high. Fl. white ; lip marked 

 ■with several elevated longitudinal lines. Sep. erect, blunt. — 

 Woods, usually on a calcareous soil. P. VI. E. S. 



2. C. ensifdlia (Rich.) ; 1. lanceolate, hracts much falling short 

 of the glabrous germen, lip bluut included. — E. B. 494. — Height 

 12 — 18 in. n. white ; lips with several elevated white lines and 

 a yellow spot in front. Outer sep. acute. — Woods, rare. P. V. 

 VI. E. S. I. 



3. C rubra (Rich.) ; L lanceolate acute, bracts exceeding the 

 downy germen, lip acute equalling the pet. — Sy. E. B. 1483. — 

 Fl. purple ; lip wnite with a purple margin, marked with many 

 wavy longitudinal lines. — Woods, very rare. In two or there 

 places in Gloucestershire. P. VI. VII. E. 



Tribe III. Arethusex. 



14. Epipo'gtjm Om. 



1. E. aphyl'lum (8w.).—Sy. E. B. 1486. Bot. Mag. 4821. 

 R. xiii. 468. St. 18. 16.— St. 3—7 in. high, sheathed. L. none. 

 Sep. and pet. narrowly lanceolate, acute, pale yellowish. Middle 

 lobe of lip ovate, furrowed, white, with 4 rows of purple tuber- 

 cles. Spur very thick. Column short, dilated above tne stigma 

 to receive the base of the anther. Appendage triangular. — 

 Damp wood near Tedstone Delamere, Herefordshire. Only 

 once found. P. VHI. E, 



Tribe IV. Malaxidem. 



15. COEAILOKEHI'ZA HoM. 



1, C. inndfa (R. Br.) ; spur very short or wanting. — E. B. 

 1547. — Root of thick fleshy much-branched fibres. Height 6 — 

 12 in. Spike of few yellow flowers. Sep. and pet. lanceolate 

 acute. Lip oblong, white, with a few purple spots, sometimes 

 with 3 equal lobes. — Boggy woods, rare. P. VII. S. 



16. Malax'is Sw. 

 1. M. paluddsa (Sw.) ; at. with 3 — 5 oval concave leaves, lip 



