642 OKCHIDE.a!. 



212. S. Speciosus, Bich. (R.). Leaves elliptical or elliptical-oblong, pointed ; bracts 

 oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, as long as the 'flowers ; perigone glabrous : sack aduaie, 

 .much shorter than the ovary ; lip-oblong-linear, shortly acuminate. — J^cq. Ic. Mar. t. 600. 

 ' — Neottia, Jacq.—2' bigh ; leaves 4"-6", spike 2"-3", flowers 8'" long, the latter crimson, 



approximate. — Hab. Jamaica !, Bancr., Wullschl., in moist woods ; [Cuba ! and Mexico ! 

 to Venezuela ! and New Granada !]. 



213. S. lanceolatns, Rich. {R.). ■ Leaves lanceolate-oilong, bluntish ; bracts lanceo- 

 late or lanceolate-Unear, as long as the ovary-, perigone puberulous : sack aHmate, blunt at 

 the base, one-third as long as the ovary ; lip oblong-linear, shortly acuminate. — S. 01- 

 chioides, landl. {excl. synon.). — 2'-3' high; leaTcs 6"-10", spike 8"-6", "red" flowers 

 6'" long.— Has. Antigua!, Wullschl.; [Cuba!]. 



214. S. orchioides, Rich. Aphyllous at the time of flowering ; " leaves serotinous 

 (Macf.), long, broadly lanceolate, pointed ;" bracts lanceolate-linear, as long as the ovary ; 

 perigone puberulous ; sack prockiced beyotid the adnate portion into a bluntly conical^free 

 spur, half as long as the ovary ; lip oblong, pointed. — Bot. Mag. t. 2797.; — Neottia, Sw.: 

 but comprising probably the preceding, to which his analytical flgure (PI. t. 28. /. a, b) 

 seems to belong. S. aphyllus, Lmdl.—2/-?,' high ; spike 3"-5", " lurid" flowers 8"'-10"'. 

 long. — Hab. Jamaica!, all coll., in dry places, along roadsides, common; Dominica !, 7zKr., 

 S. Vincent !, Guild. ; Trinidad !, Sch., Cr. ; [Haiti 1 to BrazE !]. 



69." SAUKOGLOSSUM, Imdl. ^ 



Character of Spiranthes, but column slender with a deltoid, undivided stigma, and the 

 lip devoid of callosities. — Leaves usually rosulate; flowers spicale. 



215. S. tenue, Lvndl.l Leaves ovate, pointed, as long as the petiole; scales of the 

 scape membranaceous, linear-acuminate, subappressed ; spike few-flowered : bracts lanceolate- 

 acuminate, as long as the ovary ; perigonial divisions exterior blunt, superior oblong, lateral 

 and 2 interior linear ; lip long-clawed : claw linear^ channelled : blade much shorter, round- 

 ish. — 6"-in" long, leaves 1", " white " flowers 6'" long.— Hab. Jamaica !, Pd., in moist 

 woods, S. Anns 5 [Cuba !]. 



70. PELEXIA, Poit. 



Character of Spiranthes, but column low, lip devoid of callosities; and exterior lateral 

 divisions of the perigone produced at the base into an adnate or free spur. — Scape pubes- 

 cent; lemes rosulate ; Aowers distantly spicate. 



216. P. spiranthoides, Lindl. Leaves elliptical-oblong, pointed, long-petioled ; spike 

 long, loose ; bracts lanceolate-acuoiinate, about as long as the flower ; perigonial divisions 

 lanceolate, downward bent ; lip dilated at the summit into a roundish, 2-lameUate blade ; 

 spur adnate.— Bot. Reg. t. 985.— Neottia adnata, ^w.— I'-B' high; leaves 4"-S", spike 

 2"-8" long; flowers "greenish, with a white, variegated lip," S'" long (except the spur). — 

 Hab. Jamaica (Sifl.), in woods ; S. Vincent (2;2«(a.); [Cuba!, Haiti]. 



217. P. setacea, Lindl'. "Leaves elliptical, pointed, long-petioled j bracts linear-acumi- 

 nate, exceeding the ovary; perigonial divisions linear, setaceous-acuminate; lip lanceolate- 

 acuminate, ciliate ; spur half free, filiform, curved."— £oi. Mag. t. 3403.— -Neottia calca- 

 rata, Hooli. {Sw. ?).—" l'-2' high ; leaves 3"-6", perigone about 1" long, greenish."— 

 Hab. Jamaica (Hook.) ; [Cuba to Brazil]. 



71. PHYSUEUS, Rich. 



Lip anterior, free, spurred at the base : perigonial divisions 2 interior adhering to the ex- 

 terior superior one. Column straight : anther dorsal : pollinaiia 2.— Koots divided; stem 

 leafy below ; leaves petioled : petiole dilated at the base into a loose sheath ; flowers in a 

 sipiciform raceme. 



218. P. hirtellus, Imdl. (2?.). Stem ascending, pilose; leaves ovate or ovate-oblong, 

 cuspidate; bracts lanceolate-acuminate, exceeding the ovai-y; perigonial divisons exterior 



