344 84. lEiDACE^. 



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

 veined, its base surrounding the column. L. fringed at the 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. Sittbm'ia Beiehen, 



1. S. Loesefii (E.) ; 1. oblong-lanceolate, st. triangular, lip 

 obovate exceeding the petals, — Malaxis Sm., E. B. 47. lApans 

 Hook. — St. 6 — 10 in. high. Fl. 6 — 12, in a lax spike, 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 hsh. I foUaw Koch in adopting Sturnda. — Spongy bogs in 

 Norf., Suffi, and Camb., now very rare. P. YL E. 



Tribe V. Cypripediea. 



18. CrPKtPE'BrtTM Linn. Lady's Slipper. 



1. C. Calceolus (L.) ; st. leafy, middle lobe of the column 

 nearly ovate blunt deflexed, lip slightly compressed falling short 

 of the calyx. — E. S. 1. — St. 12 — 18 in. high, downy, bearing 3 

 or 4 large ovate pointed leaves. Fl. usually solitary or 2, large ;: 

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

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

 veins. — ^Denae Northern woods, very rare. P. V. VT. E. 



Order LXXXIV. IRIDACE^. 



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

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

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

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

 valves bearing the dissepiments in the middle. Seeds many. 

 Embryo cylindrical, enclosed in homy or fleshy albumen. Ra- 

 dicle pointing towards the hUe. 



1. SisiraNCHiTTM. Perianth 6-cleft ; segments nearly equal, 

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

 Filaments connate below. 



2. Ihis. Perianth 6-oleft; alternate segments reflexed. 

 Stigma 3, like petals, covering the stamens. 



3. Gladioltts. Perianth irregular, 6-cleft, 2-lipped; seg- 



