PHRYS O V A T A. 1 W A Y B L A D E, 



OPHRYS Lin. Gen. PL Gynandria Diandria, 



Neffiarium fubcarinatum. 



Rail Syn. Gen. 29. Herb^e radice buxbosa pr^dit^e. 



OPHRYS ovata bu) bo fibrofo, canle bifolio, foliis ovatis, nedtarii labio, bifida. Lin. Syfi, Vegetal, p. 66], 

 Sp. PI. 1342. Fl. 6uec. n. 808. 



EPIPACT1S foliis binis ovatis, labello bifido. Haller. h'tjt. 1291. t. 37. 



OPHRYS ovata, Bauhin. Pin. 87. Ger. emac. 402. 



B1FOLIUM fylveftre vulgare Parkins. 504. Rail Syn. 385. Common Twayblade. 



PI. Ban. t. 137. Hudfon FL Angl. ed. 2. p. 388. Llghtfoot PL Scot. p. 523. 



RADIX perennis, fibrofa, fibris plurimis, teretibus, * ROOT perennial, fibrous, fibres numerous, round, cy- 

 cylindricis, contortis. | lindrical, matted together. 



SCAPUS pedalis et ultra, folidus, teres, villofus, fub- % STALK a foot or more in height, folid, round, vil- 

 vifcidus, foliolis paucis perbrevibus, alternis, | lous, (lightly vifcid, and furnifhed with very 



acuminatis, vaginantibus inftructus. $ fhort, alternate, pointed fheathing leaves. 



FOLIA bina, prope terram, inferiore bafi fua fuperi- t LEAVES growing in pairs, near the ground, the lower 

 oris bafin ambiente, ovata, mucronata, quin- | one by its bafe furrounding the bafe of the 



quenervia. _ ? upper one, ovate, pointed, with five ribs. 



FLORES herbacei, fpicati, laxe et diftin&e infidentes. | FLOWERS of a greenifh colour, growing in a fpike 



% fitting loofely and diftinctly. 



SPICA prselonga, angufta. i SPIKE very long and narrow 



Fig. 1. ad 12. exhibent partes fructificationis ficut per | Fig. 1. to 12. exhibit the parts of the fructification as 

 lentem apparent. f they appear through a magnifier. 



Fig. 1. ad 6. Flos antice vifus. | Fig. 1. to 6. a flower feen in front. 



Fig. 1. 4. 5. Petal a exteriora latiora, 2. 3. interiora y Fig. 1.4. 5. the outer broadeft Petals, 2. 3. the in- 

 anguftiora. i ner and more narrow ones. 



Fig. 6. Labellmn Nectarii bifidum, in fitu naturali I Fig. 6. the Lip of the Nectary, which in its natural 

 faepius inflexum. % fituation is generally bent inward. 



I Fig- 7' the Superior Squama, Jig. 10. the inferior Squa- 



Flg. 7. Squama fupenor, Jig. 10, Squama inferior, % ma (the fuftentaculum of Haller) between 



(fuftentaculum Haljeri) inter quas theca fta- % which the cafe containing the ftamina is held 



minum quafi in forcipe continetur. | as in a pair of forceps. 



Pig. 12. Theca ftaminum, cum ftaminibus inclufis. $ Fig. 12. the Cafe of the ftamina, with the ftamina en 



I clofed. 



Fig. 8. Theca ftaminum, demiftis ftaminibus, fig. 9. | Fig. 8. the Cafe of the ftamina, the ftamina having 



% fallen out, fig. 9. 



Fig. 15. Stamina cum Antheris bilamellofis, flavis, | Fig. 15. the Stamina with the Anthers compofed 

 feorfim exhibitis. J of two lamellae of a yellow colour fnewn by 



% themfelves. 



Fg. 11. Stigma. | Fig 11. the Stigma. 



Fig. 15. Pericarpium nat. magnitud. J Fig. 15. Seed-vessel of its natural fize. 



To render the characters of this genus, which are very difficult of inveftigation, eafy to the Botanic Student 

 they are reprefented in a magnified ftate, and particularly referred to. ' * * 



It will be feen on comparing, how very different they are from thofe of the Orchis. 



This fpecies of Ophrys is the moft common of the whole genus, and may be found in moft of the woods 

 about London, particularly fuch as have a moift foil, as about Shooter's-hill, 'and fometimes it is found in Mea- 

 dows and on Heachs. 



A variety with three leaves is r.ow and then met with. 

 Ic lowers in May and June. 



