Orcuis Bironra, BurrERFLY Orcuis. 
ORCHIS. Linn. Gen. Pl. GywNÁNDRIA DiANDRI1A. 
Neéfarium cornu referens pone florem. Cor. ringens. 
Rai: Syn. Gen. o6. HERB. RADICE BULBOSA PRADITA. 
ORCHIS 4zfo/ia ne&arii labio lanceolato inteberrimo, cornu longiffimo, petalis patentibus. Linn. yf. . 
Vegetab. ed. 14. Murr. p. 808. Sp. Pl. ed. 3. p. 1331. Scop. Carn. ed. 2. n. 1102. Hudf. 
Ff. Angl. ed. 2. p. 382. Fl, Dan. t. 235. | 
ORCHIS radicibus oblongis, labello lineari, Ha//, Hi, 7. 1285. t. 35. 
^ ORCHIS alba bifolia minor calcari oblongo. Bawh. Pin. 83. 
ORCHIS fphegodes / Tefticulus vulpinus primus. Park. 1351. 7. 
HERMAPHRODITICA. Bees Satyrion. Ger. Herb. p. 162. fig. 1. ema. p. T ids 
TESTICULUS pfycodes. Gnat Satyrion. Ger. emac. p. 211. UE oe 
ORCHIS hermaphroditica bifolia. ¥. B. II. 772. Ram Syn. ed. 3. p. 380. Butterfly Satyrion. 

RADIX: bulbi duo, majufculi, ovati, inferne acumi- 0 ROOT : two bulbs, fomewhat large, ovate, terminating 
nati. i below in long points. — 
CAULIS pedalis, et ultra, foliofus, levis, hexagonus, 9 STALK a foot or more in height, leafy, fmooth, fix- 
nervis tribus e fingulo folio decurrentibus. i angled, three ribs running down from each 
Ó leat. 
FOLIA radicalia plerumque duo, oppofita, ovalia, i LEAVES of the root ufually two, oppofite, ovate, 
labra, nervofa, obtufiufcula; caulina lan- 0 fmooth, ribbed, fomewhat blunt; thofe of 
ceolata, feffilia. i the ftalk lanceolate and feffile. 
FLORES numerofi, ex albido-lutefcentes, odorati, à FLOWERS numerous, of a yellowifh-white colour, 
in fpica longa laxiufcula difpofiti. 6 fweet-fcented, difpofed'in a long and fome- 
Ó what loofe fpike. 
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BRACTE longitudine germinis, lanceolate, folis 
caulinis fuperioribus fimillime. 
© FLORAL-LEAVES the length of the germen, lan- , 
ceolate, very like the uppermoft leaves of 
the ftalk, 
COROLLA: PETALA quinque, tria fuperiora conni- § COROLLA: five PETALS, the three uppermoft clofing 
ventia, fuprema cordata, obtula, incumbens, 6 : together, the uppermoft one cordate, obtufe, 
planiufcula, marginibus reverfis, duo lateralia 6 — incumbent, flattifh, the edges reverfed, the 
lanceolata, fibi invicem verfus curvata, trun- two fide ones lanceolate, bent towards each 
cata, duo inferiora majora, alarum inflar ex- 0 other, truncated, the two lowermoft larger, 
panfa, ovata, acutiuicula; La5e//um dependens, Q expanded like wings, ovate, and fomewhat 
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alis longior, fublineare, antice convexum, Q | pointed; Lip dependent, longer than the 
poftice concavum, obtufum, inferne virefcens, ^ wings, fomewhat linear, convex on the fore 
jig. 1. Calear germini duplo fere longior, part, concave behind, obtufe, on the lower 
melliferum, diaphanum, tenue, verfus apicem 6 | part greenifh, fg 1. Spur almoft twice the 
virefcens, comprefliufculum et paulo dila- 
tatum. 
length of the germen, honey-bearing, tranf- 
parent, flender, towards the tip greenifh, 
flattened a little, and fomewhat fpreading. 
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STAMINA: FitLAMENTA duo, remota; ANTHERE Ó STAMINA: two FiLAMENTS, fituated remotely from , 
flavefcentes, fig. 2. . each other; ANTHER& yellowifh, jg. 2. 
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PISTILLUM: Germen longitudine braftee, tenue, 0 PISTILLUM: GznMzN the length of the braétea, 
tortuofum, profunde ftriatum, — Q flender, twifled, deeply ftriated., 
This fpecies of Orchis has obtained the name of Z//o//a, on account of its radical leaves being ufually two in 
number, and placed oppofite to each other; but this character is not perfectly to be relied on, as three are 
frequently met with, nor are thofe radical leaves fo flrictlly oppofite to each other as fome authors have 
reprefented them, or as they are in. the Ophrys ovata; the Englifh name of Buzerfly Orchis is Ícarcely warranted 
by the appearance of the flowers. 
If not fo common an Orchis as fome, it is much more fo than others, being found generally throughout the 
kingdom in woods, paftures, and heaths, efpecially in fois fomewhat {tiff and moift; in the frit of thefe 
fituations it is by far the moft luxuriant, in the latter it is frequently fo dwarfifh as to be regarded as a variety ; 
the lip of the ne&ary is alfo found to vary confiderably in length in different fpecimens. 
It is obvioufly diftinguifhed from others of the genus by the colour of its bloffoms, the extreme length of its 
fpur, the delicious fragrance of'its flowers, diffufed moft in the morning and evening, and which may vie with 
that of the honeyfuckle; but, above all, by the unufual ftru&ure of its flowers: below the fligma (remarkably 
well defined in this fpecies) there is a circular foramen, fig. 2. between the cavities containing the flamina, 
juft above the ftigma, is a very confpicuous ridge, fi. 9. the cafes containing the flamina, are placed widely 
diftant from each other, and foon change to a brownifh hue ; the flamina are very loofely placed within them, 
and drawn out with the flighteft touch; the antherz are club-fhaped, and divided as in moft others ; the gland 
at the bafe of the filament is of a circular form, with a cavity on its inner fide, fg. 7. and a kind cf jointdike 
projection on its outer part, fig.6. difficult to defcribe ;—taken altogether, this part is wonderfully curious, 
and deferving of attention. | 
This fpecies is not fo difficult of culture as many others; and, asits roots are large, it appears to be as well 
calculated for the formation of falep as any other, 
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