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*0. Gardnerianum, 1881, xvi., 86. 



"0. Lanceanuni, 1884, xxi., 609. 



*0. luridum var. purpuratum, 1848, 159. 



*0. maoranthum, 1869, 739. 



*0. microchilum, 1856, 68. 



*0. monachicmn, 1888. six., 869. 



*0. Rogersii, 1870, 277. 



:;; 0. splendidum, 1871, 42. 



*0. varicosiun, 1870, 277. 



*0. zebriuum, 1872, 1355. 



226. Ophrys, Linnaeus. 



Thirty species or more, wild in Europe, Temperate Asia, 

 and Northern Africa. The likeness to insects, as 

 shown by several species of Ophrys, has long been 

 observed. The Spider, Fly and Bee Ophrys belong 

 to this group, and some European species and varieties 

 are very beautiful. See Rchb. Ic. Fl. Germ., t. 443, 

 465 ; Barlae. Ic. Orch. Alp. Marit., t. 51,62 ; Moggr. 

 Fl. Ment., t. 19, 43, 46, 72. See Gard. Chron., for 

 figures of the following : — 



*0. tenthredinifera, 1872, 605. 



*0. scolopax, 1869, 442 ; 1872, 1009. 



227. Orchis, Linnaeus. 



Eighty species, widely distributed throughout the temperate 

 regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The most 

 showy species are from North Africa and the islands 

 of Madeira, and those of the Canary group. The 

 " long purples " of Shakespeare are supposed to refer 

 to our O. mascula. These species of Orchids are 

 more easily cultivated than are many other terrestrial 

 species. 



-Orchis, Snipe (Ophrys scolopax), 1869, 442 ; 1872, 1009. 



228. Oreorchis, Lindley. 



Four species, from the mountains of Asia and India, 

 Siberia and Japan. 



229. Omithidium, Salisbaud. 



Twenty species, from Tropical America, Brazil, West 

 Indies, and Mexico. 0. coccmea is a pretty little 

 red-flowered species, in cultivation. See Gard. Chron., 



