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The Flora of Wiltshire. 



1. O. MoriOj (Linn.) fool's Orchis, or green winged meadow 

 Orchis. Morio is Latin for a fool, or jester. Engl. Bot. t. 2059. 

 Reich Ico?ies, xiii. t. 363. 



Locality. Meadows and pastures, chiefly on clay. P. Fl. May, 

 June. Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Nbt uncommonly distributed throughout 

 all the Districts. Stem from one span to one foot high. L lowers few 

 in a lax spike, dark crimson- purple, with the sepals more or less dis- 

 tinctly marked with greenish lines. Lip purple, pale in the middle 

 with purple spots, rarely the flowers are flesh-coloured or white. 



2. O. mascula, (Linn.) male or early purple Orchis. Engl. Bot. 

 Suppl. t. 2995. Reich Icones, xiii. t. 390. 



Locality. Bushy places, and borders of woods, P. Fl. June. 

 Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Frequent in all the Districts. Stem one foot 

 high. Leaves generally marked with dark purple spots. Flowers 

 in a lax oblong spike, purple, sometimes fragrant ; centre of the lip 

 whitish at the base, spotted and downy. Sepals and^ petals without 

 green veins. 



3. O. ustulata, (Linn.) scorched or dwarf dark- winged Orchis. 

 Ustulatus (Lat.) signifies scorched, in allusion to the purplish-brown 

 calyx, which gives the plant a burnt or scorched appearance. Engl. 

 Bot. t. Reich Icones, xiii. 368. 



Locality. On dry hilly chalky pastures, and calcareous hills. P. 

 Fl. June. Area, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Distributed more or less throughout 

 all the Districts. 



South Division. 



1. South-east District. " Whiteparish Hill/'' Rev. E. Simms. 

 " Neighbourhood of Salisbury," Mr. James Hussey. " On the chalk 

 hills near Laverstock," Mr. Lake. " Ma ton's Nat. Hist. Wilts." 

 " Amesbury,'" Dr. Southby. " Pewsey Downs/'' Flor. Mar lb. 



2. South-middle District. Scratchbury Camp, and Westbury 

 Downs. " Salisbury Plain, particularly about the Barrows near 

 Stonehenge/'' Bot. Guide. 



3. South-west District. Clay Hill and Warminster Downs. 



North Division. 



4. North-west District. Meadows at South Wraxhall. 



