752 
GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 
Class XX. 
12807 ustulata W. 
12808 fusca TV. 
dwarf 
brown 
12809 tephrosan'thosDe.?/: fine-lipped 
12810 militaris W. military 
12811 undulata Bivona wavy-leaved ^ lAJ or 1 d 
A A or \ my.jn Pu England dr.pa. R l.p 
A or 3 my.jn Br.P England ch.hil. R l.p 
i^i A or 1| my.jn Pa.pu Britain ch.hil. R l.p 
i<i A or 1 my.jn Pu England ch.so. R h.l 
12812 acuminata W. 
12813 globosa W. 
12814 hirc'ina W. 
12815 latifolia W. 
12816 maculata W. 
12817 spectabilis W. 
12818 papilionacea W. 
Pa.pu Sicily 1818. R l.p 
1 ap.my Pa.pu Barbai-y 1815. R l.p 
f jn.jl Pa.pu Austria 1792. R l.p 
li jn.jl Pu England ch.wo. R l.p 
1 my.jn Pk Britain m.me. R l.p 
pointed-flower. ;fi, lAJ or 
round-spiked A A or 
Lizard A A or 
marsh >fii A orj 
spotted-pal matei^i A or 1^ jn.jl F Britain woods. R h.l 
showy A A or 
papilionaceous A or 
12819 longibracteata Biv. Sicilian j^i lAJ or 
12820 variegata All. variegated lAl or 
12821 sulphurea Schrad. sulphur-colored,J(i lAI or 
1860. NIGRITEL'LA. Rich. Nigritella. 
12822 angustifolia Rich, dark-flowered A cu 
1861. HABENA'RIA. R.Br. Habenaria. 
12823 bracteata R.Br. 
12824 hyperborea R. Br. 
12825 herbiola R. Br. 
12826 fimbriata R. Br. 
12827 cristata R. Br. 
12828 ciliaris R. Br. 
12829 lacera Mich. 
12830 blephariglottisHooA:. white-fringed 
12831 tridentata Hook. three-toothed 
A A cu 
;t A cu 
A cu 
long-bracted 
northern 
American 
purple-fringed ,5^ A el 
yellow-crested i^i A el 
yellow-fringed i^k A el 
torn 
I jn.jl Pk N. Araer. 1801. 
II jn.jl Pa.pu S. Europe 1788. 
li d Pu Sicily 1818. 
f ap.mv Pa.pu S. Europe 1818. 
1 my.jn Y Portugal 1820. 
Orchidece. Sp. 1. 
i jn.jl Br.P Austria 1759. 
Orchidecc. Sp. 9—17. 
1 my.jn 
i jn.jl 
1 jn.jl 
n jn.jl 
N. Amer. 1805. 
Iceland 1805. 
N. Amer. 1789. 
Canada 1789. 
N. Amer. 1806. 
N. Amer. 1796. 
^ A pr 
A pr 
i^i A pr 
1862. BARTHOLI'NA. R. Br. Bartholina. 
12832 pectinata R. Br. pectinated j^i El cu 
1863. GLOS'SULA. Lindl. Glossula. 
12833 tentaculata Lindl. feeler-flowered 23 cu 
1864. ANACAM'PTIS. Rich. Anacamptis. 
12834 pyramidalis Rich, pyramidal 
1865. A'CERAS. R.Br. Aceras. 
12835 anthrop6phora72..Sr. Green Man 
1866. O'PHRYS. L. Ophrys. 
12836 ap'ifera W. Bee 
12837 tenthredinifera W. Saw-fly 
12838 aranifera W. Spider 
12808 
Pa.Y N. Amer. 1812. 
A or 
A A cu 
A A el 
A LAJel 
^ A el 
1 jn.jl 
1| jn.jl 
1 my.jn W 
1^ my.jn W 
Or chides. 
f o W 
Orchideee. 
f d G 
Orchideee. 
H jn.jl R 
OrchidecE. Sp. 1—3. 
1 jn G England 
Orchideee. Sp. 6 — 14. 
f jn.jl Pu England ch.pa, 
I ap.my Y.b Barbary 1815. 
f ap.my G England ch, 
12810 ^SAite 12812 
Canada 
Canada 
Sp. 1. 
C. G. H. 
Sp. 1. 
China 
Sp. 1. 
Britain 
1820. 
1820. 
1787. 
1824. 
dr.pa. 
ch.pa. 
R l.p 
R l.p 
R l.p 
R l.p 
R l.p 
R l.p 
R l.p 
R l.p 
R p.l 
R p.l 
R p.l 
R p.l 
R p.l 
R s.p 
R s.p 
R l.p 
R l.p 
R h.l 
R l.p 
R h.l 
R s.l 
R s.l 
Eng. bot. 18 
Eng. bot. 16 
Eng. bot. 1873 
Bot. reg. 375 
Bot. mag. 1932 
Jac. aust. 3.t.365 
Eng. bot. 34 
Eng. bot. 2308 
Eng. bot. 632 
Bot. cab. 78 
Bot. reg. 357 
Bot. reg. 367 
Bot. mag. 2569 
Flo. dan. t. 998 
Sweet fl. gar. 62 
Bot. cab. 552 
Bot. mag. 1668 
Bot. cab. 229 
Hook. ex. fl. 87 
Hook. ex. fl. 81 
Journ.sc.4.t.8.f2 
Bot. reg. 862 
Eng. bot. 110 
Eng. bot. 29 
Eng. bot. 383 
Bot. reg. 205 
Eng. bot. 65 
History, Use, Propagation, Culture, 
whence doubtless our word salep has been obtained. This is a curious and beautiful genus, but rather difficult 
of culture. Few of the species produce seeds, but are propagated by their bulbs or tubers, which, in most of 
the species, are of a peculiar structure and economy. An Orchis being taken out of the ground is found with 
two solid masses, ovate or fasciculated at the base of the stem, above which proceed the thick fleshy fibres 
which nourish the plant. One of these bulbs or tubers is destined to be the successor of the other, and is 
plump and vigorous, whilst the other or decaying one is always wrinkled and withered. From this withered 
one has proceeded the existing stem, and the plump one is an offset, from the centre of which the stem of the 
succeeding year is destined to proceed. By this means, the actual situation of the plant is changed about half 
an inch every year ; and as the offset is always produced from the side opposite to the withered bulb, the plant 
travels always in one direction at that rate, and will in a dozen years have marched six inches from the place 
where it formerly stood. 
In the garden, the Orchis can hardly be said to be propagated ; the species are generally taken up from their 
native habitations with balls, and transferred to a shady border, where they remain for a year or two, but sel- 
dom increase. Those which grow in the open fields are generally found in calcareous soil, and those in bogs or 
woods thrive best in peat, or peat and loam n^ixed. The culture of this genus, however, has been very little 
attended to. According to Sweet, the best time to transplant the British Orchideae, is when they are in a 
growing state. 
The Orchis affords the preparation known as Salep, imported from Turkey, and other parts of the Levant ; 
and which has also been made in this country from O. mascula, and other species. The root is washed, 
the brown skin rubbed off, and then dried in an oven and ground into powder. This powder, as an article of 
diet, is accounted extremely nutritious, containing a great quantity of farinaceous matter in a small bulk. O. 
mascula is very abundant in the meadows of Gloucestershire, and Salep has been made from its bulbs, equal 
to that imported. {Encyc. of Agr. 5527 ) 
