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terminal division of the lip transversely oval acute as long as the 
ovate acute sep. and pet. its keel plicate-crenate above. — Helle- 
borine &c. No. 2. Ray. 383. ? — L. small ; sheaths funnelshaped 
(as far as I can judge from dry specimens). Bracts all much 
smaller than even the uppermost leaf. Fl. blackish-red, peduncle 
shorter than the downy germen. Lobe of the lower lip exactly 
transversely oval, crenate, with a small acute point and an 
elevated folded and crenate triangular keel above. St. 6 — 18 
in. high. — Giggleswick and other places on the sides of moun- 
tains near Settle, Yorkshire. P. VII. E. 
2. E. palustris (Sw.) ; 1. lanceolate, bracts shorter than the 
somewhat drooping fl., terminal division of the lip roundish 
obtuse crenate as long as the perianth. — E. B. 270. — St. 12 — 18 
in. high. Cal. purplish-green, pet. and lip white tinged with 
purple. — Moist places, not rare. P. VII. VIII. 
12. Cephalanthera. 
1. C. grandifiora (Bab.) ; 1. ovate or ovate-lanceolate pointed, 
bracts longer than the glabrous germen, lip obtuse included. — 
E. B. 271. " S. grandifiora Linn." Sm. C. pallens Koch. — Fl. 
white, lip marked with several elevated longitudinal lines. — In 
dense woods, usually on a calcareous soil. P. VI. E. I. 
2. C. ensifolia (Rich.) ; 1. lanceolate pointed, brads much 
shorter than the glabrous germen, lip obtuse included. — E. B. 494. 
— Fl. white, lip with several elevated white lines and a yellow 
spot in front. — Mountainous woods, rare. P. V. VI. 
3. C. rubra (Rich.) ; 1. lanceolate acute, bracts longer than 
the downy germen, lip acute as long as the pet. — E. B. 437. Epi- 
pactis Sm. — Fl. purple, lip white with a purple margin, marked 
with numerous wavy longitudinal lines. — -Mountainous woods, 
very rare. " Bank sloping to the south on Hampton Common, 
Gloucestershire." Sm. P. VI. VII. E. 
Tribe III. Malaxidece. 
13. Cor allorhiza Hall. 
1. C. innata (R. Br.) ; spur obsolete or wanting. — E. B. 1547. 
— Root of thick fleshy much branched fibres. Spike of few yel- 
lowish flowers. Sep. and pet. lanceolate, acute. Lip oblong, 
white, with a few purple spots. — Boggy woods, rare. P. VII. — S. 
14. Malaxis Siv. 
1. M. 2>aludosa (Sw.) ; st. with 3 — 5 oval concave leaves, lip 
concave acute. — E. B. 72. — St. 1 — 4 in. high. Sep. ovate, 
spreading, 2 of them turning upwards. Lip above, erect, its 
