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base surrounding the column. L. fringed at the end with bul- 
bous gemma;. Forming a small bulbous hybernaculum. — This 
curious plant and the following rather grow upon the moss as 
epiphytes than amongst it. — Spongy bogs. P. VIII. IX. 
15. Sturmia Reich. 
1. S. Loeselii (R.) ; 1. oblong-lanceolate, st. triangular, lip 
obovate longer than the petals. — Malaxis Sm. E. B. 47. Liparis 
Rich., Hook., Lindl.— St. 6—10 in. high. Fl. 6—12, in a lax 
spike, yellowish. Sep. lanceolate. Pet. linear. Hybernaculum 
large, ovate, inclosed in the whitish sheaths of the decayed 
leaves. An epiphyte ? — Liparis is not admissible as a generic 
name in botany, having been previously used for a genus of in- 
sects, and at a still earlier date for one of fish. See R. Icon. iv. 
p. 39. Steph. Syst. Cat. Ins. ii. 50. Cuv. Reg. Anim. (ed. 1829) 
ii. 346. Sturmia has been employed several times in botany 
but always superseded. I follow Koch in adopting it here. — 
Spongy bogs in Norf., Suff., and Camb., very rare. P. VI. — E. 
Tribe IV. Cypripediece. 
16. Cypripedium Linn. 
1. C. Calceolus (L.) ; st. leafy, middle lobe of the column 
nearly ovate obtuse deflexed, lip slightly compressed shorter 
than the calyx. — E. B. 1. — St. 12 — 18 in. high, downy, bearing 
3 or 4 large ovate pointed leaves. Fl. usually solitary, some- 
times 2, large; sep. 1 — 1£ in. long, dark brown; pet. dark 
brown, rather narrower than the sep. ; lip 1 in. long, inflated, 
yellow, reticulated with darker veins. — Dense woods in the 
north, very rare. P. V. VI. Lady's Slipper. E. 
Order LXXIX. IRIDEiE. 
Perianth tubular, 6-parted, petaloid, in 2 often unequal rows. 
Stam. 3, epigynous, opposite the outer segments of the perianth. 
Anth. bursting outwards. Ovary inferior, 3-celled. Style 1. 
Stigmas 3, dilated, often petaloid. Caps. 3-celled, 3-valved, 
valves bearing the dissepiments in the middle. Seeds numerous. 
Embryo cylindrical, inclosed in horny or fleshy albumen. Ra- 
dicle pointing towards the hilum. 
1. Iris. Perianth 6-cleft, superior, alternate segments re- 
flexed. Stigma 3-parted, petaloid, covering the stamens. 
2. Trichonema. Perianth regular, G-cleft : segments spread- 
ing. Stigmas 3, bifid : lobes slender. 
3. Crocus. Perianth regular, funnelshaped with a long tube : 
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