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83. ORCHID ACEi. 
9. Spikan'thes Rich. Lady s Tresses. 
1. aS. spiralis (C Koch em., Asch.) ; root-fibres few ovate- 
oblong thick, root-1. ovate-oblong in a lateral cluster, stem-1. 
like bracts, spike dense. — S. autumnodis (Rich.). — E. B.bAl. — 
St. 4 — 6 in. high. Spike spiral. Fl. greenish white. Column 
and lid acute : a blunt ovate membranous process betVeen them 
on each side. — T)r\ calcareous and gravelly places. P. YIII. 
IX. ' E.I. 
2. S. aestivalis (Rich.) ; root-fibres few long cylindrical, root- 
1. oblong-lanceolate round the base of the St., stem-1. narrowly 
lanceolate, spike lax. — E. B. .S. 2817.— St. 3 — 12 in. high. 
Spike spiral. Fl. with a larger lip. Column and lid acute ; 
the interm. processes lanceolate acute. — Bogs. Between 
Lyndhurst and Christchurch, Hants. Wire Forest, Worcest. 
St Ouen s Pond, Jersey. P. VII. Vm. E. 
3. .S'. Roinavzofinna (Cham.) : root-fibres few long cylindrical, 
root-l. linear-lanceolate, stem-1. triangular-lanceolate surround- 
ing the base of the st., bracts shorter than the fl., spike dense 
3-ranked, sep. and pet. equal blunt adhering together, lip blunt 
spathulate. — -S'/y. E. B. 1474. .S'. cernua Bot. Mag. 5277. S. 
(lemmipara (Lindl.) ed. viii. — Spike about li in. long. Fl. 
fragrant. Lateral sep. united at the base. See Rep. Bof. 
Congr. Lond. 176. — Cork, ^Vrmagh, Antrim, Londonderrv. 
P. VIII. IX. ■{. 
10. Lis TEEA R. Br. Tway-blade. 
1. L. ovnta (li. Br.) ; 1. 2 opposite ovate, lip bifid, column 
with a crest which includes the anther. — E. B. 1548. St. 29. 14. 
— St. 1 ft. high. Spike long, very lax. Fl. small, greenish. L. 
large. — Woods and pastures. P. V. VI. Tvay-hla<le. E. S. I. 
2. L. cord'ita (R. Br.) ; 1. 2 opposite cordate, lip 4-lobed, 
column without a crest. — E. B. 358. — Height 3 — 5 in. St. 
slender. Fl. very small, in a lax spike, greenish. Lip with 2 
Viasal and 2 terminal linear lobes. — Turfv mountain moors. P. 
VL— VIII. ' E. S. I. 
11. Xeot'tia Rich em., Koch. Bird'e-nest. 
1. X. Xidus-dvis (Rich.).— i,'. B. 48. Listera Sm.— Whole 
plant pale reddish brown. Root formed of many short thick 
fieshy fibres from the extremities of which the young plants are 
produced. (See height. Fl. Shrcyp. 434.) St. a foot high, with 
sheathing brown scales. L. none. Spikes dense, cylindrical, 
many-flowered. Lip linear-oblong with 2 spreading lobes. — 
Shadv woods. P. ? VI. E. S. L 
