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base in front arcuate, lij)s wavy obsoletely dentienlated (not 
fringed), npper lip lielinetsliii])ed scarcely einarginate : sides 
patent, middle lobe of the lower li]> much longer than the lateral 
lobes, stam. inserted at the base of the cor. glabrous below, their 
U])per j)art and the style glandular-j)nbescent. — E.B.42\. 
R. I. f. you and y2.‘h O. major (L.) Sm., but Fries states that 
that syn. belongs to 0. elatior. — Stigma distantly bilobed, yellow. 
Anth. white when dry. For a full description from fresh sj)eci- 
mens see Leiyht. FI. Shrop. d02. — Parasitical u])on Broom, 
Furze and other shrubby leguminous plants. P. VI. VII. 
Greater Broom-rape. 
2. 0. rubra (Sm.) ; sep. l-ncrved lanceolate subulate-atte- 
nuated longer than the tube of the cor. undivided, cor. bellshaped 
arcuate glandular-pubescent externally and theupper lip internally, 
lips acutely denticulated and crisj)ed, upper lip emarginate : sides 
patent, lobes of the lower lip nearly equal intermediate lobe 
rather longer, stam. inserted near to the base of the corolla slightly 
pilose within below, their apex and the ujijier part of the style 
slightly glandular-pilose. — E. B. 1786 (bad). R. I.t.885. Pro- 
bably 0. epithymim DC., Koch, Fries (Mant. iii. 59), but there 
are some discrepancies in the descriptions.- — Stigma approxi- 
mately 2-lobed, pale red. Anth. fuscous when diy. Sej). with 
a second faint nerve near their anterior margin and, in the dry 
])lant, there is the appearance of several more. L. few. Sweet- 
scented. — Descrij)tion drawn from fresh Cornish specimens. — 
Parasitical upon Thymus Serpyllum. P. VII. VIII. 
3. O. caryophyllacea (Sm.) ; sep. many-nerved lanceolate 
equally bifid shorter than the tube of the cor. distinct or com- 
bined in front, cor. tubular-bellshaped curved on the back, lips 
spreading, upper one 2-lobed : lobes porrect, lobes of the low’er 
lip nearly equal rounded wavy, stam. inserted above the base of 
the cor. hairy within below, above together with the style glan- 
dular-pilose. — E. B. S. 2639. 0. Galii Duby, Koch. — Stigma 
jnirplish-black, a])proximately lobed. Anth. fuscous, yellow when 
(b-y. Sep. with crisped glandular hairs externally, each lobe with 1 
strong nerve and several slender ones. Cor. similarly hairy on 
both sides. — Described from fresh Kentish specimens. — On 
Galium Mollugo in Kent. P. VII. E. 
4. 0. elatior (Sutt.); sep. many-nerved equally bifid as long 
as the tube of the cor. connected in front, cor. curved tubular 
slightly compressed above, upper lip 2-lobed toothed : lobes inflexed, 
lower lip of 3 nearly equal acute lobes toothed, stam. inserted 
above the base of the cor. glandular-hairy in the lower half 
within. — E. B. 568. 0. major (L.) Fries. — Stigma bilobed yellow. 
Upper lip of the cor. usually with an elevated point between the 
lobes. Cor. glandular externally. The stam. sometimes have a 
