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shorter than the germen, 3 sejn patent, pet. eonnivent, st. solid. 
—E. B. 632. — St. about a foot high. L. usually spotted with 
])urple, lower obtuse or rarely aeute, upper liiiear-laneeolate 
resembling the braets. Spike ovate, afterwards elongated ; lower 
bracts longer than the germen, u])j)er equalling it. FI. pale pur- 
ple, more or less streaked with purple. Lateral nerves of bracts 
inconspicuous. Middle sep. with a Hat acute point. Lip usually 
flat, deeply 3-lobed, lateral lobes rounded, middle lobe longer 
and narrower. Damp pastures and heaths. P. V. VI. Spotted 
palmate Orchis. 
0. O. latifolia (L.); Up obscurely 3-lohed: sides rejlexed cre- 
nate, spur subulate shorter than the germen, two lateral sej). 
))atent, j)ct. couuiveut, st. hollow. — About a foot high. L. sel- 
dom s])otted. Bracts longer than the fl. Middle sep. usually 
hooded at the end. — The following forms are considered as spe- 
cies by many authors and deserve attention. — a.mojalis-, 1. spread- 
ing oblong obtuse, upj>er 1. lanceolate acute, lower bracts longer 
than flowers. 0. majalis R. 1. 1. 565. ! 0. latifolia Koch, Fries, 
Sm. ! — /3. incarnata ; 1. erect approaching the st. lanceolate at- 
tenuated hooded at the end not S])otted, all the bracts usually 
longer than the flowers. 0. avyustifolia Vi. and G. O. latifolia 
R. 1. t. 564. 1 E. B. 2308. 0. incarnata (L.) Fries, Koch. — y. 
Traunsteineri ; 1. erecto-patent linear-lanceolate narrowed from 
the base, upper 1. linear erect, lower bracts equalling the fl. upper 
ones shorter. 0. Traunsteineri Koch. 0. anyustifolia R. I. 
t. 848 ! Fries. — Marshes and damj) meadows. P. VI. Marsh 
Orchis. 
** Glands of the j)ollen-masses united, lip erect in testivation. 
Axacamptis Rich. 
10. 0. pyramidalis (L.); lip with 3 equal lobes and 2 tuber- 
cles at the base above, lobes oblong truncate, middle lobe some- 
times emarginate, spur filiform longer than the germen, lateral 
sep. ovate-lanceolate acute s])reading, bracts 3-nerved, tubers 
undivided. — E.B. 110. — St. 12 — 18 in. high. L. lineai'-lanceo- 
late, acute. ' Spike pyramidal, afterwards cylindrical. Fl. rose- 
purple, sometimes wliite. — Chalky pastures. P. VII. Pyramidal 
Orchis. 
*** Glands of the pollen-masses united, lip spiral in astivation. 
lIlMANTOGLO.SSU.M Spr. 
11. 0. hircin a (Scop.); lip 3-parted downy, segments linear, 
middle one very long twisted, lateral much shorter wavy, spur 
very short. — E. B. 34. — A most singular pkant, 2 — 3 feet high. 
“Cal. green, spotted with dull purple internally.” Lip purplish 
white and sj)otted at the base. — Bushy chalk hills in Kent and 
Sm-rey, veiy rar-c. P. V. Lizard Orchis. E. 
