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8. Spisan'thes Rich. Lady's Tresses. 
1. S. autumndlis (Kich.) ; root-fibres few ovate-oblong thick, 
root-L ovate-obloDgina lateral cluster, stem-1. like bracts, spike 
dense. — E. B. 541. Neottia Sm. — St. 4 — G in. high. Spike 
spiral. Fl. greenish white. Column and lid acute; a blunt 
ovate membranous process between them on each side. — Diy 
calcareous and gravelly places. P. VUI. IX. E. I. 
2. S. cestivdlts (Eich.) ; root-fibres few long-cylindrical, root- 
1. oblong-lanceolate round the base of the st., stem-1. narrowly 
lanceolate, spike lax. — £. B. S. 2817. — Spike spiral. Fl. with a 
larger lip. Colimin and lid acute; the interm. processes lan- 
ceolate acute. — Bogs. Between Lj-ndhurst and Christchurch, 
Hants. Wire Forest, Worcest. St. Owen's Pond, Jersey. P. 
vn. e. 
3. S. cer'nua (Rich.) ; root-fibres few long-cylindrical, root-l. 
linear-lanceolate, stem-1. triangular-lanceolate surrounding the 
base of the st., bracts shorter than the fl., spike dense 3-ranked, 
sep. and pet. equal blimt adhering together, lip blunt spathu- 
late. — Linn. Trans, xix. t. 32. Bot. Mag. 5277. Neottia gem- 
mipara Sm. — Spike aboiit l-i in. long. Fl. fragrant. — Castleton 
Bearhaven, Co. Cork. P. Vni. IX. I. 
9. Lis'teea R. Br. Tway-blade. 
1. L. ovdta (R. 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. W. Tway-hhde. E. S. I. 
2. L. corddta (R. Br.); 1. 2 opposite cordate, lip 4-lobed, 
coliunn without a crest. — E. B. 358. — Height 3 — 5 in. St. 
slender. Fl. very small, in a lax spike, greenish. Lip -with 2 
basal and 2 terminal linear lobes. — Turfv mountain moors. P. 
VI.— ^HI. " E. S. I. 
10. Neot'tia Linn. Bird's-nest. 
1. N. Nidus-uvis (Rich.). — E. B. 48. Li^tcra Sm. — Whole 
plant pale reddish brown. Root formed of many short thick 
fleshy fibres from the extremities of which the young plants are 
produced. (See Leight. Fl. Shrop. 434.) St. a foot high, with 
sheathing brown scale?. L. none. Spikes dense, cylindrical, 
many-flowered. Lip linear-oblong with 2 spreading lobes. — 
This is the original Neottia of Linnaeus. Act. Upt. 1740, p. 33. — 
Shady woods. P. ? Yl. E. S. L 
