GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 
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complanatum, indivi- 
sum, sessile. Columna 
porrecta. Pollinia 4, 
parallela, stigmatis 
summitati affixa. 
flattened, undivided, 
sessile. Column ex- 
tended. Pollinia 4, 
parallel, affixed to the 
summit of the stigma. 
1. Liliifolia. Lin. 
M. foliis binis, ova- 
to-lanceolatis; scapo 
triquetro; petalis iute- 
rioribus filiformibus, 
reflexis, discoloribus; 
labello concavo, obo- 
vato, apice acuto. 
Leaves two, ovate- 
lanceolate; scape tri- 
quetrous; interior pe- 
tals filiform, reflexed, 
differently coloured; 
lip concave, obovate, 
acute at the summit. 
Sp. pi. 4. p. 90. Pursh, 2. p. 592. Nutt. 2. p. 196. 
Ophrys Trifolia? Walt. p. 220. 
Roots bulbous. Leaves all radical, two, oval lanceolate, acute, glabrous, 
slightly nerved, entire, loosely sheathing the base of the stem, about three 
inches long, nearly two wide, a third, exterior, consisting of scarcely more 
than a sheath, with an oblique acute summit. Scape angular, six to eight 
inches high. Flowers numerous in a terminal raceme. (Three exterior 
segments of the perianth acute, white, the two interior filiform, yellowish, 
reflexed, the lower lip broad, obovate, with an abrupt point of a pale olive 
colour. Willd.) 
Grows in the upper districts of Carolina and Georgia, in rich woodland, 
among decaying vegetables. I have not seen it in the low country. 
Flowers June — July. Pursh. 
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2. OpHlOGLOSSOlDES. Mulll. 
M? folio solitario, 
ovato, amplexicaule; 
scapo pentagono; la- 
bello apice bifido. 
Leaf solitary, ovate, 
amplexicaule; scape 5- 
angled; lip 2-cleft at 
the summit. 
Sp. pi. 4. p. 90. 
M. Unifolia, Mich. 2. p. 157* 
Microstylis Ophioglossoides, Nutt. 2. p. 196. 
