Ophrys ovata. 
T WAYBLADE. 
OPHRYS Lm. Gen. PI. Gynandria Diandria. 
Nefarium fubcarinatum. 
Pali Syn. Gen. 29. Herba: radice bulbosa PRA:DiTjE, 
OPHRYS bulbo fibrofo, caule blfolio, folils ovatis, nedaril kbio bifido. Lln.Syfl. Ve^etah. p. 667, 
S^. PI. 1342. F/. Siuec. n. 808. yj e> t: i 
EPIPACTIS foHis binis ovatis, labello 'bifido. Haller, htjl. 1291. t. 57. 
OPHRYS ovata, Bauhin. Pin. 87. Ger. emac. 402. 
3 IFOLIUM fylveftre vulgare Parkim. 504. Kali Sjn. 385. Common Twayblade. 
PL Ban. t, 137. Hudfon FU Angi. ed. 2. p. 38S. Lightfoot FI. Scot. p. 523. 
RADIX perennis, fibrofa, fibris plurimis, teretibus, 
cylindricis, contortis. 
SCAPUS pedalis et ultra, folidus, teres, villofus, fub- 
vifcidus, foliolis paucis perbrevibus, alternis, 
acuminatis, vaginantibus inftrudlus. 
FOLIA bina, prope terram, inferiore bafi fua fuperi- 
oris bafin ambiente, ovata, mucronata, quin- 
quenervia. 
FLORES herbacei, fpicati, laxe et diftinde infidentes. 
SPICA praslonga, angufta. 
F!g. I. ad 12. exhibent partes frufilificationis ficut per 
lentem apparent. 
Fig. I. ad 6. Flos antice vifus. 
Hg. I. 4. 5- Petala exteriora latiora, 2. 3. interiora 
anguftiora. 
F/g. 6 . Labellum Nectarii bifidum, in fitu naturali 
faepius inflexum. 
Fig. 7. Squama fuperior, Jig. 10. Squama inferior, 
(fuftentaculum Halleri) inter quas theca fla- 
minum quafi in forcipe continetur. 
Ftg. 12. Theca flaminum, cum flaminibus inclufis. 
Fig,%. Theca flaminum, demiflis flaminibus, 9. 
Fig. 15. Stamina cum Antheris bilamellofis, flavis, 
feorfim exhibitis. 
Fg. I r . Stigma. 
Fig. 15. Pericarpium nat. magnitud. 
ROOT perennial, fibrous, fibres numerous, round, cy- 
lindrical, matted together. ’ 
STALK a foot or more in height, folid, round vil- 
lous, nightly vilcid, and furniflied vvitli’very 
fliort, alternate, pointed Ibeathing leaves. 
LEAVES growing in pairs, near the ground, the lower 
one by its bafe furrounding the bafe of the 
i I7T pointed, with five ribs. 
+ bkUWEKSof a greemfli colour, growingin a fpike 
f fitting loofely and diflinflly. ’ 
I SPIKE very long and narrow. 
I tig. I. to iz. exhibit the parts of the fruflif, cation as 
I appear through a magnifier. 
I Fi^. I. to 6. a flower feen in front. 
t I- 4 - 5 - the outer broadeft Petals, 2. 3. the ia- 
I _ ner and more narrow ones. 
I Fig. 6. the Lifi of the Nectary, which in its natural 
t ^ lituation IS generally bent inward. 
Fig. y. the fuperior Syuama, fig. lo. the inferior Squa- 
ma futteiitaculum of Haller) between 
which the cafe containing the ftamina is held 
as in a pair of forceps. 
Fig. 12. the Cafe of the ftamina, with the ftamina cn- 
clofed. 
Fig. 8. the Cafe of the ftamina, the ftamina having 
fallen out. Jig. 9. ° 
Fig. 15. the Stamina with the Anthera: compofed 
of two lamella: of a yellow colour flicwn by 
themfelves. ^ 
Fig II. the Stigma. 
Fig. 15. Seed-vzssul of its natural fize. 
To render the charaaers of this genus, which are very difficult of inveftigation 
they are reprefented in a magnified ftate, and particularly referred to. ’ 
eafy to the Botanic Student, 
It will be feen on comparing, how very different they are from thofe of the Orchis. 
This fpecics of Ophrys is the moft common of the whole genus, and may he found in moft of the woods 
^^a^iTon HeSr Shootefs-hill, and fometimes it is found in h&a- 
A variety with three leaves is i.ow and then met with. 
It flowers in May and June. 
