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Salmon ' s Herbal. . Lib. L 
The DefcriptiotiSo 
ill. The fir ft , or lefler Twa-Blade or Three 
Leav’d white Butter Fly Orchis. From two long 
T efiicles or Stones , with a long Tail at the bottom 
of its Root , /firing up two or three large Leaves lefs 
than thofe of the Hungarian or greateft Twa-Blade 
Fox Stones in Chap. 298. Seft. 4. The Stalk is 
More than half a Foot high , with 2 or 3 J mall , /<?/?£. 
narrow Leaves thereon , and <z fmallTuftor Svike 0) 
white Flowers at the top thereof thinly fet thereon , 
fomewhat refembling white Butter-Flies , with their 
Wings fpread , flower having a crooked Tail 
behind it , /«// or Honey Liquor. 
IV. Tibc fecond , Wafp Orchis. R00/J 
or pretty large and more roundly Tube- 
rous. The Leaves are a little narrower than the 
former. The Flowers fund in the fame manner 
and almofi of the fame fajhion , but fomething 
greater , 0/ d brown yellow color , Wings 
being a little inclinable to purple. This Gerard 
makes the Bumble Bee Orchis. 
V. The third , or Lefler Gnat Flower. It has 
two longijh Tefiicles of a mean magnitude , having 
three Leaves ufually Handing below the Stalky with 
fome few Jhort ones up higher. The Flowers are but 
• all , but much refembling a fmall Gnat or Fly, 0; 
a yellowifh brown color , whofe lower part is [mallei 
then the Greater Gnat Flower following 
V] The fourth- gr Greater Gnat Mower. The 
.culou . Root of Stones are a little forger than in 
the laft , and pointed at the Bottom. The Stalk hereof 
is greater and higher the Leaves aifoare larger and 
longer than in the two lafi , but much [mailer upon 
the Stalk. The Flowers are fewer at top , but larger 
by much : and their color differs not much , but is 
rather f 'adder . 
VII. The fifths or Honey-Bee Flower. Its 
Tefiiculous Root confifis of two fmall round Tubers. 
Tfte Stalk is feldom a Span high. The Leaves 
thereon are few, narrow and fmall , but pretty long. 
turning fometimes inward , fome growing upon the 
Stalk. At top [lands ufually two or three Flowers , 
feldom more , each whereof is in Jhapc much like 
to the Honey or Hive Bee-, that many who have not 
feen it before , would verily believe , that it were either 
a living or the Carkafe of a dead Bee -, but that the up- 
per Leaves, which are like Wings , are of a pale blewifh 
purple color and the Head yet paler -, the Body be- 
ing full and round and of a dark brown color , with 
fome Spots of yellow thereon. 
VIII. The fixth , or the Lefler Fly -Flower, or 
Flefh Fly-Flower. Its Tefiiculous Root is a round 
Tuber and fometimes longijh , with Fibres f print- 
ing from its top. It has lefjer Leaves and more rib- 
bed than the Greater Flefh Fly-Flower, in Chap. 
298. Se£t. 6 . The Stalk rife s not fully fo high 
the Flowers in form , are Tike to thofe , but lefjer , 
and of a little darker color , both at the bottom and 
about the middle part but paler between the Wings, 
being of a pale color , enclining to blew. 
IX. The feventh, or Leaft Fly Orchis, or Fly- 
Flower. Its Tefiiculous Root confifis of two round 
Tubers and fmall. It has three narrow Leaves 
and Ribbed, growing clofer to the Stalk than in the 
lafi. Its Stalk is /matter and lower than it, ha- 
ving two or three fmall flowers at top like the 
other, but J mailer , and of a brownijh purple color , 
fomewhat /potted. 
X. The eighth , or Great Fly-Flower of Nar- 
bone. Its Tefiiculous Root confifis of two fmall, 
round Tubers, or a little longijh towards the upper 
parts- it has three or four Leaves, which are larger 
than the lift and full of Ribs. T he Stalk is higher. 
And the Flowers much larger or greater , and 
oj a yellow color, like fome Flys with us. 
XI. The ninth , or Narrow Leav’d Fly-Flower 
Its Root conjifts of trn fmall, round, longijh, tube- 
rous i eflicles , a little pointed at the bottom with 
many fmall Fibres at the tops. It has feveral Leaves 
upon the Stalk, as fix, eight, or ten, which are verb 
narrow and very long, and grow upon the Stalk 
even to the very top , where grow the Flowers 
which very much refemble a fmall Jhort Fly. 
XII. The Places. They grow in open Grounds 
and in Wood-land Grounds, in Clay Grounds as 
alfoin a moift fertil Earth; in Marfh Grounds and 
in dry ftndy Soils, and barren Fields, in many 
parts of England-, and all of them are found 
Nurft up in the Gardens of fome of out 
Florifts. 
XIII. The Times. They Flower from the 
middle or latter end of April to the end of 
May. 
XIV. The Qualities, Specification and Preparati- 
ons of thefe Fly-Flowers , or Fly-Stones, are the 
lame with thofe of Dog-Stones in Chap. 226. 
atoregoing, to which we refer you, and therefore 
fhall fay no more thereof in this place. 
CHAP. DXXXI. 
Of ORCHIS Handed 5 
0 R, 
PALMA CHRIST I. 
I. HP H E Names. It is called in Greek, "Osxtt 
r/kxTvWf. in Latine , Orchis Talmata , 
Orchis Digit at a, Raima Chrifii: and in Englijh 
Handed Orchis, Finger Orchis, and Palma Chrifi i. 
II. The Kinds. Of thefe which are common 
to us the following nine are chief, viz. 1. Orchis 
Palmata major , vel Mas -, Palma Chrifii Mas Lo- 
belij, The great Male Handed Orchis. 2. Orchis 
Palmata major pratenfis angufiifolia Bauhini The 
great Male Handed Orchis with narrow Leaves. 
3. Orchis Palmata Fcemina, Palma Chrifii Fcemina 
folio maculato Lobelij, The Female Handed Orchis. 
4. Orchis Palmata pratenfis maxima-, Compfea 
difla Lobelio, The greatelt Handed and Hooded 
Orchis. 5. Orchis Palmata minor Flore rubro. Sera- 
pias minor Lobelij, Small Handed Orchis with red 
Flowers. 6. Orchis Palmat a angufiifolia minor. Orchis 
Fcemina Tragi, The lefler Handed Orchis with narrow 
Leaves. 7. Orchis Palmata angufiifolia minor odor a 
tijfima Bauhini, The Iweet l'mall Handed Orchis. 
8. Orchis Palmata Caryophyllata Lobelij, The Clove 
feented Handed Orchis. 9. Orchis Palmata Botra- 
chites, vel Myodes Lobelij , Handed Orchis relem- 
bling Frogs or Flies. There are others of the Or - 
chides Palmatm, which grow in Marfh and Fenny 
places. Thefe are the Or chides palufires. Fenny Or- 
chides, or Marfh Palms, of which we have already 
treated : but the Cuts or Figures of the firft and 
fecond Kindi there treated of, were over lookt, 
and fo not inferted in their proper places j we have 
thought 
