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thought good, that they might not be loft , to place 
them here next following. 
I. Serapias , vel Orchis Palmat&paluftris latifolia-, 
Fenny Orchis, or Marfh Handed Palms with 
broad Leaves, Chap. 25 1. Sett. 2. A' 0 . 1. 
1. Serapias vel Orchis Palmda paluflris Lepto - 
pbylla, Fenny Orchis Handed, or Marfh Palms 
thin Leav’d, Chap. 251. Sell. i. N°. 2. 
The Descriptions* 
III. The fir ft , or Great Male Handed Orchis 
t he Root is Hah Jed-, Palmed, or Fingred, as in the 
Cut or Figure, fiat and broad , two, and two, joined 
together at the Head, like unto Hands, parted at 
the bottom intojhort pieces , as if the Fingers were 
cut Jhort off by the Knuckles, with fome Fibres at 
the Head thereof alfo , one of them being firm 3 
Orchis Handed Male Or eat : 
or, Valina Chrifli. 
the other toofe or Spongy , ns in the round Tuberous 
Orchides, which rife and decay in like manner. It 
has divers large , broad , and long , fmooth , green 
Leaves , lying on the Ground , among which rifes up 
a round Stalk , with fame fuch Leaves on it but 
Infer up to the top , where grows a large Bead of 
red purple flowers, /potted with a ckep purple 
color , each flower having a Heel of the fame color 
behind it. 
IV. The Second , or Great Male Handed Or- 
chis with narrow Leaves. The Roots of this are 
double handed like the former , parted into three 
parts below : the Leaves are long , and narrower 
than the former , thro ’ which the Stalk rifes up, as 
thro’ a Pipe, to be a Foot and half high, on which it 
fet a fpikei Head of flowers of a pale purple color , 
with a Spur behind , andu fmallLeaf fet with every 
flower at the bottom. 
V. The third, or Female Handed Orchis. Its 
Root is Handed or fingered like the others. The 
Leaves hereof are long and narrow. Spotted diiter/ly 
with black Spots. The Stalk has likeviife fome 
narrow 
