GYMNADE'NIA CONOP'SEA. 
GNAT-LIKE FLOWERED GYMNADENIA. 
Class, 
GYNANDRIA. 
Order, 
MONANDRIA. 
Natural Order. 
ORCHIDACE^. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration 
Inhabits 
Britain. 
1 foot. 
June, July. 
Perennial. 
Meadows. 
No. 959. 
Gymnadenia is deduced from the Greek gymnos, 
ADEN, signifying a naked gland. It has reference 
to the pollen masses. 
We are glad to present our readers with speci- 
mens of some of the hardy Orchidacese, on account 
of the affinity that exists between these and the 
splendid kindred productions of tropical regions, 
which are now so generally sought for by those who 
possess the means of cultivating them ; and which 
almost every one can have the pleasure of seeing at 
some or other of the numerous horticultural exhi- 
bitions that now take place in all parts of the 
country. The existence of societies for the encou- 
ragement of the cultivation of fruits, flowers, and 
edible vegetables, is a characteristic of the present 
age. The advantages they produce are incalcula- 
ble, since it is impossible to estimate the benefits 
which gradually arise out of the cultivation of the 
public mind ; and the study of nature stands fore- 
most amongst all studies that are to afford know- 
ledge. Having possessed ourselves of certain por- 
tions of that knowledge which exist in nature, we 
may make deductions therefrom by comparing and 
