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the other species that have been described to the insects they are named from, but still the flowers are very 
curious. The middle lobe of the lip, which is of a dark brown, is marked with lines of a much paler colour, 
which look somewhat like the letter w. 
THE DRONE ORCHIS. (O. fucifera, Smith.) 
This is sometimes supposed to be a variety of the last species, but it is very inferior in beauty, and it flowers 
above a month later. 
THE COBWEB ORCHIS. (O. arachnites, Willd.) 
This has been supposed to be a hybrid between O. apifera and 0. fucifera , but it bears more resemblance to 
the latter of these species. It is found in chalky soils, like the other kinds, but it does not flower till July. 
GENUS XIY. 
THE MUSK-ORCHIS. (Herminium, R. Br.) 
Lin. Syst. GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 
Generic Character. —Sepals and petals herbaceous, spreading ; lip short, lobed, not spurred. Lobes of the anther parallel. Pollen-masses 
with two naked glands. ( Lindley.) 
Description, &c. —There is only one British species in this genus, viz., the Green Musk-orchis (//. monor¬ 
chis , R. Br.), and its flowers are not ornamental. 
GENUS XY. 
THE BOG-ORCHIS. (Malaxis, Lin.) 
Lin. Syst. GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 
eneric Character. —Sepals herbaceous, ovate, spreading. Petals herbaceous, reflexed ; lip uppermost, much smaller than the sepals, and 
similar in size and figure to the petals. Column very short. Pollen-masses, four. {Lindley.) 
Description, &c.— There is only one British species in the genus ; an insignificant little plant, growing in 
spongy turf bogs. Malaxis is derived from the Greek word for soft. 
GENUS XYI. 
THE LIPARIS. (Liparis, Rich.) 
Lin. Syst. GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 
Generic Character. —Sepals more or less herbaceous, spreading. Petals linear, spreading; lip undermost, dilated, much larger than the 
sepals. Column nearly as long as the sepals. Pollen-masses four. ( Lindley.) 
Description, &c. —The two-leaved Bog-orcliis (Liparis Lceseli, Rich.), is a simple little plant, with greenish 
flowers, which appear in July. It is generally found in sandy bogs, growing among rushes. The name of 
Liparis signifies unctuous, and alludes to the feel of the leaves. 
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