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the following the order is reversed. 0. Simia auct.— 
As the last; basin of- the lake of Geneva. 5 
tephrosanthos Vill. 2072. 
— Lobules of the middle lobe 2—3 times as broad as the 
lateral lobes of the lip, short, divergent.—As the last; 
distrib. 5.militaris L. 2073. 
10(7). FIs small (8—10 mm long); lip white, spotted with 
red. Helmet blackish red (spike as if burnt by fire). 
Spur V 4 — V 3 the length of the ovary.—Pasturages, plains 
in the neighbourhood of woods; distrib. 5 
ustulata L. 2074. 
— FIs larger; lip pale lilac, spotted with red. Spur at least 
half as long as the ovary. O. variegata All. — Tess. 5 
tridentata Scop. 2075. 
11 (6). Spike dense, hemispheric or short pyramidal. Di¬ 
visions of the perianth terminating in a broad sub- 
spathulate point. Ls glaucous.—Alp., subalp. and 
Jura. 6 ..... globosa L. 2076. 
— Spike lax or fairly lax. Divisions of the perianth obtuse, 
acute or acuminate ...... 12 
12. Divisions of the perianth obtuse; helmet very obtuse, 
streaked with green; lip with 3 short lobes. Spike lax 
and few- (up to about 10) fid.—Meadows; everywhere. 5 
Morio L. 2077. 
— Divisions of the perianth short acuminate ; helmet pointed, 
of a dirty reddish brown; lip 3-fid. Spike cylindric, 
fairly dense and many-fid.—Meadows; not common (want¬ 
ing in U. Z.). 5 coriophora L. 2078. 
13 (4). Spur filiform, slender (never 1 mm in thickness) 11 
— Spur cylindric, thicker ...... 15 
14. Tubers undiv. Pedicels of the 2 pollen-masses united 
at the base. Comp, the genus Anacamptis. 
— Tubers palmatifid. Pollen-masses separate. Comp, the 
genus Gymnadenia. 
15. Tubers undivided.. 16 
— Tubers palmatifid (in 2083 only shortly 2—3-fid at the 
end) . . . . . . . . . If) 
16. Bracts 1- (or 3-) nerved. Spur as long as the ovary. Stem 
leafless above. Ls oblong-lanceolate or oblong-obovate 17 
— Bracts 3—5-nerved (or the lower many-nerved). Spur 
shorter than the ovary. Stem more reg. leaved. Ls ob¬ 
long-linear, channeled. (Spike lax ) Type of OAcixiflora IS 
17. Spike short, fairly dense. FIs pale-yellow, with a 
scent of elder. Lip slightly 3-lobed.—Woods of the mount ; 
not common (wanting in J.). 4, 5 . pallens L. 2079. 
— Spike elongated, lax. FIs purplish, gen. scentless. Lip 
deeply 3-lobed.—Pasturages, wood-sides; distrib. 5 
mascula L. 2080. 
