368 
Orchidacese. 
557. Listera. Twayblade. XX, 13. 
1. Ls oval. Lip linear, deeply 2-fid. Stem 30—45 cm .— 
Damp meadows and wood-sides; distrib. 5 
ovata R. Br. 2114. 
— Ls almost triangular, heart-shaped at the base. Lip with 
2 small lateral teeth at the base, 2-fid to the middle. 
Stem 5—12 cm.—Mossy woods, especially of the mount, 
and Alp., not common (wanting in T. Z. S.). 5 
cordata R. Br. 2115. 
558. Neottia. Neottia. XX, 5. 
1. Rt. consisting of thick fibres closely knotted together 
(appearing sometimes like a bird’s nest). The whole pi. 
of a very light brown.—Shady woods; on decayed ls; 
distrib. 5.nidus avis Rch. 2116. 
559. Goodyera. Goodyera. XX, 15. 
1. Rhizome branchy, stoloniferous. Ls oval or elliptic, 
net-veined, the lower petioled. FIs white.—Mossy 
pine forests; distrib. but not common. 7 repens R. Br. 2.117. 
560. Spiranthes. Spiranth. XX, 9. 
1. Stem with 2—3 narrow-lanceolate ls below. Tubers 3—5, 
cylindric-fusiform. -Swampymeadows; not common (want¬ 
ing in G.). 7. aestivalis Rich. 2118. 
— Stem with distant, bract-like ls; normal Is in a lateral 
rosette, oblong-elliptic. Tubers 2 — 3, oblong-cylindric 
(turnip-shaped).—Damp meadows and pasturages; dis¬ 
trib. 8 .autumnalis Rich. 2119. 
561. Corallorrhiza. Coral-root. XX, 5. 
1. Rt-stock branching like coral. The whole pi. of a greenish 
white. Lip spotted with red.—Mossy pine-forests, es¬ 
pecially of the mount, and subalp.; not common. Z. (want¬ 
ing in T. S.). 5 innata R. Br. 2120. 
562. Sturmia. Sturmia. XX, 12. 
1. Stem bearing 2 ls at the base. Lip obovate. Peat-mosses; 
not common (wanting in G. T.). 6 Loeselii Rchb. 2121. 
563. Malaxis. Malaxis. XX, 12. 
1. Stem with 3—4 ls below. Inner divisions of the peri¬ 
anth oval-oblong. —Swampy meadows; Studenmoos near 
Einsiedeln (still to be found there?) 7 paludosa Sw. 2122. 
— Stem with 1 leaf (rarely 2). Inner divisions of the peri¬ 
anth linear. Microstylis monophylla Lindl. — Grassy, 
shaded, damp places of the mount, and subalp., not 
common; G. 0. U. A. 7 . . monophylla Sw. 2123. 
