brevior petalis v. ultra, inferne dilatata, alba: cucullus sanguineus, tery, 
nalis; erectus anticé retrorstm obliquatus, thecis sulco profundo glandh. 
lam albam intergerinam incompletam inferné comprehendente distinctis . 
glandula antherifera obliquato-protuberans obtusa: pollinis massze clavd indy, 
visa brevi erugined, stipite longo flavo lucido. Stigma areola didynty 
antica madida purpurascens parieti interiori cavitatis Jilamenti v. columne 
partis infertoris sub glanduld antheriferaé adnata. 
Another of the species of this interesting genus which 
have been introduced into our collections by Mr. Swainson 
of Elm Grove, Liverpool. It was found by that gentleman. is 
growing plentifully on the mountains near Palermo, parti 
cularly on those of Capreto and Monreale, where it flowery 
in the spring. ‘That it is the Orcurs variegata of his friend 
Bivona Bernardi, Mr. Swainson tells us he can haye ng 
doubt, that he has scarcely any of its being the O. acumi, 
nata of Desfontaines; but not’having seen the figure in Jacy 
quin’s works, he was less able to satisfy himself of its being 
also the plant of that author. We have carefully reviewed 
the synonymy adduced above, and are convinced that. the 
whole belongs to this species; which extends itself widely: 
over the South of Europe, and is known to reach the Coast of 
Barbary. It comes the nearest to the Orcnis militaris, of 
this country, of any other species we are aware of; and 
was deemed a variety of that by Linnzeus; but afterwards 
properly distinguished from it by Allioni. 
_ oot tuberous, twin, tubers oval, oblong, brownish. 
Leaves about 7, multifariously disposed, uprightly spreading, 
of a dullish glaucous or rather cinereous green, sometimes 
marked with a few irregularly disposed spots, Opaque, 
3-9 inches long, seldom exceeding an inch in breadth, some- 
times with a few spots, blade lanceolately oblong, Sharp- 
pointed, streaked: inner ones longest, and sheathing the scape 
to a greater height. Scape 6 or 7 inches high, round, 
fluted, pale green. Spike in flower short close cylindrical - 
spreading, ix seed elongated distant adpressed. Flowers of 
a middling size, slightly scented, very palely flesh-coloured, 
nutant, about one third’ of an inch in diameter. Bractes 
white, Sometimes coloured, membranous, lanceolately sub- 
ulate, pressed close to the germen, which is rather longer. 
Germen sessile, twisted, pale green, round, angular, scarcely 
longer than the petals. Corolla nutant, semiringent: petals 
5, converging’ into a casque, at the lower part of a tawny 
green, at the upper of a rosy-white, striped with deep purple, 
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