February  13,  1806* 
JOURNAL  OR  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER V 
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The  Marsh  Orchis. 
Orchis  latifolia  (Marsh  Orchis). — This  plant  loves  damp 
meadows  and  copses,  and  has  been  found  in  various  parts  of  Kent 
near  the  rivers.  The  Spotted  Orchis  (Orchis  macuJata)  is  common 
on  banks  and  meadows  all  over  the  county,  but  like  the  last  prefers 
Orchis,  which  is  known  botanically  by  all  three  names,  my  father 
had  from  Tunbridge  Wells  in  1867.  I  saw  one  that  was  brought 
from  the  Chatham  Woods  in  1877. 
The  Butterfly  Orchis  (Habenaria  bifolia),  a  fine  plant  with 
yellowish  white  flowers  and  generally  two  broad  leaves,  is  found  in 
Fig.  21. — DBNDROBItlM  LUTEOLUM. 
a  damp  soil.  Orchis  incarnata  (the  Crimson  Orchis)'has  also  been 
discovered.  The  Gadfly  Orchis  (Gymnadenia  or  Orchis  Conopsea), 
known  in  Kent  as  Longtails  from  the  length  of  its  spur,  has  an 
aromatic  scent,  hence  it  is  known  as  the  Sweet-scented  Orchis  ;  it 
is  common  on  the  chalk  downs  throughout  Kent.  Gymnadenia 
albida,  Orchis  albida,  Habenaria  viridis,  or  the  greenish  white 
many  parts  of  the  county.  Habenaria  chlorantha,  the  great 
Butterfly  Orchis,  has  also  been  discovered  in  many  places,  and 
though  I  have  never  been  fortunate  enough  to  find  it,  friends  have 
also  discovered  Habenaria  or  Orchis  viridis.  The  Frog  Orchis 
(Herminium  monorchis),  or  the  Musk  Orchis,  so  named  from  its 
scent,  is  found  in  many  places  along  the  chalk  downs.  The  flowers 
