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Show they, BR LT AH BRB AL. oa Serer The. He divides ‘ theminto two : genera, under the names of orchis and fa y -on the rudiment of the ftyle. i 5 the principal difference of which is, that the hinder part of the nectarium is in the orchis hyritm P vinted and Jong, andin the /atyrium fhort and nipped. Thefe' characters are not enough to feparate plants, fo evidently connected by Nature to one another ; and we have therefore joined them, 1. Great Goat Orchis. Orchis barbata fetida. Af”D?.. 7 The root is a double bulb, or is compoled of two roundifh parts of the bignels of walnuts. . (Phe leaves are very large, broad, oblong, and of a deep green. The ftalk is a yard high, and has fome leaves on it. The fpike of flowersis long and thick: they a are placed -on twifted bodies ; and are of whitifh green, variegated with purple, and dif- tinguithed by long, greenifh beards, formed of the lowerlip of the ne&tarium. The whole plant has a ftrong and difagreeable We have it in dry paftures, but not common. It fowers in Auguft C. Bauhine calls it Triorchis alba odorata. Our people, Ladies or pis, and Ladies traces. Authors fpeak of a leffer kind, but it is only avariety; and of a fimall bulbous orchis, whichis jn the fame manner a variety of the preceding. The ftalk is eight inches high; and the flowers before they are opened, terminate’ jt in a dutky cone. Whenopened, they are fmall, and ftand thick ina fhort fpike: their hood is purple, and their under-part whitifh, but full of purple {pots, We have it on dry, chalkyhills, flowering in July. C. Bauhine calls it Cynoforchis miljtaris pratenJis bumili Orchis floribus fubcinereis. PCE a. ¢ 6. Purple Sweet Orchis. Orchis purpurea odorata. The root is.a double bulb. The leaves are very broad, oblong, and of a deep green. We have it in many parts of England in rich damp places.” It flower C. Bauhine calls it The ftalk is a foot and halfhigh. The flowers ftand at the top in a long fpike; and they are of a deep fine purple, and have a light fragrance. We have it in rich meadows, flowering in June. C. Bauhinecalls it Orchis objcure purpurea ode- Trago-or ‘ The root is a double bulb. Theleaves are numerous, broad, oblong, and Of a deep green. The ftalk is round, and of a pale green, and is a foot high. The flowers are outwardly of a dufky greyifh colour; and are of a paler hue, andtinged more or Jefs with red within. Fancy has fuppofed the re prefentation of a human body, arms,. and legs, jn this flower ; whence it has obtained the name man-orchis ; but the refemblance is far-fetched. C. Bauhine calls, it Cyno-orchis latifolia bicante cucullo major. Wehaveit in dry paftures, flowering in June. green, The ftalk is thick, juicy, anda foot high. The flowers are {mall and white, and have white beards. Tt is found in our fouthern counties, and flowers in July. Ray calls it Orchis barbata fatida minor flore albo, 3. Male Fool’s Orchis. Orchis morio mas. The rootis a-double bulb. The leaves are long, broad, of a deep green, and fpotted with black. The ftalk is ten inches high. ‘The flowers are large, and of a fine purplifh red, with a few deep purple fpots: they ftand in loofe, fhort fpikes at the tops of the ftalks. Jt is common in paflures, and flowers in June. C. Bauhine calls it Orchis morio mas foliis maculatis 4. Female Fool’s Orchis, Orchis morio famina. The root is a double. bulb. The leaves are long, and ofa faint green ; and the ftalk is a foot high. 7» Purple Late Orchis. 7G6 Orchis purpurea fpica congefta pyramidal. The root is a double bulb. The leaves are oblong, moderately broad, and of a deep green. The ftalk is two feet high. The flowers ftand at the top in a thick, fhort {pike ; and are of a pale redith colour, without any fpots: they have long andflender fpurs. It is found in dry paftures, and flowers in the beginning of July. C. Bauhine calls it Cynoforchis militaris {pica rubente conglomerata. 5. Little purple Orchis,Go f Orchis pumila floribus purpureis punéfatis. The root a fmall double bulb. Theleaves are long and obtufe. green. The ftalk is a foot and: half high. The flowers are. large; and they ftand in a great, thick {pike at the top. The upper part of the flower is of a blackifh purple: the lower part is fuppofed to havé a reprefentation of a human body, with the arms and. legs and this part is whitifh, and covered with reddith or purplifh hairs. We have it on chalky hills.) It flowers in June. J. Bauhinecalls it Orchis ma, atifolia, 12. Greenifh Man-Orchis. Orchis flore fubviridi. CL60.64 The root is a fingle tuberous lump. The leaves are oblong, broad, and of a pale green. The ftalk is flender, and eight inches high. tumn. Theroot is a double bulb. The leaves are numerous, broad, and of a The ftalk is a foot and half high. The flowers terminate it in a long, loofe flender {pike : they have the fame refemblance of the human form with the preceding; andthey are of a greenifh colour, tinged in fome parts with brown. C. Bauhine calls it Oncbis odorata mofchata five mono-orchis ; a name others have copied. Wehaveit on chalky hills, flowering in June. C.Bauhine calls it Orchis flore nudi hominis fc n reprefentante femina. Others, Orchis Or- g. Lady Trace Orchis. GOD i The leaves are fhort, broad, pointed at te end, and of a pale green. The ftalk is round, and of a whitifh green, and fix inches high. The flowers are fmall and whitith ; and they ftand in a twifted or fpiral feries at the top of the ftalk. t dufky brown. We have it on chalk-hills. It flowers in’ C.'Bauhine. calls it Orchis myodes galea et alis berbidis. Others, Myodes minor. 14. The Greater Fly-Orchis. Orchis myodes major. PCC OI The root is a double bulb, The leaves are broad, fhort, and of a deep green. Theftalk is two feet high, and confiderably thick, The flowers ftand on the top in a loofe fpike : they are large, and of a dufky colour, paler at the top: they reprefent very aptly fo many large flies. Wehave it in dry paftures, but not common. It flowers in June. 15. The Great Bee-Orchis, Orchis fuciflora major. CE ias/4 The root is a double bulb. The leaves are oblong, broad, and of a deep green. The ftalk is a foot high ; and the flowers ftand at the top in a kind of loofe fpike. They are large, and in the higheft degree fin- gular and beautiful: they fo perfectly reprefent the {maller kind of humble bee, that one might ftrike at them, fuppofing thembees fitting on theplant. The upperpart, reprefenting the head, is whitifh 5 the fide-pieces, reprefenting wings, are purplith 5 and the body is brown, variegated in an elegant manner with lines andftreaks of yellow. The colours are in different foils fomewhat uncertain, but the formis conftant. We haveit in chalk-pits. It flowers in June. C. Bauhine calls it Orchis fucum referens major foliolis fuperioribus candidis et purpur afcentibus. deep green. The flowers ftand in a long, flender, loofe fpike ; and they are finall, andof a greenifh yellow: they have a light fragrance. It is foundin dry paftures, and flowers in au- Orchis fpiralis alba. lower part reprefenting the body jis of a deep Orchis flore majore purpuro nigricante. The root is a double bulb. The leaves are oblong, broad, and of a ftrong 8. Yellow Mufk-Orchis. The root is a triple bulb. they are of a very fingular form, reprefenting not unaptly the head, body, and wings, of a fly. The upper part of the flower is greenifh; the C, Bauhine calls it Orchis mufcamreferens major? Orchis oderata radice fimplici. The flowers ftand in a fhort, loofe fpike; and the body of them is purple ; but the fide fegments are ftreaked with green. It is common in paftures, and flowers in June. C. Bauhinecalls it Orchis morio faemina. 4/5, The flowers ftand at the top in a loofe fpike : rr. Blackifh- flowered Man-Orchis., 4. ; rata, The root isa double bulb. The leaves are broad, obtufe, and of a deep HE RSG AT. May. to. Common Man-Orchis, fm s, BiRelcry! S;Ha We 13. The Fly-Orchis. Orchis myodes minor. The root is a double bulb. The leaves are oblong, broad, and of a dufky green, The ftalk is round, fender, upright, and -a foot high, 16. The Bee-Orchis, with green wings. ’ ; : 2 Z nea. PLEAS Orchis fucifiora fer The root is a double bulb. The leaves are oblong, and of a deepgreen. The ftalk is a foot high, and at its top the flowers ftand in a loofe fpike. They very happily and reprefent the common bee: they are hairy, or of a dufky, ‘variegated brownin the body the lower part; and the upper parts, forming hue; head and wings, are of a pale, greenifh or fometimes tinged lightly with flefh-colour white. the We have it in dry paftures, flowering in beginning of May. C. Bauhine calls it Orchis rubiginof. fucum rejerens colore x7. The |