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Show The 478 a loofe fpike ; and they are purplifh on t fide, and white within. Wehave it in boggy grounds, but not com- pointed leaves. 4. Helleborine, with long, fharp- Helleliorine faliis prolongis angujtis actttis. mon, C.Bauhine calls it [Helleborine fibres. The root is compofed of numerous branched. The ftalk is two feet high, and not , fharpThe leaves are long and narrow n. pointed, and of a dead gree the top of The flowers ftandina loofe {pike at h fhape, the ftalk ; and are large, of a longif green. white, and tinged onthe outfide with Tet We have it in thickets on damp foils. flowers in Augutt. row, 6. Purple, narrow-leaved EHelleborine, Helleborine anguftifolia flore purpureo. 5. Matth-Helleborine. Helleborine paluftris. The root is The ftalk is right, and not “The leaves ribs. The flowers cotnpofed of numerous fibres. a foot and half high, round, upbranched. are broad, and full of thick Saas Biel Ur HwD FS Cosfor- 6 Opbris {pica brevi. C. Bauhine calls it Ophris minima. The END of the Theroot is formed of implicated fibres, and fends out runners underthe furface. The ftalk is round, and eight inches high. The leaves are broad, and of a fine glofly green; and they rife twoy or three fometimess from one part of the ftalk a little above the ground, The flowers are fmall and whitifh; and they form a fhort {pike. It is found on boggy ground, flowering in May: Raycalls it Bifolium paluftre. The virtues of thefe plants are not known. THIRTIETH CLASS, The roots ofall thefe kinds are powerrully emetick, poffeffing the qualities of wile bore. hang from the top of the ftalk in G The flowers are {mall and whitifh. Wehave it on bogs. It flowers in May. 479 3. Short-fpiked Twyblade. Ophris minima foliis cordatis. point, and placed oppofite, The root is compofed of numerous fibres, The ftalk is round, upright, and of a pale green. The flowers ftand at the top in a thin’ fpike, and droop@little : they are Jar, Wehave it in woods in our northefii coun Tt flowers in Auguit. auhine calls it Helleborine montana folia purpurafcens. Ray calls it Helleborine foliis prolongis anguftis 2. Dwarf Twyblade. The root is compofed of numerous implicated fibres. The ftalk is juicy, round, redifh, and five inches high. The leaves aré only two; they are broad at the bafe, and fomewhat indented, tharp. at the lufiris; but the leaves are not ren acuiis. BRITISH HER PA. aS belle. ve $ LHP PER 12) OF Le ak HE flower is placed upon the rudiment of the feed-veffel, and has ho cup. It confifts of five petals when compleat ; but oneis not unfrequently wanting; andin the midft of f¢ is placed alarge, hollow nectarium, fuppofed to refemblea flipper. This has at the top a litt! crooked lip, The leaves are broad and nervous, and the root is fibrous. Linneus places this among the gynandria diandria, two threads growing onthe pifti) Lady’s Slipper. Calceolus Marie. ACCo. 2B Theroot is compofed of numerous implicated fibres. The ftalk is round, upright, not atall branched, and of a pale green. The leaves are oblong, and of a yellowifh G E N green, obtufe, and marked with very high ribs. The flower ftands at the top ; and is very large, and of a beautiful yellow. Wehaveit in woods in our northern counties; but not common. It flowers in Augutt. C. Bauhinecalls it Helleborine flore rotundo, five Calceolus. Us VI. 1 NWS 8 A Df: O P ALR fos HE floweris fupported upon the rudiment of the fruit, and has no cup. It is compofed of five petals, two of which are placed outward, the reft upward; and in the centre of thefe. ftands a neétarium, which hangs down, andis toothed. ‘Theleaves are naturally only two; and the root is fibrous. 1. Common Twyblade. Opbris wis, PL O904 Theroot is compofed of numerous fibres, varioufly interwoven, The ftaik is round, juicy, and ten inches high. The leaves are naturally no more than two: 7 they are broad,, fhort, and placed oppofite t0 each otherat fome diftance above the ground. The flowers ftand in a long fpike at the top and are of a pale greenith colour. It is common on marfhy ground, and flowers in June. C. Bauhine calls it Opbris bifolie. Others, Bifclium. 2. Dwat SEOeA Linnzus ranges this with the preceding. |