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Show T./Je HijJory of P L A N T S.- pias. 4· The large, green-flowered, long-leaved Serapias. ·s~ The fmaller leaved Serapias. ' iliort~ HER MIN I U M. T HE ~eClarium is hollowed and carinated, and it's lip is trifid or bifid.' Thts genus comprehends the Monorchis of Micheli. Herminium bulbo fopra radicato, caule foliq/o. 'lbe leafy-j}alked Herminium, with fi6res above the oul6 . . The root is a jingle bulb, of the bigneiS of a nut: the plant rifes to eight inches h1gh: the ~alk IS round, .flender, and green: the leaves are an inch and a half Ion and half an mch broad : the flowers are fmall and yel1owifl1 and have f g, fccent ! th ey.f i an d m. fio rm o f a f1 en d er 1r.p 1• ke, at the top of the' fialk. a very weet . I 0 t IS ha.natdtve of moft parts of Europe, but is no where very frequent. Authors call 1t, rc IS o orata mofchata, five Monorchis. The other fp~c.ies are, 1. The trifoliate, naked-fialked Herminium flowered Hermmmm, · 2. The larger~ N E 0 T I A. T H J? lip of the neClarium is pendent, and ufually undivided and has a dentt'cu ..- latJon on each fide. ' This genus comprehends the Nidus avis of Tournefort, and h c 11 Ruppius. t e ora orhiza of JYeotia bulbis fqfciculatis, nefiarii labio bijido. The fafczculated-bulbed Neotia, with the lip of the netlari'um bifid. / The root is compofed of compact b dl f fib · in height : the fialk is wht'tt'lh dun des{io I res : the plant nfes to a foot, or more; ' roun an uccu ent · the I ili ~e~~r~~;~e~~~ ~~~~r~'!~~e~/~~~~~i and ufually fo~ewhat0:7~!r~~.~~~e~~~~rda:J: form of a thick, iliort fi ike at the y colour, and mod~rately large; they fiand in thofe of the orchis's. p ' . tops of the ftalk, and m ihape and fize refemble It is a native of our woods but is not C ~ . tiva fufca : when decaying it' is th h comfmond. 11_ • Bauhme calls Jt, Orchis abor .. The other fi ecies ar ' roug out 0 a UJKY brown colour. Bauhine. 2. the Trio~ch~~ ;:;he tdhouble-bul?eld LNeo.tia, or female Monorchis of C. au ors, or tnp e adtes Traces. 0 PH R Y S. .T HeaEch nfiedcer. arium is a dependent lip, bifid, and marked with a denticulation on Ophrys foliis ovatis. f <!onunon . The ovated-leaved Opbrys. 3tlbpblatJe; The root IS compofed of a multitude of h. I inches, or more in height. the ft lk . t JC <, compact fibres: the plant rifes to ten three inches fro~ the groudd it h a t IS ;ound~ t~ick, fucculent, and green : at about long, two inches broad obtufe n as wo eaves, Paced oppofite ; they are three inches where elfe naked and 'at it's t' e~vous, and of a pale green colour; the fialk is everyof th~ orchis's, f~rmi~g a kind0~[ [;~~.a number of fmall, greeniili flowers, like thofe It Is common in wet places C B h. . vulgare: there are fometimes ·th · I au I~eftcalls It, Ophris bifolia; others, Bifolium Th h e ree eaves m ead of two b t I ot er fpecies are 1 Th b lb , u very rare y. marili Ophrys. 3 . The ieaft et . u o 1 us-r 1 ooted Ophrys. 2. The creeping-rooted, ' or nangu ar- eaved Ophryp. 3 LIMODORUM~ 'Je Hi.flory of P t A N T S. 593 · L I M 0 D b R U M. T HE nectarium is hollow, and formed of a fingle leaf; it is fuppbrted on a pedicle, and is fituated within the lower petal of the corolla. Thefe charaCl:ers fufficiently difiinguiili the Limodorum of Linnams, without a farther defcription; the Limodorum Aufiriacum of Clufius and others is not of this genus but is an orchis, mentioned in it's place under that genus, . ' C Y P R I P E b I U M, T. HE nectarium is ventricofe, inflated, and hollow. This genus comprehends the Calceolus of Tournefort, and the Calceolus Marice of others • (ypripedium foliis latioribus. The broad-leaved Cypripedium. The root is oblong, oblique, divaricated, and fibrated: the plant rifes to a foot, or tnore, in height : the leaves are large, broad, obtufe, and fomewhat hairy 1 the flower is purplia1, large, and fiands on a long pedicle: from it's center grows the part which is called the Slipper; this is of the bignefs of a pigeon's egg, thin, membranaceous, and inflated, and it's colour is yellowin1. It is a native of the north of England. C. Bauhine calls it, Helleborine flore rotunda, five Calceolus; others, Calceolus Marice. The other fpecies are, 1. The narrower-leaved, large-flowered Cypripedium. 2. The American, tall Cypripedium. 3· The fmaller, yellow-flowered Cypripedium , 4· The fmooth, broad-leaved Cypripedium. 5· The double bulbous-rooted Cypripedium, called the Bee Orchis, 6. The fmaller-flowered, double, bulb-rooted Cypri"" pedium. E P I D E N D R U M. T HE neClarium is turbinated, oblique, and reflex. This genus comprehends the Augureek of Kcempfer, and the VanilJa of Plu-mier, 28. Epidendrum JruE!u nigrifcente inodoro. The Epidendrum, with a blackijh, fcentlejs fruit. 110affarll 1lantua. The root is divaricated and creeping l the plant climbs up the trees that are nearefi: it, and ufually exceeds them in height : the leaves are ten inches long, lanceolated, and four inches broad : the fiem is firm, jointed, and of the thicknefs of a, man's finger 2 the flowers fiand in a kind of fpikes; they are large, green on the outfide, and white within: the fruit is a long, black pod, It is a native of St Domingo. Plumier calls it, Vanilla flare viridi et albo. · The other fpecies are, 1. The £bart-leaved Epidendrum. 2. The black~ flowered, fweet· podded Epidendrum, or common Vanilla. , Clafs ~he Twentieth. Order the Second. GYNANDRIA TRIANDRIA. Plants which have three .ftamina growing on the )lyle. S 1 S Y. R I N C H I U M. T HE Sifyrinchium has but a fingle fiigma 1 the fpatha is compofed of two le" ves: the corolla confifis of fix petals: the capfule has three cells, and is fituate under the corolla. This genus comprehends the Bermudiana of Tournefort. 7 M Si!Jrinchium |