numerous small purple spots; middle lobe longest, oblong,
obtuse, entire; side ones obliquely ovate, acute, more or
less toothed with small teeth. Spur conical, bluntish, more
than half as long as the ovarium, at first bending round like
the ovarium, but at last becoming straight or nearly so. Anther
2-lobed, each lobe enclosed in a purple hood. Pollen-
masses on slender pedicles, each seated on a small purple
gland at the base.
Our drawing of this curious plant was taken at the Nursery
of Mr. Colvill, from a bulb received from Professor
Tenore, from the Royal Botanic Garden at Naples, and at
the same time we saw several others of the same species in
flower, that had been received from the late Mr. Schleicher,
collected in Switzerland. It appears to be a very free growing
species, and its flowers are very singular, but they possess
a disagreeable scent. I t succeeds well in a light sandy
loam, and from its appearance we suspect it would prefer a
little chalk mixed with i t ; the ground in which it is planted
should have a dry bottom, as nothing is more injurious to it
than too much moisture when in a dormant state.
We were much gratified in July last, with the appearance
of a collection of hardy Orchidese, at the Nursery of Messrs.
Young, at Epsom, where they were planted in beds, made
of their natural soil, and were growing and flowering much
stronger than when growing wild.
1. The Perianthium spread open, showing the 5 leaflets, with the twisted
Ovarium at the base. 2. Labellum three-lobed, the side lobes toothed, showing
the Spur at the base. 8. The Pollen masses detached and pedicelled, seated on
little purple glands.