O rchis B iEo l ia . B u t t e r f l y O r ch is.
ORCHIS. Linn. Gen. PI. G y n a n d r i ä D i a n d r i a .
NeSïarium cornu referens pone flórem. Cor. ringens.
Raii Sym Gen. 26. H e r b a ï r ä d i c e b u l b o s a p r e e d it .«.
ORCHIS radicibus oblongis, l^bello Iineari. Hall. Hiß. n . 1285. t. 35.
ORCHIS alba bifolia minor calcari oblongo. Baub. Pin, 83.
ORCHIS fphegodes ƒ Tefticulus vulpinus primus; Park. 1351. 7.
HÈRMAPHRODITICA. Bees Satyrion. Ger. Herb. p. 162. ßg. 1. emac. p. 211. f . 1.
TESTICULUS pfycodes. Gnat Satyrion. Ger. emac. p, 211. f . 2.
ORCHIS hermaphroditica bifolia. J . B. II. m . Raii Syn'e l 3. f . 38o. Butterfly Satyrion. '
RADIX : bulbi duo, majufculi, ovati, infenlè acumi- ê ROOT : two bulbs, fomewhat large, ovate, terminating
natI* T below in long points.
jCAULIS pedalis, et ultra, foliofus Iævis, hexagonus, Î STALK a foot or more in height, leafy fmooth fix
nervis tribus e fingulo folio decurrentlbus. $ ' angled, three ribs running down from’ each
I leaf;
lOUA radicalia plerumque duo, oppofita ovalia, | LEAVES o f the root ufually two, oppofite, ovate
ceolata obtufiufculad caulma ]an- f fmooth, ribbed, fomewhat blunt; thofe of
ceoiata, tetillia. V , the ftalk lanceolate and feffile. * 1
(FLORES numerofi, ex albido-lutefcentes, odorati, f FLOWERS numerous, of a yellowilh-white colour
in fpica longa laxiufcula difpofm. | fweet-fcented, difpofed in a long and fome^
l < what loofe fpike.
IlSRACTEÆ longitudine germinis, lanceolate, foliis I FLORAL-LEAVES the length of the bermen lan
cauhnts fupenortfus fimrlhmte. I ceolate, very like l e uppermost “eaves of
V the ftalk.
POROLLA ; P e t a l a quinque, tria fuperiora conni- ’
Ventia, fuprema cordata,- obtufa, incumbens, 1
planiufcula, marginibus reverfis, duo lateralia |
lanceolata, fibi invibem verfus curvata, trun- e
cata» duo inferiora majora, alarum inftar ex- |
panfa,ovata, acutiufcula ; "Labellum dependens, |
alis longior, fublineare, antice convéxum, I
poftice concavum, obtufum, inferne virefcens, I
Jig. 1» Calcar germini duplo ferè longior, |
melliferum, diaphanum, tenue, verfus apicem |
virefcens, comprefliufculum et paulo dfla- I tatum. f
AMINA.: F i l a m e n t a d u o , r em o ta ; A n t h e r æ
ilavefcentes, ßg. 2,
ISTILLUM: G e r m e n long itudin e b r a fleæ , tenue,
tortuofum, pro funde ftriatum.
i COROLLA; five P e t a l s , the three uppermoft.clofing
1 together, the uppermoft one cordate, obtufe,
1 incumbent, flattifh, the edges reverfed, the
two fide Ones lanceolate, bent towards each
other,, truncated, the two Iowermoft larger,
expanded like wings, ovate, and fomewhat
pointed; Lip dependent, longer than the
wings, fomewhat linear, convex on the fore
part, concave behind, obtufe, bn the lower
!part greenifh, jig. 1. Spur almoft twice the
length o f the germen, honey-bearing, tranf- parent, flender, towards the tip greenifh,
flattened a little, and. fomewhat fpreading.
STAMINA; tw o F i l a m e n t s , fituated rem o te ly from
«a ch o th e r ; A n ther ./e ye llow ifh , jig. 2.
| PISTILLUM: G e r m e n th e len g th o f the. bra6tea,
V flender, tw illed , d e ep ly ftriated.
°ilchls hr s obtame^ th® name of On account of its radical leaves being ufually two in
V n Vm e f whh°PnPofTret0theaCrh I p l ^ 1 1 W Ê Ê 1 1 Pe* aIf “ 1 - l ie d e n , as I ree a“
KentedTem „1% ° are tb° re, rad'caI l^ e s fo flnflly oppofite to each. Other as Lome authors have
f appearance of ^the flowers” ^ 1 ^ S & ° f Bu,,e* 0rchh g fcarcely warranted
Worn i?n »nnTn mn0rchil as/ ° mc-, “ is much more fo than others, being found generally throughout the
Mons it is bv v “* beaths! efpe™ 1!y ,m. foils fomewhat ftiff and moift; in the firlt .of thefe
f lip of the n a • moll luxuriant, in the latter it is frequently fo dwarfilh as to be regarded as a variety ■
15 •ai r° / ° r d H oonfiderably in length In different fpecimens. S } ’
Ur, the deliriraf rmgUlfiled f ? m„others °f.jf>e. Seous bY * e colour of its bloffoms, the extreme length of its
it of theV o n ® r, n graPCe ° ( ItS flo* era> diffufed mod in the morning and evening, and which may vie with
|l defined in T h kW ie O ’ tf ° V^ * ’ f t6 u?ufilaI ftruaure ° f lowers : below the (ligma (remarkably
I above the ftio-m Ë - S l^ere * clrcula;r foramen, Jig. 2. between the cavities containing the ftamina
h t from encforlLv “ 7 7 con,fpIC" °ua ndge» A - 3- the cafes containing the flamina, are placed widely
Vfatm out with S nTiteff" Ch\ngei ° a bf ° 'V'n,ni 7 1 nhe ftamina are verf looHy plooed within them/
lMareofthrfilamen?^hnfft ° tbe anth« f club-lhaped, and divided as in moll others ; the gland
Mion on 1llaf snt IS ° f a ™'cu,laj: f°rm> with a cavity on its inner fide, Jig. 7. and a kind Of joint-like
p o lin g Of attention.3' “ “ ' “ defcnbe i - tak® altogether, this part is wonderfully curious,
P ' f e ^ a S o f ^ e p i “ aen ;Soth“ .y ° tllerS;and’ " *PP«“ '“ as well