. Flowers of the field. Botany. ORCHID FAMILY 469 is rich and beautiful ; but the odour is strong and offencive, especially in the evening.—Fl. April—June. Perennial. 9. 0. laxiflora (Lax-flowered Orchis), with unspotted leaves, and large, bright red flowers in a loose spike, with long, 3—5-veined lr<icfs and reflexed stpals, occurs on!)' in the Channel Islands.— Fl. Mav, Tune- Perennial. ** Tubers palmate 10. 0. incanidia (Crimson ). Stem about a foot high, usually hollow ; leaves radical and cauline, lanceolate, acute, concave at the tip, unspotted; flowers rose-coloured, in
. Flowers of the field. Botany. ORCHID FAMILY 469 is rich and beautiful ; but the odour is strong and offencive, especially in the evening.—Fl. April—June. Perennial. 9. 0. laxiflora (Lax-flowered Orchis), with unspotted leaves, and large, bright red flowers in a loose spike, with long, 3—5-veined lr<icfs and reflexed stpals, occurs on!)' in the Channel Islands.— Fl. Mav, Tune- Perennial. ** Tubers palmate 10. 0. incanidia (Crimson ). Stem about a foot high, usually hollow ; leaves radical and cauline, lanceolate, acute, concave at the tip, unspotted; flowers rose-coloured, in a dense spike; bracts long, 3-veined, green ; sepals spreading ; lip slightly 3-lobed ; spur shorter than the ovary.— ]\Iarslies ; frequent.—PI. June. Peren- nial. 11. 0. latiiolia (Marsh- Orchis).—A closely allied and very similar species : leaves generally with ring-shaped spots, oblong, flat at the tip.— Marshes : less frequent.—Fl. May, June, often over before the preceding species flowers. Perennial. 12. 0. iiHUuldta (Spotted Orchis).—S/f'« about a foot high, solid; leaves oblong- lanceolate, radical, and cauline, with numerous squarish spots ; flowers lilac or white, curiouslv marked with dark lines and spots, in a dense, oblong-pyramidal spike ; braats 3-veined, green ; Up deeply 3-lobed.—Moist heaths and commons ; abundant.—Fl. May—July. Perennial. .12, AcER.^s (Man-Orchis).—Leafy plants with ovoid tubers; sessile flowers with a hood ; lip anterior, long, 4Jobed, not spurred : .\CER.\S ANYHR'j jKA \Man-Orchis).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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