. Field and woodland plants. The Butterfly Orchis. 1 2 Cats-tatl barlky. more or less common in fields and pastures. One of these is theMarsh Orchis {Orchis latifolia), a plant so closely resembUng theSpotted Orchis (p. 277) that it is sometimes regarded as a varietyof the latter. Its tubers are palmately divided ; and its stem,which is hollow, is usually from twelve to eighteen inches leaves are large, sometimes spotted ; and the spike of flowersis large, with leafy bracts longer than the ovaries. The flowers 234 FIELD AND WOODLAND PLANTS vary in colour from white to a d

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. Field and woodland plants. The Butterfly Orchis. 1 2 Cats-tatl barlky. more or less common in fields and pastures. One of these is theMarsh Orchis {Orchis latifolia), a plant so closely resembUng theSpotted Orchis (p. 277) that it is sometimes regarded as a varietyof the latter. Its tubers are palmately divided ; and its stem,which is hollow, is usually from twelve to eighteen inches leaves are large, sometimes spotted ; and the spike of flowersis large, with leafy bracts longer than the ovaries. The flowers 234 FIELD AND WOODLAND PLANTS vary in colour from white to a deep purple, have a spur usuallytliicker than that of the Spotted Orchis, and a lip indistinctlydivided into three lobes, with its sides curved backwards. The.

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