. Field and woodland plants. Thebracts have three veins; the lateralsepals are spreading ; the spur long andslender, much longer than the ovary;and the lip of the flower has three,equal, undivided lobes. The Green Man Orchis {Acerasanthropophora), though rather rare, andconfined to the dry, chalky pastures ofEast England, is too interesting to beomitted from our selection. The plantis from six to twelve inches high, withpalmate tubers, and mostly radicalleaves. The flowers are sessile, forminga loose spike, and are strange carica-tui-es of the human figure. Each hasa comparatively large green
. Field and woodland plants. Thebracts have three veins; the lateralsepals are spreading ; the spur long andslender, much longer than the ovary;and the lip of the flower has three,equal, undivided lobes. The Green Man Orchis {Acerasanthropophora), though rather rare, andconfined to the dry, chalky pastures ofEast England, is too interesting to beomitted from our selection. The plantis from six to twelve inches high, withpalmate tubers, and mostly radicalleaves. The flowers are sessile, forminga loose spike, and are strange carica-tui-es of the human figure. Each hasa comparatively large green hood, aslender yellowish lip with two lateral lobes to represent the arms,and two similar terminal lobes for the legs. The lateral sepals aregreen, ovate and convergent; and the flower has no spur. Thetime of flowering is June and July. The Green Musk Orchis [Herminium Monorchis), also ratherrare, is to be found in chalky pastures of the South, flowering inJune and July. It has oval, stalked tubers ; two lanceolate, radical. THE Sweet-scented Orchis. 310 FIELD AND WOODLAND PLANTS leaves, and generally only one leaf on the slender stem. The spikeis loose and slender ; and the flowers, which are small and green, aresessile, and emit a musky odour during the night. The sepals arebroad ovate ; the petals narrower ; and the lip is three-lobed, pouch-like at the base, with terminal lobe longer than the other two. One of the most remarkable, and, at the same time, one ofthe most beautiful of Orchids is the Bee Orchis {Ophrys apifern).Although not to be described as common, it is frequently to be seenin moderate numbers on banks and in open ground in calcareousdistricts. Its height is from six to twelve inches, and it flowersduring June and July. The leaves are short, oblong, and mostlyradical; the bracts large and leafy; and the flowers, numbering fromtwo to six, are arranged in a lax spike, and very closely resemblecertain species of bees. The sepals are spreading, oval, and pinkinsi
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