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2797

(Neottia aphylla)

Stenorhynchus aphyllus

Specific Character vide Dietrich. syn. V. 162
Descript. Leaves altogether none. Scape
10 inches to 1 foot high. terete. glabrous
below, pubescent with glands above: clothed
at the base [crossed out: which] with rather closely-placed,
above more distant, sheathing, large
membranaceous, brownish-green scales.
gradually passing into the linear lanceolate,
pubescent bracteae. Spike lax, of few
flowers, almost entirely as in the whole scape
of a reddish-green colour, standing out horizontally
an inch and a half long. The 3 outer
petals, or segments of the perianth, linear
lanceolate, nearly straight. The 2 lower ones
embracing the lip & running down below it
into a rather short obtuse spur. The 2
upper & inner ones glabrous of the same
shape as the [crossed out: other] outer & applied to the
uppermost one; Lip about as long as the
petals, linear oblong, glabrous, recurved, its

2797

(Neottia aphylla)

Stenorhynchus aphyllus

Specific Character vide Dietrich. syn. V. 162
Descript. Leaves altogether none. Scape
10 inches to 1 foot high. terete. glabrous
below, pubescent with glands above: clothed
at the base [crossed out: which] with rather closely-placed,
above more distant, sheathing, large
membranaceous, brownish-green scales.
gradually passing into the linear lanceolate,
pubescent bracteae. Spike lax, of few
flowers, almost entirely as in the whole scape
of a reddish-green colour, standing out horizontally
an inch and a half long. The 3 outer
petals, or segments of the perianth, linear
lanceolate, nearly straight. The 2 lower ones
embracing the lip & running down below it
into a rather short obtuse spur. The 2
upper & inner ones glabrous of the same
shape as the [crossed out: other] outer & applied to the
uppermost one; Lip about as long as the
petals, linear oblong, glabrous, recurved, its