825 4-2-33 Ramulea ramiflora Ten. Kn I 394. (Bas) Am Cate III 36 3 [Sent to Mrs. Heron] Andraix. Fl. Mrs. Harris. Cro Cate? Pleurant 13-14 mm violet Spatice palusqueen v herlaceous (very narrow searious 824 species margins) larger v more conspicuous than in above upper only and looks quite unlike the others of in above speci [seems same as plant from Mrs. Heron, Portugal which he calls D. longiceras Lb.] ?? longicerus 4-3-33 Orehis italica Poir Kn I 401 = D. longicerrus Links Bar 588. Fl. Dr. Lord Alceidie "Albuferd". Agrees in main perfectly with Dec (Bar). Sepals acuminate 12 mm long. petals narrow v liser 6-7 mm wide. Lateral lobes of lip very narrow (less than 1 mm) 7 mm long. Middle lobe of lip deeply divided (to 7 mm) into segments nearly as narrow as the lateral lobes. The "dentelites" below these segs is linear (rather than "triangular") to 3 mm long. Spur 5 mm, obuse v somewhat at curved upward toward lip. But the thin white tracts ? 3-4 mm are scales and only about 1/3- ? the 15-18 mm ovary. Query could this be Orchis Sirmia Lamb Cate III 398, Bar 310, BvH 459 Ill II 347 ? Further makes it seem highly portable. Sepals rose pink (bright) with darker veins. Petals v lip only slightly paler. St about 7-8 mm diam, cross sect much like BvH IllII (in some places almost hollow). St 1/2 in high vs all, the inf now 3 1/2 in high v 1/2 in diam, dense. 12 low men long at 3-4 in long, edges distinctly crisp y wavey & lips incurvante. Fl very like all Cate v BvH. see below.