Orchis hircina

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Read about Orchis hircina in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Orchis hircina, Crantz (Himantioglossum hircinum, Spreng.). Fl.-sts. 1-2 ft. high, bearing a loose raceme 4-8 in. long: fls. greenish white, exhaling a disagreeable odor; middle lobe of the labellum long, strap-like and twisted, lateral lobes much smaller: Lvs. few near the bottom of the scape, oblong-lanceolate. May, June. Eu. and N. Afr. G.W. 2, p. 351.—Advertised by Dutch bulb- growers.


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