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From J. Traherne Moggridge from Mentone Received Dec. 30 1865

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No 1. Ophrys insectifera Linn. (antecedents unknown)

No 2. Ophrys Do (plants taken from a spot where all, or nearly all, were pink-winged vars.

Jan 25. 1867. Sepals green with faintest tinge of pink. Petals tinged reddish brown. Labellum very broad with only trace of point Lab. with mark like this [sketch]

No 3. Ophrys Do plants taken from a spot where all were last spring of the green-winged var. i. e. O. aranifera genuina of Rch. b.

Jan 10 1866 No I. is true O. aranifera & has remained so Dec. 10. 1866 ie following year as by Synopsis & Plate (43 A)

[Jan 10 1866] do do III A. do. do in 1866

These 2 plants had been placed in cool store

Jan 26 1866 No' 3 D. & so for 1866 like No 3A; so no 3 B & so 1866 & C, except that pale n mark on Lab: like Pl. 44 in Moggridge F. Enclose central oval dark spot.

No 3 F. differs so in 1866 in having upper petals (& front of top of column) brown, like Pl. 43 B in Moggridge.

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Feb. 9th 66 No I & 3A which had been placed in store both produced monstrous flowers on tip of spike - one with one of upper petals including another - the other with 2 fl. soldered together with petals 1/2 like Labellum & 1/2 like true upper petal.

March 19th No 2. Upper petals smooth green edged with brown. Sepals white with pink tinge lined with green - Labellum with point - between D & C Put into Hot-House Feb 12th & so marked.

Plants marked No 2 Feb 12 (1866)

flowered Feb 11. 1867 is now like D of Plate but peloria & point to Labellum very small

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Ophrys from Mr Moggridge No 4 to 10 both inclusive. Received Feb. 23d 1866. Labelled as follows;

No. 4. O. insect from spot where plants bore last sprung pink-winged fls. F. G. Pl. 44

5. O. insect antecedents unknown

6. O. apifera believed to be

7. O. insect from where plants bore pink-winged F. G. Pl. 44

7 Feb. 4. 1867 like C. do like B.

8. O. insect from spot where many vars. grew mingled together

9. O insect. Antecedents unknown Jan 25. 1867 sepals & petals green - Labellum small points

10. do. do. do.

1867. Jan 16. No 5. Sepal white - 2 upper petals green with tinge of pink at base - End of labellum with very small point coloured Mark on Labellum [sketch]

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March 19th 1866. No 4. (a) like D} 2 sticks Greenhouse

But 2 spikes in same pot differed in colour of sepals & petals (Jan 25th do. Both same 1867)

One marked 1 stick has green petals edged with brown & green sepals like B.

Nr 4 (b) like C. but Labellum with no point

N 4 (e) like B. (see Back) but with little point to Labellum Feb 4th 1867- like D in colour do do. do

Nr 4 (f) like D. with Lab. approaching in colour to G. Jan. 25 /67/ the same but nothng peculiar in Labellum

No 5. like C. but sepals almost white & petals pale green or like A but with sepals almost white & petals paler

No 8. (a) like A, but sepals white & petals pale green

No 8 (b) like C but petals & sepals almost white 1867. > 1866 Jan. 16. Petals & sepal greenish white with tinge of pink - Point of Labellum pointless [sketch] coloured mark on Labellum

1867 1866 Jan 6th No 8 (a) This plant has now pinkish sepals with median green line; & the two upper petals pink edged with greenish-brown; but the whole look [illeg]. The 2 upper petals are pubescent & reflexed & terminal lobe of labellum poorest. Whether the pubescence has changed I dare not be positive; but as I attended in every case to point at end of Labellum, I think I may trust to this new feature. The plant is not O. arachnites like E in marks on Labellum.

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Feb. 4th 1867. Plant 4 b. One truss exactly like D of Plate in colour with small point Labellum on second truss like C. with no point to Lab.