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about 5 mm. long, entire or toothed at the apex : lip narrowly oblong, 12-15 mm. long, 
narrowed into a short claw ; blade rather copiously fringed : spur curved, 4-5 cm. long, 
about twice as long as the ovary. [Habenaria conspicua Nash.] 
In bogs, Florida. Summer. 
4. Blephariglottis ciliàris (L.) Rydb. Roots coarse and cord-like or tuberous : stems 
3-8 dm. tall : leaf-blades oblong to lanceolate, 10-20 cm. long, or smaller above, often acute : 
spike showy, 3-10 cm. long, 3-8 cm. thick : perianth bright orange : sepals orbicular-ob- 
ovate, 6-8 mm. long, entire: lateral petals smaller, linear or oblong-linear, usually 
toothed : lip 10-15 mm. long, copiously fringed from below the middle, the fringe spread- 
ing : spur slender, 1.5-2.5 cm. long: capsules 10-12 mm. long, each tapering to a beak. 
[ Platanthera ciliaris (L.) Lindl.] 
In woods and meadows, Ontario to Michigan, Florida and Texas. Summer. 
5. Blephariglottis Chapmánii Small. Roots coarse : stems 6-10 dm. tall : leaves few ; 
blades broadly linear to linear-lanceolate, 1-2 dm. long or shorter above, acute, the lower 
ones with clasping bases, the upper reduced to sessile bracts : spikes cylindric, about 1 dm. 
long, 4 cm. thick, many-flowered : perianth deep orange : sepals about 4 mm. long, the lat- 
eral suborbicular, the other concave, often notched at the apex : lateral petals fan-shaped, 
3.5-4 mm. long, pectinate-fringed : lip about 1 cm. long, the body linear, with a terminal 
drooping fringe of 6-8 simple or forking hair-like appendages and 2 basal staghorn-like 
forking appendages : spur as long as the ovary or longer. 
In pine woods, Apalachicola, Florida. Summer. 
6. Blephariglottis peramoéna (A. Gray) Rydb. Roots coarse, often tapering : 
stems 3-9 dm. tall, strict : leaf-blades oblong to lanceolate, 8-20 em. long or much smaller 
above : spike showy, oblong, 4-15 cm. long, 5-8 cm. thick : perianth violet-purple : sepals 
orbicular-ovate or suborbicular, 6-8 mm. long or the upper smaller : lateral petals smaller 
than the sepals, orbicular-obovate, entire or erose, contracted into claws: lip 15-20 mm. 
long, 3-parted, the lobes fan-shaped or cuneate, incised or erose-toothed, the middle lobe 
usually notched at the apex : spur slender, about as long as the ovary : capsules usually 
12-15 mm. long. [Platanthera peramoena A. Gray. ] 
In meadows, New Jersey to Illinois, North Carolina and Tennessee. Summer. 
7. Blephariglottis lácera (Michx.) Rydb. Roots coarse or tuberous-thickened : 
stems 3-9 dm. tall, strict: leaf-blades oblong to lanceolate, 8-20 cm. long or shorter above, 
ascending : spike elongated, 5-30 cm. long, 3-4 cm. thick: perianth greenish yellow, con- 
spicuous : sepals ovate or suborbicular, 5-6 mm. long, obtuse: lateral petals linear, about 
as long as the sepals, obtuse: lip 3-parted, the lobes with bodies 1 mm. broad or narrower, 
deeply cleft into a fringe of a few filiform segments : spur somewhat club-shaped, 14-16 mm. 
long : capsules oblong or clavate, about 1 em. long. [Platanthera lacera (Michx.) A. Gray.] 
In swamps and open woods, Nova Scotia to Minnesota, Georgia and Missouri. Summer. 
8. Blephariglottis leucophaéa (Nutt.) Rydb. Roots coarse: stems 3-8 dm. tall, 
relatively stout : leaf-blades oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 8-20 cm. long or shorter above, 
ascending : spike ovoid or casera oblong, 5-12 em. long, relatively few-flowered: flowers 
fragrant : perianth white : sepals broadly ovate or oval, 6-10 mm. long, very thin: lateral 
petals obovate or spatulate, 6-8 mm. long, erose-toothed : lip 3-parted, 12-16 mm. long, 
the lobes cuneate, divided to about the middle; segments forming a fringe : spur much 
longer than the ovary, 2.5—4 cm. long. 
On moist prairies, New York to Minnesota, Kentucky and Arkansas. Summer. 
9. Blephariglottis psycódes (L.) Rydb. Roots coarse: stems 3-10 dm. tall: leaf- 
blades oval, elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, 5-25 cm. long, or the upper ones smaller : spike 
5-15 cm. long, several-many-flowered : flowers fragrant : perianth lilac or rarely white: 
sepals ovate, about 8 mm. long, obtuse, the upper one narrower than the lateral ones: lat- 
eral petals oblong or oblanceolate, with a few teeth on the upper side : lip 3-parted, 8-12 
mm. wide, the lobes fan-shaped, well fringed: spur about 15 mm. long, slightly club- 
shaped near the apex. [Platanthera psycodes (L.) A. Gray.] 
i In wet woods, meadows and swamps, Newfoundland to Minnesota, North Carolina and Indiana. 
ummer. 
10. Blephariglottis grandiflóra (Bigel.) Rydb. Roots coarse : stems 3-15 dm. tall, 
relatively stout : leaf-blades oblong-obovate, oblong or lanceolate, 1-3 dm. long, or shorter 
above, erect or ascending: spike showy, 8-40 cm. long, copiously flowered: perianth 
lilac-purple or white, very showy: sepals ovate or oval, 5-8 mm. long: lateral petals 
oblong or oblanceolate, somewhat toothed: lip 3-parted, 2-2.5 em. broad, the lobes fan- 
shaped, fringed : spur 2-3 cm. long : capsules oblong or nearly so, over 1 em. long. [Pla- 
tanthera fimbriata ( Willd.) Lindl.] 
In rich woods and meadows, New Brunswick to Ontario, Michigan and North Carolina. Summer. 
