370 ORCHIDACEAE- 
NAVARRE.)—Acid sandy bogs and swamps, various provinces, a to La., Minn., 
and Newf. Hybrids with the orange-colored species are know 
3. B. conspicua (Nash) Small. Stem 4-8 dm. tall: leaf-blades linear-lanceo- 
late to broadly linear, 8-40 cm. long: perianth white: lateral sepals suborbicu- 
lar, 6-9 mm. long: petals nee or oblanceolate, 5-8 mm. long, erose or toothed 
at ‘the oe. up E or ships aati a 12-16 mm. long, short-fringed: 
spur 40-50 mm. long.— (SNowy-orcHip. )—Bogs, Coastal Plain or deel adj. 
provinces, Fla. to La., Ky., and N. C.— The lip is sometimes nearly entir 
4. B. ciliaris Bae Rydb. Stem 3-8 dm. tall: leaf-blades iind p lanceolate, 
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ia Hen orange: lateral sepals orbieular-o m icular- 
m pare etals pee oblong-linear or spatulate . long, 
sharply enu at the apex: lip ovate in outline, copiously HER erus 15-25 
long. [Platanthera ciliaris Lindl.]—(YELLOW-FRINGE-ORCHID. ORANGE 
EE )—Aeid bogs, meadows, and open woods, various provinces, Fla. to Tex., 
Mich., and Vt. 
5. B. Chapmanii Min Stem 6-10 dm. tall: leaf-blades linear-lanceolate to 
cs linear, 9-20 em. long: MM deep o range: lateral sepals suborbieular 
orbicular-ovate, 3.5—4.5 mm. long: petals flabellate or cuneate, 3.5—4 mm. 
ne peetinate- fringed: lip about 10 mm. long, the linear pend with a ter- 
minal fringe and 2 basal lateral fringes: spur 16-20 mm. long.—Pinelands, 
Fla. Per Bb a hybrid between B. ciliaris and B. cristata. 
6. B. lacera A ee Rydb. Stem 3-9 dm. tall: leaf-blades pui to lanceo- 
late, 8-20 em. long: perianth greenish-white: lateral sepals e to orbicu- 
lar ov j g: petals linear, 5.5— ng ire -15 mm 
l each narrow lobe terminating in a fringe of several, processes: spur 14—16 
mm. long. [Platanthera lacera A. Gray]—[GREEN-FRINGED-ORCHID. RAGGED- 
ORCHID. RUSSET-ORCHID.)—Meadows, swamps, mj moist open woods, various 
provinees, Ga. to Ark., Man., and Newf. 
7. B. oe Cae Rydb. Stem 3-8 dm. tall: leaf-blades oblong to 
oblong-lanceolate, 8-20 cm. long: perianth white: lateral sepals broadly ovate 
or oval, 6—10 mm fog ye obovate to d spatulate 6—9 mm. long; 
ip 12— ong, the = neate lo E long-fringed: spur 25—40 m 
ong.— ( PRAIRIE- ORCHID ae eadows and: moist soil, ae ee provinces, La. D 
Minn. and N. S., rare E of the yeu — The flowers are fragrant. 
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8. B. grandiflora Mcd Rydb. Stem eed dm. tall: leaf-blades oblong- 
obovate or oblong to lanceolate, 8-30 cm. long: per 2: lilac- E lateral 
sepals ovate, 9-11 mm. long: petals with narrow claw : lip wi ed r 20—30 
mm. lon [Platanthera fimbriata Lindl.]—(PLUME-ROYAL, pee E-FRINGE- 
ORCHID.)—Meadows and rich woods, Blue Ridge, N. C. and Tenn. to Md., and 
various provinces, W. Va. to Ont., Newf., and N. J. 
9. B. psycodes (L.) Et Stem 3-10 dm. tall: leaf-blades p e = 
oblong- lanceolate, 5-25 cm. long: perianth lilac: lateral s Ded , 5—7 m 
long: petals with broad claws: lip with a spur 13—16 mm. long. Ta. 
psycodes A. Gray]— ap id -FRINGE.)— Meadows, swamps and open woods, S ue 
Ridge, N. C. a Tenn. to Md., and various provinces, N. J. and Pa. to 
Minn., and New | 
10. B. peramoena (A. Gray) Rydb. Stem 3-9 dm. tall: leaf-blades oblong 
to laneeolate, 8-20 em. long: perianth rose-purple: lateral sepals broadly 
ovate to suborbicular, 7-10 mm. long: petals as long as the sepals or ee 
