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2226. S. gracilis, Bigelow. 



Hummock at edge of swamp. Blue-berry Point, Aylmer. Very 

 rare. July 2. Spike very slender and twisted, leaves ovate, 

 lying on the ground. 

 GOODYERA, R. Br. Rattlesnake Plantain. 



2227. a. repens, It. Br. 



Cool woods. Not uncommon. July 3. Scape short, 4-8 inches. 

 Flowers white, in a one-sided tapering spike. 



2228. G. pubescens, R. Br. (Larger Rattlesnake Plantain.) 



Rich woods. Hull. Ironsides. Kingsmere. July 4 Rarer than 

 2227. The flowers are of a purplish white, in a shorter, more 

 obtuse, crowded spike, not one-sided. Scape higher. Leaves larger, 

 less white-reticulated. 

 ARETHUSA, L. 



2230. A. bulbosa, L. Arethusa. 



Peat-bogs. Rare, but occasionally found in large numbers within 

 restricted localities. Mer Bleue. July 1. A beautiful plant 

 bearing one large erect rose purple flower, usually without a leaf 

 from a solid bulb. (In one locality with pink flowers like Pogonla 

 ojjhioglossoides.) 

 CALOPOGON, R.Br. 



2231. C. PULCHELLUS, R. Br. (Beautiful Bearded-Orchis.) 

 Peat-bogs. In enormous profusion in the Mer-Bleue and at Lake 



Flora, Hull. Dow's Swamp, rare. July 1. A lovely Orchid 

 bearing 5 or 6 large pink-purple flowers, on a slender scape, with a 

 single grass-like leaf. (B.) 

 POGONIA. 



2232. P. opiiioglossoides, Ker. (Scented Pogonia.) 



Peat-bojj,s. With the above and in the same profusion. A lovely 

 plant with one (or 2) large flowers at the summit of a slender scape 

 which bears a single lance-oblong leaf near the middle and a 

 rather large bract at the base of the large pink flower. 

 The flowers of this and the last are most interesting aud are well 

 worth examining by the botanist. 

 ORCHIS, L. Orchis. 



2235. 0. spectabilis, L. (Showy Orchis.) 

 Q|^', Rich shady woods. Not uncommon. June 1. Root thick aud 



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