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THE PLANT WORLD. 



eiiougli to take large plants, such as the Queen of the Moccasiu- 

 Flowers (Cypripediimi reginae), and her sister species. Rings 

 should he fastened on the upper side of the can through which 

 a shoulder strap may be buckled, thus comfortably adjusting 

 the extra weight on the homeward journey. A large pocket 

 knife for cutting roots and leaf mould is a valuable accessory ; 

 and to him whose bump of locality is small, a compass is indis- 

 pensable. 



Figure 15. The Bog-Trotter of Bristol Swamp in the haunts of Boott's 



Shield-fern. 



The huntsman of rare flowers unconsciously becomes famil- 

 iar with the soil and environment of plants, and knows when 

 and where to search out the hidden homes of his treasures. 



The richest areas for orchids and ferns in Xew England 

 lie along the Southwestern-Champlain valley of Vermont, be- 

 tween the Green and Taconic mountains, and extend from 'the 

 Bogs of Etchowog, Po'wnal, northward through Bennington, Dor- 

 set, ]\[iddlebury, Brandon, ISTew Haven, Bristol, ironkton, Char- 



