62 ORCHID FAMILY 



yellow to dull red, and in the more deeply colored plants 

 the color varies in each flower from brownish red at the 

 base to terra cotta and pale pink in the lip. 



An interesting cross-pollination method of this family 

 is easily observed in the flowers of this orchid. A pencil 

 point or slender straw pushed into an open flower and 

 withdrawn will show stalked pollen masses glued tightly 

 to it, unless, of course, some insect has already visited the 

 flower and been forced to carry them away fastened to its 

 head, and in such a position that they will be pushed 

 against the stigma of the next flower visited. 



Stenorhynchus orchioides. Flowers pale green, yellow, or 

 reddish, about 1 in. long, short-spurred, in stout, cylindrical 

 spike terminating stem 1-2 ft. tall. Stem colored like the 

 flowers, glandular. Basal leaves broad, 3-8 in. long, appear- 

 ing after the flowers and remaining until winter. Stem leaves 

 short, sheathing. Pinelands and hammocks. Blooming in 

 spring and summer. Fla. 



Ponthieva racemosa. This small orchid is locally abundant 

 in woods. The oblong or oval lustrous leaves, usually from 

 one to four inches long, are near the base of the stem, which 

 is 6-20 inches tall and terminates in a glandular-pubescent 

 raceme of many small whitish flowers, veined with green, and 

 about one-fourth of an inch across. The lip is concave. It 

 blooms from fall to spring, and is found in the southern 

 states. 



Malaxis floridana. Stem angled, 4-12 in. tall. Leaves 2, 

 oval or broadest near base, shining, 1-3 in. long, sheathing 

 base of stem. Flowers greenish, minute, many, in raceme. 

 Petals filiform, reflexed, twisted, lip roundish, dull orange 

 near center. Damp woods. Blooming in summer and fall. 

 Fla. 



Coral-Root (Genus Corallorhiza) 



The peculiar little orchids of this genus are colored 

 throughout, and are usually purplish brown in flowers, 

 stem, and scale-like leaves. Their name refers to the coral- 



