ORCHID FAMILY 61 



in. long, passing into bracts above. Low grounds. Bloom- 

 ing in spring and summer. Fla. to Texas, Ontario, and 

 Mich. 



Habenella Garberi. Flowers yellowisli green, nearly V2 in. 

 across, in spike terminating leafy stem 1-4 ft. tall. Lip 

 narrow, spur nearly 1 in. long. Leaves 2-8 in. long. Woods 

 and ditches. Blooming in fall and winter. Fla. peninsula. 



Ladies' Tresses (Genus Ibidium (Spiranthes)) 



These small orchids of grassy places are easily identi- 

 fied by the narrow, more or less twisted spike of small 

 white or greenish flowers, which terminates the stem. The 

 upper sepal is united to the oblong upper petals; the 

 small lip is somewhat crisped or wavy, and has within, 

 near the base, two tiny protuberances called callosities. 

 The roots are fleshy, and in some species are tuberous. 



The genus is large, and the species are variable. Sev- 

 eral are common in Florida. Our largest species is the 

 fragrant /. cernuum, often found blooming in wet places 

 in winter, and variable both in size and fragrance. 



Ibidium cemuum. Flowers white, nearly % in. long. 

 Stem 8-36 in. tall. Leaves narrow, 4-12 in. long. Low 

 grounds. Blooming chiefly in winter and spring. Fla. to 

 Texas and northward. 



rbidimn praecox. Flowers white, very small. Spike 1- 

 sided. Stem 6-30 in. tall. Lower leaves narrow, 3-12 in. 

 long. Grassy places. Blooming from winter to summer. 

 Fla. to N. Y. and Texas. 



Ibidium gracile. Flowers similar to above species, but 

 lower leaves are short and broad, 1-2 in. long, and soon 

 wither. Pinelands and dry grassy places. Blooming nearly 

 all the year. Fla. to Texas and northward. 



Stenorhynchus (Genus Stenorhynchus) 



Plants of this striking orchid are colored throughout, 

 the color varying in different localities from green or pale 



