104 THE AMERICAN BOTANIST. 



water, ice, etc. I should ordinarily look for it in wet 

 meadows or bogs. It is in bloom about July 7th. H. 

 clavellats I have found in nearly every bog in this neigh- 

 borhood which I have visited. It seems to delight in the 

 discharge of springs, in which places I have found it the 

 most common. It blooms about the 22nd of July. 



My next largest genus is Spiranthes, of which I have 

 three species. The first to bloom is S. Romanzoffiana 

 w^hich is in flower b}' Juh' 22nd. It is very fragrant. I 

 have found it in two places, in hardwood or mixed growth 

 where the soil was loamy, and in bogs where I have found 

 some of the best specimens. It failed to winter well on 

 the island, only one root growing this spring out of 

 perhaps eight or ten which I set last year. I was greatly 

 pleased this year to find it growing spontaneously in the 

 park. S. gracilis is in bloom by July 29th and has quite 

 an extended blooming season. I have found plants in 

 bloom the latter part of September. It grows in several 

 situations in the woods, in nearl3' clear sunshine, and in 

 thick shade, in loamy soil, on the borders of ledges and on 

 "«A^et banks. It is quite common here and is doing well in 

 the parkin my "woods garden." I have found two forms 

 of inflorescence. In one the flowers are close together and 

 the stalk but little twisted, and in the other the flowers 

 are much farther apart and the stalk nmch more twisted. 

 The dying of the leaves which is mentioned in the botanies 

 seems to be more frequently, if not always, found with 

 the loose flowered form. I have found the common spir- 

 anthes (S. cernua) in the woods beside the preceding 

 species, in open fields and in bogs. It is doing well in the 

 woods garden in the park although I have not succeeded 

 in establishing it on the island. I have set some more 

 plants this year and hope to have better success. It is 

 growing naturally in the park. It blooms the latter part 

 of Septemljer. 



Our only species o{ Cypnpedium is C. ncaule, which is, 

 with us, the first orchid to bloom, it being found bj^ May 

 22nd. It grows mostly in softwood growth and is more 



