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8. P. fimbriata, Lindl. Stem stout; leaves oval or oblong, obtuse, a few 
of the upper ones small and lanceolate like the bracts; raceme oblong, rather 
loosely flowered ; flowers large, pale purple; lateral sepals ovate, acutish ; pet- 
als oblong, denticulate on the margins; lip twice as long as the sepals, spread- 
ing, the broad wedge-shaped lobes long-fringed ; spur Jonger than the ovary. — 
Wet meadows, North Carolina, and northward. June.— Stem 2°~3° high. 
Leaves 4^- 6! long. Flowers not numerous on the raceme. Lip 6”- 9" long. 
9. P. peramcena, Gray. Stem stout; lower leaves oblong, obtuse, the 
upper lanceolate like the bracts ; raceme oblong, rather loosely flowered ; flow- 
ers large, violet-purple ; lateral sepals broad-ovate; petals round-obovate, mi- 
nutely denticulate ; lip spreading, the wedge-shaped lobes finely toothed, entire, 
or the middle one 2-lobed ; spur longer than the ovary. (Orchis fissa, Pursh.) 
— Mountains of North Carolina, and northward. July. — Stem 2°-4° high. 
Lip 9" long. 
14. HABENARIA, Willd. 
Sepals nearly equal, the lateral ones reflexed. Petals entire or 2 —3-parted. 
Lip pendent, entire, or 2 — 3-parted, spurred. Anther-cells erect, separate, diverg- 
ing. Stigma bearing two various-shaped appendages. Glands naked. Pollen- 
masses 2, waxy, stalked. — Herbs with tuberous dotes a and am 
flowers. 
1. H. repens, Natt. oot a creeping tuber; stem erect or didis very 
leafy ; leaves lanceolate, acute or acuminate, 3-ribbed ; spike slender, many-flow- 
ered; bracts lanceolate, the lower ones longer than the flowers; lateral sepals 
long: acute, the upper one ovate, erect ; petals unequally 2-parted, the lower lobe 
capillary, longer than the linear upper one; lip 3-parted, barely longer than the 
Sepals, the lateral lobes capillary, the middle one filiform; spur as long as the 
ovary; appendages of the stigma tubercular. — Swamps and ditches in the lower 
districts, Florida to North Carolina, and westward. Aug. and Sept. — Stem 19— 
2°long. Leaves 6/-12'long. Spikes $°-1° long. Flowers small, greenish, 
2. H. Michauxii, Nutt. Root a globular watery tuber ; stem erect ; leaves 
oval or oblong, mostly acute, many-nerved, the upper smaller, and similar to the 
Ovate-lanceolate clasping bracts; spike slender, loosely few-flowered; lateral 
Sepals oblong-ovate, acute, the upper one ovate, erect ; petals unequally 2-parted, 
the lower lobe capillary and twice as long as the lanceolate upper one; lip twice 
as long as the sepals, 3-parted, the capillary lateral lobes longer than the linear 
middle one; spur twice as long as the ovary ; appendages of the stigma tuber- 
cular, ie Dey sandy or gravelly soil, Florida, to South Carolina. August.— 
Stem 6/-18' high. Leaves 2'-3'long. Spike 3/-5!long. Flowers white, 
twice as long as those of the preceding. 
15. SPIRANTHES, Richard. TWISTED Oncmnirs. 
aes and petals nor equal; the lateral sepals diverging, dilated at the base, 
te upper one connivent with the petals. Lip clawed, concave, furnished witlf 
two callosities near the base, eves ja a ean below. Stigma o 
