FLORA OF THE UPPER SUSQUEHANNA. 107 



C. reglnjE Walt. Showv Lady's Sliim'Kk. Unadilla Forks; local 

 but abundant in some swamps, Hrown. Brisbin swamp; abun- 

 dant, Coi'il/e. Swamp near Corning, 1864; very scarce, Lucy. 

 South Mountain bog; a single specimen gathered in 1885, 

 Millspaugh. The only stations. Stem tall, leafy, bearing at 

 top one or more large, pure white flowers, blotched with purple 

 in front. A superb species. May. {C. spectahile ^^^x\.z.) 



C. acaule Ait. Pink Lady's Slii'I-kk. Moccasin Flowkr. Fre- 

 quent, especially in low, wet, coniferous woods. Plant stemless; 

 flowers solitary, pink, rarely white. May. 



All our Cypripediums thrive well in cultivation if given 



proper soil, shade and moisture. 



IRIDACE/C. 



IRIS L. 



I. versicolor L. Blue Flag. Abundant on the borders of swamps, 

 along streams and in all low grounds. 



I. Pseudacorus L. Yellow Flag. Along Cayuta creek from 

 a point above Waverly to its mouth, and from thence along the 

 west bank of the Susquehanna to Towanda; an escape from 

 cultivation apparently naturalized, Lucy; Millspaugh. 



SISYRINCHIUM L. 



5. Bermudiana L. Blue eyed Grass. Common in fields and 

 meadows. Plant grass like; scapes nearly a foot high, bearing 

 the deep blue or rarely white flowers. June, July. ( 5. angus- 

 tifolium Mill.) 



AMARYLLIDACE/E. 



HYPOXIS L. 



H. hirsuta (L. ) Coville. Star-grass. Common in the valleys 

 of the Susquehanna and Chemung, but not noted in the Che- 

 nango valley. Leaves grass-like ; flowers bright yellow. ( H. 

 erect a L. ) 



