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TIPULARiA Nuttall, 

 Tipularia discolor (Pursh.). Crane-fly Orchis. 



Orchis discolor Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. II. 586. 1814 [Pine Barrens, N. J. to 



S. C.]. 

 Tipularia discolor Willis 62. 

 Tipularia unifoUa Britton 231. — Keller and brown 113. — Van Pelt, Bartonia 



I. 25. 1909. 



Rare ajid local in woods of the Northern and Middle districts 

 and in the lower Cape Miay peninsula. 



This curious orchid was found in lower Cape May County 

 a number of years ago by Mr. Joseph Crawford, but was not 

 discovered again until detected by Mr. O. H. B^own, who has 

 in the last few years found it at a number of scattered stations 

 in dark oak and pine woods of the lower third of the peninsula. 

 The single leaf arises in autumn and persists throughout the 

 winter, but perishes before the flowers appear. The absence of 

 any foliage and the spidery character and obscure coloring of 

 the flowers makes it an exceedingly difficult plant to- detect. 



Pursh's type locality was Pine Barrens of New Jersey, but 

 he probably used the term loosely. 



PL — Early July to early August. 



Middle District. — Freehold (C), Birmingham, Swedesboro. 

 Cape May.— Road to Fishing Creek (OHB), Cape May, N. of New Eng- 

 land Creek. 



APLECTRUM Nuttall. 



Aplectrum hyemale Miihl. Adam-and-Eve, Putty-root. 



Aplectrum hyemale "Muhlenberg," Willdenow Sp. PI. 4. 107. 1805 [Penn- 

 sylvania]. 

 Aplectrum spicatum Britton 230. — Keller and Brown 113. 



Rather rare and local in the Northern district and collected 

 at Swedesboro, Salem County, June 26, 1892, by Mr. Charles 

 D. Lippincott, the only record for the region covered by this list. 

 A close ally of the preceding and almost as difficult to discover. 

 The leaf develops in late summier, persists over winter, but 

 perishes shortly after the flowering season. 



Fl. — ^Late May to early June. 



Middle District. — Swedesboro. 



