There are many things to prove that the section referred to above 

 is very favorable for the native Orchids. They obtain large size, 

 are very richly colored, and many of them, like Cypripedium parvi- 

 florum, C. pubescens and C. reginae, have two flowers on the stem, 

 and this is rather rare in other parts of the State. 



I have in my possession a specimen of Calypso hulhoso collected 

 on my farm in Woodland in the spring of 1908, with two flowers on 

 the stem — probably the only double-flowered specimen on record. 



I hereby present a list of all the Orchids I have found in the 

 north of Maine, with their common and scientific names, and if 

 limited in distribution the locality is given and other notices, that 

 will aid lovers of these plants to find them. 



Showy Lady's Slipper. 

 (Cypripedium reginae Walter.) 



A large and attractive plant that grows in wet, mossy, open cedar 

 swamps. Stems 20 to 30 inches, with five to eight ovate, pointed, 

 hirsute leaves ; one, often two, white and crimson colored flowers. 

 They are in their full glory between the 4th and 20th of July. 



"It is doubtful if any wild flower surpasses this in beauty," — 

 (House). 



I have collected these beautiful flowers at Siegos River, New 

 Brunswick, and in New Sweden, Woodland, Perham, Caribou, 

 Washburn, Easton, South of Presque Isle, Crystal and Sherman. 

 Aroostook County. 



(Note. — A root of this plant sent us by Mr. Nylander in the Fall of 1919, 

 and set out in a wet place in the Knox Arboretum, sent up two flowering 

 stalks in the spring of 1920, and early in July each stalk bore a beautiful 

 white and crimson slipper.) 



Large Yellow Lady's Slipper. 

 (Cypripedium pubescens Willdenotv.) 



Stem 15 to 25 inches with four or five broad, oval, pointed leaves 

 and one, sometimes two, large, yellow, slipper-shaped flowers ; 

 flowers in their prime between June 10th and 20th. 



This large and beautiful Orchid used to be common on the hard- 

 wood ridges in New Sweden, Woodland and Perham. Patches of 

 a hundred, or more, of these wonderful flowers were often seen 

 15 to 20 years ago, but the land is now mostly cleared, so they are 

 nearly exterminated. 



Smaller Yellow Lady's Slipper. 



(Cypripedium parviflorum Salisbury) 



The smaller yellow lady's slipper is, in most cases, impossible to 



separate from the large yellow lady's slipper. It is a common plant, 



found in swamps and open bogs. The plant is from 6 to 25 inches 



high, with from three to five oval, pointed leaves and one, often two, 



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