REPORT OF THE STATE BOTANIST I917 IQ 



occurring, in most of the swamps of the hii^h hills of southern 

 Herkimer count}'. 



Criosanthes arietina ( R. Brown) House 

 (Cypripedium arietinum R. Brozvn) 



With one exception, the records of this rare orchis are Hmited to 

 localities in central New York. That exception is a collection made 

 near Hague, Warren county, by Mrs E. Watrous"". Paine" 

 p. 190) reports it from Summit lake, Otsego county, Jordanville 

 (southern Herkimer count}) and near Oneida lake (Gray). He 

 also states that it was formerly found near the Plattekill, Schenec- 

 tady county. Mrs M. O. Rust'" records it from Cicero swamp, 

 Onondaga county, and H. D. House"^ cites specimens collected near 

 Syracuse (Beauchamp), Cicero swamp (House), and Mud lake 

 near Jordanville (Haberer). 



It was recently seen and collected in a swamp just south of Jor- 

 danville (H. D. House and E. P. Killip, June 24, 1917). Many 

 years ago B. D. Gilbert'-" found in the swamp at Summit lake, 

 Otsego county, a pure white-flowered form which may be desig- 

 nated as CriosantJics arietina forma albiHora. 



Perularia flava ( Linnaeus ) R}-dberg 

 Moist meadows near Long pond, Monroe county (H. D. House, 

 July 3, 1917), growing in company with the common green orchis 

 (L i m n o r c h i s h y p e r b o r e a) , which it greatly resembles. 



Lysiella obtusata (Pursh) Rydberg 



Moist woods near Cohasset on Fourth lake, northern Herkimer 

 county (LL D. House, June 27, 1917). This is not far from the 

 only locality reported by Paine" (p. 135) "mossy springy banks 

 between Third lake and Bald rock." Peck has collected th's rare 

 orchis on Whiteface mountain and near North Elba. 



Blephariglottis grandiflora (Bigelow) Rydberg 



. Grassy swamp east of the Wood farm. North Elba (E. P. Killip, 



July 29, 1917). Perhaps the same locality as reported by Peek'"'. 



2® N. Y. State Mus. Bui. 122, p. 132. 1908 

 27 Torrey Bot. Club Bui. 10, p. 67. 1883. 

 2^ Torrey Bot. Club Bui. 32, p. 374. 1905. 

 -^22d Rep't N. Y. State Mus., p. 103. i8( 

 ^° N. Y. State Mus. Bui. 167, p. 35. 1913. 



