Order 138.— OECHIDAOB^E. 685 



12 P. lacera Gray. Ragged Orchis. Lower lvs. oblong, obtuse, upper ones 

 narrow, acuminate; bracts longer than the /lowers ; sep. rettise; pet. emarginate ; 

 lip 3 -parted, segments cuneate, capillaceous-multifid ; spur filiform, elavate, o* 

 hng as the ovary. — Swamps and meadows, Can. to Car. Stem 1 — 2f high, smooth, 

 slender. Leaves few, 3 — 6' by £ to 1 ', mostly acute. Flower numerous, in a 

 long, loose spike, of a greenish-white, not showy. Sepals ovate. Petals oblong- 

 linear, entire, lip reflexed, very deeply laciniate. Readily distingiushed from tho 

 following by its more slender habit, greenish flowers, and tho entire (not fringed) 

 petals. Julj'. 



13 P. leucopheea N. "White-flowered Prairie ORcnis. St. leafy ; lvs. lance- 

 olate, tapering to a narrow, obtuse point, channeled; bracts shorter than the 

 ovaries; rac. oblong, sep. roundish-oblong, acutish; lateral petals obo vote, denti- 

 culate ; lip 3-parted, flabelliform, segments deeply fimbriate ; spur subulate-clavate, 

 curved, twice as long as the ovary. — Wet prairies, TV. States. Stem 1 — 3f high. 

 Leaves 2 — 6' long. Raceme about 12-flowered. Sepals and spur yellowish, 

 petals white. Ovary curved, 1' long. 



14 P. Psycodes Gray. Purple Fringed Orchis. Lower lvs. lanceolate, 

 diminishing upwards; lip 3-parted, scarcely longer than the petals, the segments 

 cuneiform^ ciliate-fimbriate ; lateral pet. ovate, erose-crenulate or sliglUly fringed, 

 spur filiform, elavate, longer than the ovary, common in meadows, Can. to Ga., 

 TV. to TVis. Stem 1^ — 2Af high, smooth, slender. Leaves 3 — 6' long. Flow- 

 era showy, numerous, in a terminal, cylindric spike, light purple. Lip some- 

 what longer than the petals, its 3 spreading segments very veiny and sparingly 

 bristle-cleft. Spur an inch in length. Jl. (0. fimbriata Ph. Bw. 0. incisa & 

 iis3a Muhl) 



15 P. Bigelovii. Large Fringed Orchis. Lower lvs. oblong, oval, obtuse, 

 upper ones very narrow; bracts shorter than the ovary; rac. oblong; lip depen- 

 dent, twice as long as the petals, 3-parted, the segments fan-shaped and fimbriate, 

 the middle one largest, with connivent fimbriae ; lateral pet. fimbriate ; spur as- 

 cending, elavate, longer than tho ovary. — A superb plant, considered tho most 

 beautiful of the genus, in wet meadows, Can. to Penn. Stem 2 — 3f high, thick, 

 hollow, with several sheathing bracts at base. Leaves 2 or 3 principal ones, 4 — T 

 by 1 — 2', upper ones linear, an inch or two long. Flowers purple, in a terminal 

 raceme, 3 — 6' long. Middle segm. of the lip nearly semicircular, twice as long as 

 the lateral ones. June. (P. fimbriata Lindl. 0. grandiflora Bw.) 



16 P. peramcena Gray. St. tall, leafy; lvs. lanceolate and lance-linear; bracts 

 nearly equaling the ovaiy; sep. roundish-ovate; lateral petals denticulate; lip 3- 

 parted, divisions cuneiform, dentate, middle one 2-lobed ; spur filiform, elavate at 

 end, curved, longer than the ovary. — A large and showy species in marshy grounis, 

 Penn. to Ind. and southward. Stem slightly winged. Leaves 4 — 6' long. Fls. 

 violet-purple, large, 20 — 50, in a terminal spike. Ovary 1', and spur 1\' long. 

 June, July. (P. fissa Lindl.) 



17 P. Michau3ui. St. very leafy; lower lvs. elliptic-oval, acute, upper much re- 

 duced, lanceolate; spike few-flowered, loose; lip 3-parted into long linear setaceous 

 segments; petals 2-parted, lower division linear-setaceous ; spur near twice longer 

 than the ovary. — Pine barrens, S. Car. to Fla. (Chapman) and La. (Haie). Plant 

 12 to 16' high. Lvs. about 3' by 1'. Spur filiform, clavellate at end, near 2' long. 

 Fls. rather distant, white. Aug. — Oct. 



18 P. repens. St very leafy, from a creeping rhizome; lvs. all linear-lanceolate, 

 elongated, lower bracts longer than the flowers; spike closely many-flowered ; lip 3- 

 parted into setaceous segments ; petals 2-parted, lower segment setaceous ; spur 

 recurved, scarcely longer than the ovary. — Borders of ponds in pine barrens, S. 

 Car., Ga. to La. (Hale.) Strikingly similar to the last, yet strikingly distinct, 

 12' to 18' high. Flowers greenish yellow, about half as large, spur about half an 

 inch long, filiform. Lvs. 5 to 8' long, tapering to a very acute point. Aug., Sept. 



19 ? P. quercicola. Root epiphytic, creeping ; lvs. all cauline, lance-ovate, acute, 

 rounded at base ; petioles sheathing the stem ; spike dense, few or many-flowered ; 

 fls. small, riugent, sep. and pet. ovate, obtuse ; lip spatulate, free from the column, 

 slightly recurved ; spur saccate, scarcely as long as the lip, h3lf as long as th# 

 ovary. — Chiefly growing in the rough bark of oaks, Fla. (Chapman) to La. (Hale). 



