Catyrso. CXL. ORCHIDACEZ:. 631 
2. L. Laser. Rich. (L. Correana. Spr. Malaxis Leselii. Sw.) 
Lvs. 2, ovate-oblong, obtuse, plicate, shorter than the few-flowered 
racemes; scape angular; lip ovate, entire; sep. and pet. linear, subequal.— 
About half as large as the preceding, in moist meadows and fields, Can., 
Ohio, N. Eng. and Mid. States. Leaves 2—3' long, about 1’ wide, obtuse or 
acute, sheathing at base. Scape 3—5/ high. Flowers about 6, appressed to 
the rachis, ina thin raceme. Pedicels about 2’ in length. Sepals and petals 
greenish-white. Ovaries clavate, as long as the pedicels. Jn. 
3. CORALLORHIZA. Brown. 
Gr. xopaddzov, coral, piéa, root ; its branched roots much resemble coral. af 
Segments of the perianth nearly equal, converging ; lip produced 
behind ; spur short and adnate to the ovary ; column free; pollinia 
4, oblique (not parallel).— Plants leafless. 
1. C. opontorHiza. Nutt. (C. verna. Nuit. C. innata. Br.) Dra- 
gon’s-claw. Coral-root.—Lip undivided, oval, obtuse, crenulate, spotted ; 
spur obsolete, adnate to the ovary; capsule oblong or subglobose.—A singular 
plant, with no leaves or green herbage, inhabiting old woods, Can. to Car. and 
Ky. The root is a collection of small, fleshy tubers, articulated and branched 
much like coral. Scape 9—14’ high, rather. fieshy, striate, smooth, invested 
with a few long, purplish-brown sheaths. Flowers 10—20, in a long spike, of 
a brdwnish-green. Lip white, generally with purple spots. Capsules large, 
reflexed, strongly ribbed. July, Aug. 
8. verna.—Lip white, without spots, minutely toothed each side.—More deli- 
cate and slender than the variety a. Flowers fewer (7—10). 
2. C. muLTirLorA. Nutt. Flowering Coral-root. 
Scape many-flowered; lip cuneaie-oval, spotted, 3-parted; the middle 
lobe recurved, lateral ones short and tooth-like ; spur conspicuous, adnate; cap. 
elliptic-obovoid——In woods, growing on the roots of trees, N. Eng. and Mid. 
States. Root coralline. Scape 10—15’ high, leafless, brownish-purple, sheath- 
ed with a few bracts. Flowers larger than in the other species, 15—20, erect- 
spreading, in a long raceme. Lip showy, 3—4” long, white, sprinkled with 
purple spots. Spur yellowish, conspicuous, but short and adnate to the ovary. Ji. 
4, APLECTRUM. Nutt. 
Gr. a, privative, AnkTpov, a spur; the lip being without a spur. iy 
Segments of the perianth distinct, nearly equal, converging ; lip 
unguiculate, not produced at base; column free; anther a little 
below the apex; pollinia 4, oblique, lenticular. 
A. HYEMALE. (Cymbidium hyemale. Willd.) Adam-and-Eve. Putty- 
root.—Lf. solitary, radical, petiolate, ovate, striate; lip. trifid, obtuse, with 
the palate ridged.—A fine plant, in woods, Can., Ghio! to N. Eng. (rare) and 
Flor. Root bearing large, roundish, mucilaginous tubers. Leaf rather elliptic 
than ovate, 4—5’ long, 3—4 as wide, twice as long as the petiole, which arises 
from the summit of the tuber a short distance from the scape. Scape arising 
from beneath the tuber, about if high, invested with 2—3 sheaths. Flowers 
resembling those of Corallorhiza, brownish-purple, erect, in a terminal raceme. 
Lip dilated near the end. Capsule large, smooth, nodding. May, Jn. 
5. CALYPSO. Salisb. 
Named for the goddess Calypso ( G7. - KaAUTTY, to conceal ). 
Segments of the perianth ascending, secund; lip ventricose, 
spurred beneath near the end; column petaloid ; pollinia 4. 
C. putposa. Salisb. (C. Americana. Br. C. borealis. Ph. Cypripe- 
dium. Linn.)—Jf. solitary, radical, broad-ovate, veined ; ip narrowed and 
subunguiculate at base; spur bifid, longer than the lip, with acute teeth; ped. 
longer than the ovary.—This rare and beautiful plant is found in Vt., (Carey) 
Nova Scotia, Mich., W. to Oreg. Scape 6—8’ high, sheathed, bearing a sin- 
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