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previous year, and as this Orchid bears from 2 to 9 flowers it is 

 naturally more abundant than the Pogonia in their locality ; 

 indeed, Meehan says, it rarely fails to perfect its seed-vessels, 

 and he also calls it fragrant, a compliment that has been paid 

 by Burroughs, as well ; and here again I fail to agree, deriving 

 much consolation from the recent editions of Gray's Manual, 

 which have dropped the adjective used in former years. The 

 Adder's-mouth or Snake-mouth Pogonia, P. ophioglossoides, 

 on the other hand, always has a decided odor like that of 

 violets, and I recall no wild flower of as pure a pink unless it is 

 the Sabbatia (chloroides). Barton's conscientious attempts at 

 description delight me, and in this case, his " peach-blossom 

 red " would probably satisfy most masculine admirers of the 

 Pogonia. To the yellow bearded lip that makes the Arethusa 

 so bright, it adds a pretty tuft of purple-pink, and if the Are- 

 thusa is striking in its appearance, this Pogonia is to be praised 

 for its refinement. It figures as an Arethusa, in old botanies, 

 but, to recall one point of difference ; in that genus, it will be 

 remembered, the base of the lip adheres to the column. Gray 

 mentions a " monster " flower, found in New York State, 

 which had " two additional lips and some other petaloid 

 parts." The root of this species consists of long, worm-like 

 fibres. 



Outside of New England, C. pulchellus ranges from Florida, 

 through Arkansas and Nebraska to Minnesota, and as P. ophio- 

 glossoides is found in Florida, I take it that it keeps the Calo- 

 pogon company westward. I have seen specimens of this 

 Pogonia from Japan, and should think it would appeal strongly 

 to the native artists as a subject for caricature or realistic 

 treatment, but as yet I have not recognized it on any vase 

 or fan. 



In the Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 

 (Vol. IX., 1863), Dr. Samuel H. Scudder gives the following ac- 

 count of the fertilization of this Pogonia: "The flower is 



