Queen of Moccasin-Flo^wers 6i 



both southward and westward, but according to the 

 stations reported to the author for the continent, it 

 cannot be said to have the broader range of the two 

 species. 



The Dwarf White Moccasin-Flower {Cypripedium 

 candiduni) may also be counted with Ram's -Head 

 Cypripedium as one of the rare species of the Northern 

 Atlantic Region. It is seldom found in the New Eng- 

 land States. In the range reported to the author for 

 this species, there is but one New England station. 

 This has been given by A. W. Driggs of East Hart- 

 ford, Connecticut.' This orchid belongs more espe- 

 cially to the damp swells of the prairie. It is very 

 similar to the Dwarf Yellow Cypripedium, except in 

 color, and like it produces a faint fragrance. This 

 dainty white shoe is often no larger than the tiny 

 Ram's- Head flower, the plant being about six to ten 

 inches high, bearing small waxen shoes, the shape 

 of the blossoms of Cypripedium parvifloru7n. I have 

 often received descriptions from country lads, suppos- 

 edly of these White Moccasin-Flowers, only to find 

 that they were either albinos, or bleached out and pale 

 specimens of the gorgeous colored Cypripedium regincs. 

 Often the latter seem pure white to the hurried observer 

 in the swamps, for the albino or white variety rarely 

 occurs. I found one plant, however, this season bear- 

 ing two blossoms, the first I ever saw, and I removed 

 the plant to watch it in my garden. 



After Decoration Day, I had all I could do to keep 

 ^ A. W. Driggs, Catalogue Plants of Coftnecticut, p. 19. 1901. 



