266 Bog-Trotting' for Orchids 



Continental Range — From the Barren Grounds in latitude 

 64°-69° North, southward to Florida; westward to Minnesota, 

 Kansas, Indian Territory, Texas, and New Mexico. 



New Efigland Range — Maine, common ; New Hampshire, 

 common ; Vermont, common ; Massachusetts, common ; Con- 

 necticut, very common. 



5.— GYROSTACHYS SIMPLEX (A. Gray) Kuntze, 1 867-1 891 » 



Little Simple Ladies' Tresses 



The specific name, simplex^ refers to the simplicity of this 

 species. 



Slender sandy soil orchid, with single tuberous root. Au- 

 gust-September 9th. 



Flowers, white, small, i/^g inch long; in slender, twisting, 

 spiked raceme, i inch long. Labellum obovate-oblong, short- 

 clawed, and crisped at the summit ; callosities nipple-shaped. 

 Stem simple and slender, 5-9 inches high, with small bracts 

 above basal leaves, glabrous, slightly twisted. Leaves 2-3 

 basal, oblong and short, disappearing at or after flowering 

 season. 



Continental Ra7ige—Vr ova. Massachusetts, southward to Dela- 

 ware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Tennessee. It 

 appears more frequent near the coast, from Nantucket, Dela- 

 ware, Staten Island, and throughout New Jerse}', in company 

 with G. gracilis. 



New England ^a«^^— Massachusetts, rare ; Rhode Island, 

 rare; Connecticut, infrequent. 



6.— GYROSTACHYS GRACILIS (Bigelow) Kuntze, 1 824-1 891 



Slender Ladies' Tresses 



The specific name, gracilis^ refers to the slender and grass-like 

 spike of this species. 



Small sandy woodland or pasture-land orchid, with several 

 spindle-shaped tuberous roots. April 15th, Florida (Curtiss) ; 

 May, Alabama ; July 25th-September-October 15th, both North 

 and South. 



' Species not reported for Hoosac Valley region, although 

 native of Massachusetts. 



