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abundantly along the edges of marshes, excluding everything else. 

 There are large patches near Norris Inlet and along the outlet. 



219. POINTED BLUE-EYED GRASS 



SISYRINCHIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM Mill. 



Quite abundant, growing in clumps, scattered among grasses in 

 moist places. Abundant in Green's marsh, and along the railroad. 

 In flower May 18, 1901. A well-known plant with very pretty 

 flowers which last only a day, to be followed by others. 



FAMILY 31. ORCHIDACE^E. ORCHID FAMILY 

 220. SHOWY LADIES'-SLIPPER 



CYPRIPEDIUM REGINJE Walt. 



Dr. Hessler* reports this as rare "in low grounds on the south- 

 ern extremity of Lake Maxinkuckee." We have not found it and it 

 is probably extinct by this time. There are several localities about 

 the lake favorable for its growth. 



This is the most beautiful and remarkable of our native flowers, 

 and is not excelled by many, if any, of the tropical orchids. It was 

 formerly quite common in the northern part of the state in suit- 

 able places, its favorite location being the mucky edges of wooded 

 bogs, or springy river valleys. On account of the drainage of such 

 places and the close gathering of these plants wherever found, they 

 are becoming rare and in many places extinct. 



221. SHOWY ORCHIS 



GALEORCHIS SPECTABILIS (L.) Rybd. 



Rare in rich woods in leaf mould. Only one plant collected. 

 One of the most beautiful of our native plants. The exquisite pale 

 pink of the hood, perfect white of the lower half of the blossom, 

 and the crystalline appearance of the whole plant and the faint 

 delightful odor of the blossoms, make the whole plant a real gem, 

 and the finding of it a memorable event. It is hardly a misfortune 

 that it does not thrive under cultivation. Its best setting and one 

 to which it is able to do full justice is dense shadowy forests, 

 ancient and venerable oaks, and acres of odorous mold. 



222. YELLOW-FRINGED ORCHIS 



BLEPHARIGLOTTIS CILIARIS (L.) Rydb. 



Not rare, and apparently becoming more common. In 1900, a 

 few plants were noted along the east side of Lost Lake outlet, in 



* Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci., 1896, 128. 



