to Augost from Quebec to New York (according to 

 Miss Niks). I found it in die Yosemite YaUey, CaE- 



TALL WHITE BOG Owns, H. fif !, is much Kke 

 these, save that Ae flowers are white. It grows all 

 in the northern half of the United States and 



Three more Northern summer orchids are: First, 

 ROCNTV-LEAVEP Oftcms, IT. rt*rafef, with its greenish- 

 white, itxaifcd sepals. Srrond, HOOCEX*S QKBES, H. 

 fTtafcrima., iln ill iwar iihiU , jjra ai i jc fliHr, dmiTimT 

 apart Both have long; racemed *fH^ ^"ig*^ from, 

 two round, flat leaves. Third, SMALL BOG Oftcms, H. 

 '- ' . " - .". " ; - .". j~ . . ~ . . .-?". i ?"..., : . 



WMIU. QKBBt H. nv, with long-spurred floaiXj and 

 *4ass Eke leaves; and SOUTHERN YELLOW ORCHIS, H. 

 iBjfjya, with dense spikes of orange-yeDow flowers and 



lanceolate leaves. 



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GKEEX WOOD Ocms, H. AiiJati (H. hfiiBtony. 

 An^ed; ff-iV high. Leaves. One, large, 

 - y several bracts above. Flowers, Small, in 



short, loose ^ x *reenish. Perianth. Of ovate 

 sepals and petals, with a three-toothed fip and a very 



. -_- -: - \. ;"._ --.; : >; .r. Col"~-. Ar.:'.-.- > 

 (<) above the sttgma (s\ which has three dub-fike ap- 



is perhaps Ac most 



of the gone. It blooms east off Ae Missis 

 July and Augnrt. 



Another much fike this, with a shorter spur and mane 

 leafv stem, is Ttancxo-ED OKCEOS, H. jbmi (JET. 



The names of many of these orrmiislBiicbeeMihinjjd 

 so often, and they seem so ranch afflte, that it is rather 

 dimcnlt to "fc"*"iy ABBE. The ins^nificance of these 

 flowers canoes Ae la vman to exdaim, when told that 

 they are orchids ; as 'the general idea, of this family, 

 seems to be a gorgeous air-plant. 



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