PLATE XIX, B 



RAGGED FRINGED ORCHIS, H. lacera. Stem. Simple, 

 i-2 high. Leaves. Lanceolate, alternate, becoming 

 smaller above. Flowers. Small, in a terminal raceme, 

 greenish-yellow. Perianth. The sepals ovate, the upper 

 one being round. The petals linear. The lip showy, 

 three-parted, deeply fringed, with a short spur. Col- 

 umn. The anthers (a) divided by the stigma (c). 

 Ovary (b). 



This is the prettiest of the green orchids, the deeply 

 fringed lips giving the raceme a peculiarly feathery effect. 

 It blooms east of the Mississippi in June and July. 



PLATE xx, A 



WHITE FRINGED ORCHIS, H. Uephari glottis. Root. 

 Small, fibrous. Stem. 1-2^ high. Leaves. Lanceo- 

 late, the upper ones smaller. Flowers. Pure white, 

 showy, in a terminal raceme. Perianth. Sepals round. 

 Petals smaller, toothed. Lip lanceolate, fringed, with a 

 very long spur. Column (C). The stigma (s) dividing 

 the anthers (a). Ovary (0). 



The loveliness of this flower almost takes away one's 

 breath. It frequents midsummer marshes, ranging from 

 Newfoundland south to North Carolina and west to 

 Minnesota. 



CREAM FRINGED ORCHIS, H . holopetala, is much the 

 same, but pale yellow, with a less fringed lip and entire 

 petals. It is probably a hybrid of the foregoing and fol- 

 lowing varieties. 



PLATE xx, B 



YELLOW FRINGED ORCHIS, H. ciliaris. Root, Stem, 

 Leaves. The same as in H. blephariglottis. Flowers. 

 A little larger than the White-Fringed Orchis, with a 

 more deeply fringed lip and of a bright orange-yellow. 

 Very showy. Perianth and Column (C). As above. 



This gorgeous flower grows in swamps with the White- 

 Fringed Orchis. Its flaming torches doubtless attract 

 the necessary insects, but unfortunately, they also guide 

 the ruthless flower-picker, to the inevitable doom of the 

 variety. 



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