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Fields and meadows, usually in dry soil. Occasional to 

 frequent near the coast, becoming rare inland. Aug. — Sept. 



Spiranthes lucida (H, H. Eaton) Ames (shining), 

 Spiranthes latifolia Torr, 

 Gyrostachys plantaginea Britton. 



Rare or local. Moist river banks: Lyme (Mrs. E. E. 

 Rogers), Cromwell (F. K. Hallock), Windsor (H. S. Clark), 

 and along the Housatonic River from Oxford (Harger), 

 northward to the state line. Late May — June. 



Spiranthes cernua (L.) Richard (nodding). 

 Gyrostachys cernua Kuntze. 



Frequent. Bogs, meadows and open swamps, or sometimes 

 in drier places. Sept. — Oct. 



The var. ochroleuca (Rydb.) Ames (buff-colored), 

 Gyrostachys ochroleuca Rydb., occurs at Norfolk (Bissell), 

 Salisbury (]\Irs. C. S. Phelps). 



Sometimes very fragrant. 



Spiranthes Romanzoffiana Cham. 

 Gyrostachys stricta Rydb. 



Rare. Sphagnum bog: Norfolk (J. H. Barbour). July. 



EPIPACTIS Boehm. Rattlesnake Plantain. 



Epipactis repens (L.) Crantz (creeping), var. ophioides (Fer- 



nald) A. A. Eaton (snake-like). 

 Peramiiim ophioides Rydb. 

 Goodyera repens Gray's Manual ed. 6 in part. 

 Peramium repens Britton & Brown's 111. Flora in part. 

 Lesser Rattlesnake Plantain. Squirrel-ear. 



Rare. Rocky woods under evergreens : Southington (J. 

 Shepard), Norfolk (Miss M. C. Seymour). Aug. 



Epipactis tesselata (Lodd.) A. A. Eaton (checkered). 

 Goodyera tesselata Lodd. 

 Peramium tesselatum Rydb. 

 Rattlesnake Plantain. 



Rare or local. Rich woods in the northern part of the 

 state, mostly under evergreens: Union and Granby (Bissell), 

 Enfield (Andrews & Bissell), Manchester and South Windsor 



