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OKCHIDACE.*:. (ORCUIS FAMII.Y.) 509 



{tjellow) flowers ; spike oblouj^ or cylindrical ; petals roundctl, creiiatc ; lip ovati\ 

 with a laccrale-friiKjcc/ man/in, scd reel// s/iorfi r tluin the slendtr oliliise iucurved 

 spur^ which is not lialf tlie longtli of the ovan. — liugs, N. J. to Fla. July. 

 Flowers very much smaller thau in tiie next. 



12. H. Cili^ris, K. Br. (Ykllow Fhinged-Orchis.) Stem 1^-2^ high ; 

 leaves ohlou<^ or lanceolate ; the upjier passing into pointed bracts, wliich are 

 shorter than the ovaries ; spike oblong, rather closely many-flowered ; flowers 

 brif/ht oranye-i/ellow ; lateral sepal rounded, rertexed ; petals linear, cut-fringed 

 at the apex ; lift oblong (6" long), about half the lem/th of the spur furnished with 

 (I I'crii long and copious capillar i/ fringe. — Wet sandy places, N. Eng. to Fla. 

 and Tex., west to Mich, and lud. Our most haudsome species. 



13. H. blepharigl6ttis, Torr. (Whitk Fhin(;ki)-()kchis.) Stem 1° 

 high ; leaves, etc., as in tlie la.st ; flowers white, rather smaller , petals spatulate, 

 us!Killy slightly cut or toothed at the apex ; lip ovate- or lanceolate-ol)loug, 

 wIlIi the irregular capillary fringe of the margins usually shorter than its disk, 

 cue third the length of the spur. — Peat bogs and borders of ponds, Newf. to 

 N. J., west to Mich, and Minn. July. — Var. iiolopetal.v, Torr., has nar- 

 rower petals with the toothing obsolete, and the lip less fringed. 



t- -«- (GuEEXi.su Fringed-Orchis.) Lip 3-parted above the stalk-like base, the 

 divisions cut into capillary fringes : flowers greenish- or yellowish-white ; 

 anther-cells not very divergent, the beaked bases projecting forward ; the 

 large glands oval or lanceolate, nearly facing each other; ovary short- 

 tapering above ; spurs long, clavate. 



14. H. leucophsea, Gray. Stem 2-4° high; leaves oblong-lanceolate ; 

 the bracts similar, rather shorter than the (large, fragrant) flowers; spike 

 commonly elongated, loose; petals obovate, minutely cut-toothed ; divisions of 

 the lip (7-10" long) broadly wedge-shaped or fan-shaped, many-cleft to the 

 middle into a copious thread-like fritige ; s\inY longer than the ovary (1-1^' 

 long) ; glands transversely oval. — Moist meadows, western N. Y. to Ky., Mo., 

 and Minn. July. 



15. H. l^cera, R. Br. (Kagckd Frixged-Orchis.) Leaves oblong or 

 lanceolate; raceme loosely many-flowered; petals oblong-linear, entire; divis- 

 ions of the lip narrow, deeply parted into a few long nearly capillary lobes ; spur 

 about the length of the ovary ; glands oblong -linear, as long as the stalk of the 

 pollen-mass. — Bogs and moist thickets, N. Scotia to N. C. and Ga., west to 

 Minn, and Mo. ; common. July. 



•<- -t- 1- (Pi;rple Frixged-Orciiis.) Lip fan-shaped, 3-parted above the stalk- 

 like base, the divisions erosely fringed ; flowers purple ; anther-cells widely 

 separated, little divergent, the orbicular glands oblifpie ; ovary contracted 

 only at the summit ; the long curving spur somewhat clavate. 



16. H. psycddes, Gray. Leaves oblong or lanceolate, the uppermost 

 passing into linear-lanceolate bracts; raceme cylindrical, densely many-flow- 

 ered ; lower sepals round-oval, obtuse ; petals wedge-obovate or spatxdate, dentic- 

 ulate above; divisions of the spreading lip broadly wedge-shaped, many-cleft 

 into B, short fringe. — Wet meadows and bogs, common; Newf. to N. C, west 

 to Ind. and Minn. J.uly, Aug. — Flowers short-pedicelled, crowded in a spike 

 of 4-10' in length, small, but very handsome, fragrant; lip short-stalked, 



