34 GYNANDRIA. MONANDRIA. 



O. FiMBRiATA. IVilld. Lip 3 parted, segments cuneate.ciliate-fimbriate; spur longer than the gertt. 



JF7. Latter end of July. Fr. mat. 



Hah. Wet.low grounds: Bath; Ed. Darlington's: rare. 2 to 3 feet high: flowers purple, showy. 



Oht- This is a rare, and very beautiful plant. I have only found two or three specimens in all this vicinity. 



305. GOODYERA. Nutt. Gen. 708. 



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CoR. ringent; the 2 lower petals placed under the gibbous, undivided lip. Style free. Pollen angular. 

 G. ptfBEscENS. Ell. Leaves radical, ovate, petiolate.reticulately veined; scape and flowers pubescent. 

 -&i/non. Satyrium repens. Mx. Neottia pubescens. Willd. Muhl. Ph. Fw/go— Rattle Snake Plantain. 



Fl. Middle of July, and after. Fr- mat. Beginning of October. 



Hah- Woodlands: frequent. 12 to 18 inches high: flowers greenish white. 



306. NEOTTIA. Nutt. Gtn. 709. 



[Gr. Neottia, a bird's nest; from a fancied resemblance in its fibrous roots. 1 



Cor. ringent; the 2 lower petals placed under the beardless lip. Style apterous. Pollen farinaceous 



N. TORTiLis. Ell. Radical leaves linear; flowers spirally secund; lip trifid, crisped, crenulate. 

 Synon. Ophrys ffistivalis. Mx. Kw/g-o— Ladies traces, or tresses. 



Fl. Latter end of July, and after. Fr. mat. Beginning of October. 



Hab. Borders of fields; meadows, &c. frequent. 9 to 15 inches high: flowers white. 



N. CERNUA. Ell. Leaves lanceolate; flowers in a dense spike, recur ve-nodding; lip oblong, entire, acute. 

 Synon. Ophrys cernua. Mx. 



J!'l. Latter end of August, and after. Fr. mat. Middle of October. 



Hab- Moist thickets: Patton's; Barrens. &c. frequent. 6 to 15 inches high: flowers greenish white. 

 Obs. Ihavespecimens which vary somewhat in appearance; but perhaps are not specifically distinct. 



307. POGONL\. Nutt. Gen. 712. 

 [Gr. Pogon, a beard; the lip of the flower being crested, or bearded.] 



Petals 5, distinct, without glands, i?^ sessile? cucullate, internally crested. Po//en farinaceous. 



p. vERTiciLLATA. Ell. Lcavcs 5, verticillate, lancc-oval; stem 1 flowered; outer petals very long, linear. 



Synon. Arethusa verticillata. IVilld. Muhl. Ph. 



Fl- Middle of May. Fr. mat. 



Ilab. Moist woodlands: Patton's,&c. frequent. 9 to 15 inches high.- flowers brownish purple. 



Ohs. The whorled leaves of this plant give it much of the habit of Gyromia. The long outer petals 

 somewhat resemble the beards of a Cat-fish. 



308. TRIPHORA. Nutt. Gen. 713. 

 [Abbreviated from the Gr. Trianthophoros; literally, bearing 3 flowers.] 



Petals 5) distinct, equal, connivent. Lip unguiculate, cucuUate. Style spathulate? apteroul. 

 T. PENDULA. £//. Root tuberous; stem leafy; leaves ovate; flowers 1 to 3, pedunculate. 

 Synon. Arethusa parviflora. Mx. A- pendula. Willd. Muhl. Ph. 

 Ft- Latter end of August, and after. Fr. mat. 



Hab. Rich woodlands: Ed. Darlington's: not common. 4 to 6 inches high: flowers pnle purple. 



Obs. This delicate little plant is remarkable for the oblong, fleshy tubers, connected with its roots, after 

 the manner of potatoes. 



309. MALAXIS. Nutt. Gen. 719. 

 [Gr. 3Ialaxis, softness; in reference to the delicate texture of the plant.] 



Petals 5, narrow, spreading. 7<tj) flattened, undivided. Style extended. Po//tnia 4, affixed to the stignia. 



M. LiLiiFOLiA. Ell. Leaves 2, oval; scape triquetrous; inner petals filiform, reflexed; lip obovate. 



F«?g:o— Tway-blade . 



Fl. Middle of June. Fr. mat. Middle of September. 



Hcib. Moist woodlands: Patton's, &c. frequent. 4to6 inches high: flowers yellowish brown. 



