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HABENARIA 



HABENARIA 



lobe bifid; spur long and very slender, greenish white. 

 Cochin-China. R.H. 1888:396. J.H, III. 33:53. G.M. 

 36:4:56. O.R. 4:209; 9:297.— The author says of this 

 fine plant: "No English soldier can boast a jacket of a 

 deeper scarlet than the lip of our plant." Not in 

 American trade. 



12. rhodocheila, Hance. Nearly related to H. 

 miliiaris, but fls. fewer and subcorymbose : petals 

 almost helmet-shaped; lip varying from deep rose- 

 pink to cinnabar and madder; spur dull yellow. China. 

 B.M. 7571. — Not in American trade. 



AAAAA. Fls. white to green or greenish yellow. 



B. Color pure while. 



c. Lip entire. 



13. nivea, Spreng. Lvs., except 1 or 2 lowest, bracts 

 like: fls. numerous, loosely clustered, small; spur very 

 Blender. Summer. Del. to Ala. B.B. 1:462. 



14. leucostachys, Wats. Usually tail and stout: lvs. 

 eeveral: fls. many, rather large. Idaho to Ariz., Calif, 

 and Ore. Mn. 6:81. — Nearly related to H. dilalala, but 

 distinguished by its spur greatly exceeding the sepals. 



cc. Lip fringed. 



15. blephariglottis, Torr. Fls. much as in H. ciliaris, 

 but .somewhat smaller; petals fringed or slightly erose 

 at apex; spur about 3 times as long as hp. July. New- 

 foundland to N. C. and Minn. B.B. 1:465. Mn. 8:113. 

 — One of our finest natives. 



ccc. Lip S-parted. 



16. longecalcarata, A. Rich. Lvs. aU radical: fls. 1-3, 

 large, long-stalked; middle lobe of lip narrow, lateral 

 ones broader, unevenly fringed; spur twice as long as 

 ovary, with pedicel. July, Aug. India. B.M. 7228. — 

 Not in American trade. 



17. Susannae, R. Br. (H. gi- 

 ganlea, Don). St. tall, stout, leafy: 

 fls. 3-5, very large, fragrant ; broad, 

 fan-shaped side lobes of lip deeply 

 fringed ; midlobe tongue-shaped, 

 entire; spur more than twice as 

 long as ovary and pedicel. India, 

 Malaya, China. B.M. 3374. G.C. 

 III. 16:279. J.H. III. 29:226. 

 O.R. 4:209; 9:297.— This and the 

 preceding species are among the 

 largest-fld. and showiest haben- 

 arias. They appear not to be in 

 the North American trade. 



BB. Color partly or wholly green, 



or greenish yellow. 



c. Lip deeply 3-lobed or 3-parted. 



D. Petals cleft or parted into 



2 lobes or segms. 



18. Elwesii, Hook. Erect, leafy: 

 fls. few, large, greenish yellow; 

 petals cleft almost to base into 

 long, slender, sickle-shaped, hairy 

 segms.; hp smooth, the segms. 

 long and slender. India. B.M. 

 7478. — .\ remarkable species. 



19. Bonatea, Reichb.f. (Bo«d(ea 

 specibsa, Willd.). Stout, leafy: fls. 

 rather large, light green and white; 

 lobes of lip, especially central 

 one, tubular toward base. S. Afr. 

 G.C. III. 17:743.— Cult, like Disa 

 grandiflora, in a cool greenhouse 

 with plenty of air, in a mixture 

 of fibrous peat and sphagnum jy^g 

 with perfect drainage. Requires a Habenaria cUiaris, or 

 hberal supply of water all the yeiiow fringed orchid, 

 year round. CxU) 



DD. Petals not cleft or parted. 

 E. Spur sac-shaped; lobes of lip entire. 



20. chlorantha, Spreng. Lvs. clasping: fls. not 

 exceeding bracts, greenish. Mascarene Isls. 



EE. (Spur long and slender. 

 p. Middle lobe of lip entire, the others fringed. 



21. radiata, Spreng. Petals exceeding sepals; spur 

 greenish white, about equahng the ovary. Aug., Sept. 

 Japan. 



FP. AH lobes of lip deeply fringed. 



22. leucophaea, Gray. Four ft. high or less: fls. large, 

 whitish or greenish, fragrant; petals erose; spur exceed- 

 ing ovary. July. N.Y. to Minn, and Ark. B.B. 1:465. 



23. lacera, R. Br. Ragged Orchis. Smaller: fls. 

 greenish yellow; spur not equaling ovary. June, July. 

 Nova Scotia to Ga. and Mo. B.B. 1:465. 



cc. Lip merely toothed or slightly lobed; fls. inconspicuous. 



D. Fls. much shorter than the conspicuous bracts; spur 



sac-shaped, short. 



24. bracteata, R. Br. (H. nridis, Cham.) . Fig. 1777. 

 Fls. greenish; spur often white. Summer. N. E. U. S. 

 to Brit. Col., Eu. B.B. 1:463. 



DD. Fls. nearly equaling or exceeding bracts; spur long 



and slender. 



E. Lvs. 1-2 near base of St. 



25. tridentata. Hook. Fls. greenish, loosely clustered; 

 Up wide at apex, 3-toothed; spur incurved. July, Aug. 

 Newfoundland to Minn., Fla. and La. A.G. 12:153. 

 B.B. 1 :463. Now known as H. clavellata, Spreng. 



EE. Lvs. 3 or more. 



26. virescens, Spreng. Leafy: fls. greenish; lip only 

 slightly exceeding petals, with 2 lateral teeth and a 

 nearly" basal wart. July. Range of preceding. B.B. 

 1 :464. The name is now H. flava, Gray. 



ccc. Lip entire; fls. inconspicuous. 



D. Large lvs. all basal. 



E. Lf. solitary. 



27. obtusata, Richards. Spike loosely fld.; fls. yellow- 

 green; lipdeflexed; spur about equaling lip. Summer. 

 Across Canada, south to N. Y. and Colo. B.B. 1:461. 



EE. Lvs. 2. 

 F. Spur much exceeding ovary. 



28. orbiculata, Torr. Lvs. orbicular, lying on the 

 ground: fls. numerous, loosely clustered, greenish; lip 

 white, obtuse. July, Aug. Across Canada and Minn. 

 to mountains of N. C. B.B. 1:461. Gn.M.4:14. 



29. bifolia, R. Br. Butterfly Orchis. Lvs. oblong: 

 fls. white, with tips of spur and lip greenish, fragrant in 

 the evening. May, June. Eu. 



pp. Spur about equaling ovary. 



30. Hookeriana, Gray (H. Hobkeri, Lindl.). Lvs. 

 oval, obovate or orbicular: fls. greenish yellow; Up 

 acute. Summer. Nova Scotia to N. J. and Iowa. B.B. 

 1:461. 



DD. Large lvs. several above the base. 



E. Spike commonly dense. 



31. hyperbSrea, R. Br. Fls. greenish; petals, obtuse 

 Up and slender spur all about equally long. Summer. 

 N. U. S. to Nova Scotia and Alaska. B.B. 1 :462. 



32. elegans, Boland. Large lvs. all on lower part of 

 St.: fls. numerous, small, greenish; sepals 1-nerved, 

 all alike; spur filiform. Vancouver Isl. to CaUf. 



EE. Spike commonly loose. 



F. Spur short, sac-shaped. 



33. gracUis, Wats. Three feet high or less: spike 

 long, many-fld.; fls. greenish; spur about equaling hp 

 and sepals. Ore. and Wash. 



