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Flowers many in spiked raceme, yellowish-green similar or 

 identical with the spike of flowers of H. Hookeriana. Stem 

 8-18 inches high, not braded. Leaves 2, oblong, ascending. 



Continental Range — In similar situations with H. Hookeriana 

 and H. orbiculata, from Nova Scotia (Macoun) Campbellton, 

 New Brunswick, (Chalmers), Chelsea Mountains, Quebec 

 (Fletcher's Flora, Ottawa); southward to New York (Paine and 

 Dudley), New Jersey (Mrs. Britton), and throughout New Eng- 

 land States ; westward to Iowa. 



4.— HABENARIA OBTUSATA (Pursh) Richardson, 1814-1823 ' 

 SuB-AivPiNE Greenish Bog-Orchis 



The specific name, obtusata, refers to the obtuse or blunt 

 sepals and labellum of this species. 



Small sub-alpine bogland orchid, with fibrous roots. June 

 22d-July 3oth-September. 



Flowers, greenish-yellow in loose spiked raceme 1-2^^ inches 

 long ; flowers )i inch long. Labellum blunt or obtuse, de- 

 flexed, entire. Lateral sepals spreading, oblong and obtuse. 

 Petals shorter, obtusely 2-lobed at base. Stem slender, not 

 traded, 4-10 inches high, 4-angled. Leaf i, basal, obovate. 



Continental Range — 'From Alaska, southward throughout 

 Canada to Mt. Wachusett, Massachusetts ; westward to Minne- 

 sota, W3'oming, Montana, and Colorado. 



Nezf England Ra?tge— Maine, frequent ; New Hampshire, 

 frequent ; Vermont, rare ; Massachusetts, very rare ; Mt. 

 Wachusett (Dr. G. E. Stone) ; Mt. Washington (Henry Bald- 

 win) ; Rhode Island, not reported ; Connecticut, not reported. 



5.— HABENARIA HYPERBOREA (Linnaeus) R. Brown, 1767- 



1813 



Tai.1. Green Northern Orchis 



The specific name, hyperborea, refers to the species being tall 

 and a boreal or northern orchid. 



Cold bogland or damp woodland orchid, with thick fleshy 

 roots. May 3oth-July 28th-August i8th. 



Flowers small, greenish-yellow, on bracted spike 3-8 inches 

 long; infrequent, said to be constructed for self-fertilization, 

 if insects fail to visit the flowers. Labellum lanceolate, obtuse, 

 and entire. Sepals and petals obtuse, ovate, ^-^ inch long ; 

 upper sepal crenulate at apex. Stem tall, stout, leafy, 8 inches 

 to 3 feet high. Leaves mauj^ lanceolate, acute. Seed-capsule 

 much twisted. 



' Doubtfully reported for Hoosac Valley region, although 

 native of Vermont. 



