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1. RAGGED FRINGED ORCHIS: Fringed 

 Green Orchis. Habenaria Idcera. 



Orchis Family. July Aug. 



Found in swamps and wet woods from 

 Newfoundland to Minnesota, south to Mis- 

 souri and Alabama. 



FLOWERS Greenish or dingy white, with lower 

 lip cut to thread-like fineness; borne in 

 spike terminating stem, 10-20 inches 

 high. 

 LEAVES Long and narrow, or oblong. 



2. RATTLESNAKE PLANTAIN: Downy Rat- 

 tlesnake Plantain. Epipdctls pubescens. 



Orchis Family. July Aug. 



Found in dry woods. New England to Flor- 

 ida, west to the Mississippi. 



FLOWERS Small, white, numerous on downy stalk 

 6-18 inches high. 



LEAVES Mottled with light and dark green. 



