A FEW NATIVE ORCHIDS 



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Fig. 7 



though one which might also avail of the service 

 of an occasional butterfly. A group of this beau- 

 tiful species is shown in my illustration. A favored 

 haunt is the dark damp woods, especially beneath 

 hemlocks, and with its deep pink hood and pure 

 white lip is quite showy enough to warrant its 

 specific title, " spectabilis." An enlarged view of 

 the blossom is seen in Fig. 7, and in Fig. 8 a still 

 greater enlargement of the column. 



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A, Pollinium. B, Webby connection between grains. C, Stretched to four times its length. 



Fig. 8 



