pink WILD FLOWERS 



The spreading, lance-shaped sepals are greenish 

 purple. The upper one is single, and the two lower 

 ones are united. The three spreading and curving 

 petals are coloured like the sepals, but are narrower and 

 longer. The open end of the pouch is nearly closed 

 with a singular broad, scoop-shaped and sterile anther, 

 which shields the fertile anthers and stigma beneath. 

 This handsome, solitary flower possesses a gorgeous 

 tropical air, and although it is the more common and 

 familiar of its kind, it is becoming more difficult to 

 find each year owing to ruthless gathering. It is 

 found from Newfoundland to Manitoba, and south 

 through Minnesota to Tennessee and North Carolina. 



SHOWY ORCHIS 



Orchis spectabilis. Orchid Family. 



Apparently the Orchids have established them- 

 selves in a somewhat exclusive and aristocratic circle 

 requiring an especial dispensation to become inti- 

 mately acquainted with them. This popular notion, 

 however, is more of an illusion than a reality, for 

 barring occasional remote, swampy retreats, they are 

 really quite as inviting and hospitable as any of the 

 less dignified flora. It is true that they are a prodigal 

 family, and, as a rule, their very nature is retiring and 

 seclusive. Consequently they are less frequently 

 discovered, but if one knows where to search for the 

 various species, and about what they should look like, 

 he has a better chance of finding them. The flowers 

 are always six-parted, usually consisting of three simi- 



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