296 FLORA. 



flowers; spike 5-10 cm. long, dense; flowers orange ; sepals roundish ovate, about 

 3 mm. long; petals narrower, pectinate-fringed; lip slightly longer than the sepals, 

 deeply fringed to the middle or beyond ; spur 4-6 mm. long, about half as long as 

 the ovary. In bogs, N. J. to Fla. and La. July-Aug. \Habenaria cristata 

 (Michx.) R. Br.] 



2. Blephariglottis ciliaris (L.) Rydb. YELLOW-FRINGED ORCHIS. (I. F. f. 

 1107.) Stem slender, 3-7 dm. high. Leaves lanceolate, acute, 1-2 dm. long, the 

 upper smaller; spike closely many-flowered, 7-15 cm. long, sometimes 7 cm. thick; 

 flowers orange or yellow, large, showy; sepals orbicular or broadly ovate, oblique 

 at the base, 4-8 mm. long; petals much smaller, oblong or cuneate, usually toothed; 

 lip oblong, 10-14 mm. long, copiously fringed more than half-way to the middle ; 

 spur 25-35 mnl - l n g> Ver 7 slender. In meadows, Vt. (?) and Ont. to Mich., south 

 to Fla. and Tex. July-Aug. [Habenaria ciliaris (L. ) R. Br.] 



3. Blephariglottis blephariglottis (Willd.) Rydb. WHITE-FRINGED ORCHIS. 

 (I. F. f. 1108.) Stems and leaves similar to those of the preceding species. Spikes 

 densely or rather loosely many-flowered; flowers pure white, usually a little smaller 

 than those of H. ciliaris; lip narrower, oblong; petals toothed or somewhat fringed 

 at the apex ; fringe of the lip copious or sparse. In bogs and swamps, Newf. to 

 Minn, and N. J. Intermediate forms \B. bicolor Raf.] between this and the pre- 

 ceding species, with light yellow flowers, are probably hybrids. Blooms a few 

 days earlier than ciliaris where the two grow together. July-Aug. [//. blephari- 

 glottis (Willd) Torr.] 



Blephariglottis blepharig!6ttis holoptStala (Lindl.) Rydb. One or both of the 

 petals entire ; lip often sparingly fringed. With the type. Probably a mere form. 



4. Blephariglottis lacera (Michx.) Rydb. RAGGED ORCHIS. (I. F. f. 1109.) 

 Stem rather slender, 3-6 dm. high. Leaves firm, lanceolate, 12-20 cm. long, the 

 upper gradually smaller; spike 5-15 cm. long, loose; flowers greenish yellow; sepals 

 ovate, obtuse, about 6 mm. long, the upper one a little broader than the others; 

 petals linear, entire, obtuse, about as long as the sepals; segments of the lip narrow, 

 deeply fringed, the fringe of a few threads, about I cm. long ; spur 14-16 mm. 

 long, curved, shorter than the ovary, clavate at the apex ; glands oblong-linear, 

 hyaline, as long as the caudicle. In swamps and wet woods, N. S. to Minn., south 

 to Ga. and Mo. June-July. \H. lacera (Michx.) R. Br.] 



5. Blephariglottis leucophaea (Nutt.) Rydb. PRAIRIE WHITE-FRINGED 

 ORCHIS. (I. F. f. mo.) Stem stout, angled, 5-8 dm. high. Leaves lanceolate, 

 1-2 dm. long ; spike 7-12 cm. long, very thick, loosely flowered ; flowers large, 

 white, fragrant, sometimes tinged with green; sepals broadly ovate; petals obovate, 

 minutely cut-toothed, about 6 mm. long; lip 12-14 mm - l n g> the segments broadly 

 wedge-shaped and copiously fringed ; spur 25-35 mm. long, longer than the ovary; 

 caudicles long and slender ; glands transversely oval ; ovary often recurved. On 

 moist prairies, western N. Y. to Minn., Ky., Ark. and Neb. July. [//. leucophaea 

 (Nutt.) Gray.] 



6. Blephariglottis grandiflora (Bigel.) Rydb. LARGE PURPLE-FRINGED 

 ORCHIS. (I. F. f. mi.) Stem 3-15 dm. high. Leaves oval or lanceolate, 1-2.5 

 dm. long, obtuse, or the upper smaller and acute; raceme 7-35 cm. long, sometimes 

 6 cm. thick, densely flowered ; flowers lilac or purplish, sometimes whitish, fra- 

 grant; upper sepal and petals erect, connivent; petals oblong or oblanceolate, more 

 or less toothed, I cm. long ; lip 1-2.5 cm - broad, about I cm. long, the segments 

 broadly fan-shaped, copiously fringed nearly to the middle; glands orbicular, turned 

 inward; spur filiform, clavate, 25-35 mm. long. In rich woods and meadows, N. B. 

 to Ont. and Mich., south to N. Car. June-Aug. [If. grandiflora (Bigel.) Torr.] 



7. Blephariglottis psycddes (L.) Rydb. SMALLER PURPLE-FRINGED ORCHIS. 

 (I. F. f. 1 1 12.) Stem rather slender, 3-9 dm. high. Leaves oval, elliptic or lan- 

 ceolate, 5-25 cm. long, the upper smaller ; raceme 5-15 cm. long, 2-4 cm. thick, 

 loosely or densely several many-flowered; flowers lilac, rarely white, fragrant; lower 

 sepals ovate, obtuse, about 8 mm. long, the upper one a little narrower ; petals 

 oblong or oblanceolate, toothed on the upper margin; lip 8-12 mm. broad, the seg- 

 ments fan-shaped and copiously fringed ; spur somewhat clavate at the apex, about 

 16 mm. long, longer than the ovary. In meadows, swamps and wet woods, Newf. 

 to Minn., south to N. Car. and Ind. July-Aug. [//. psycodes (L.) A. Gray.] 



