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is complete. The white Helleborine Epispactis, 

 displays its spotless blossoms here, as does the 

 Neottia Ladies' Tresses, of which we have 

 many species common both in dry sandy woods 

 and wet meadows. They come out in fall, and 

 have all white flowers inclined to one side, and 

 form a twisted or spiral wreath. The Lily Or- 

 chis Listera, and the Arethusa, which is not 

 over a hand high whose elegant and curious 

 purple flowers may be seen in mossy swamps, 

 blossoming in June, will close the first order. 



In the second order. Diandria, is found the 

 Ladies' Slipper Cypripedium, great numbers 

 of which enliven the plains of Illinois, and are 

 called by the people Indian Moccasins. These, 

 as well as the w r hole Orchis tribe, occur in rich 

 shady woods, far away from human ken. At 

 one time their cultivation was thought impossi- 

 ble, but that idea has proved a fallacy, and 

 considerable attention is at the present time paid 

 to them. 



In this class is also the Silk Weed, Birth- 

 wort, and Indian Ginger, but we will now pass 

 on to the next 



