58 Orchidaceae 



ding, an inch long, rosy purple variegated 

 with pink and yellow; petals and sepals, 

 linear, erect or spreading, half an inch or 

 more long with longitudinal purple lines; lip 

 } of an inch long, sac-like and spreading, 

 divided into two below, with a prominent 

 patch of yellow hairs near the point of 

 division. 



This charming little orchid, by far the most 

 dainty of any found in the region, is frequent, 

 growing in deep moss on the shaded slopes of 

 the Rockies ; very fragrant, flowering in early 

 June. 



Plant slender, 8-10 inches high 

 Orchis 



rotundifolia Wlth ne leaf near the baSe 

 Pursh. varying from nearly orbicular 



Round- to oval, 1^-3 inches long, 1-2 



leaved inches wide, sheathing at the 



Orchid. 



base. Spike 2-8 flowered; 

 flowers half an inch or more long; lateral 

 sepals spreading, somewhat longer than the 

 petals, petals and sepals oval, rose-colour; lip 

 white, purple-spotted, longer than the petals, 



