178 PINK TO RED 



FLY-SPOTTED ORCHIS 



Orchis rotu7tdifolia. Orchid Family 



Stems: slender. Leaves: leaf solitary, orbicular to oval, with one or two 

 sheathing scales below it. Flowers: spike two-to-ten flowered, subtended 

 by small bracts ; sepals lateral ones spreading ; petals similar to the 

 sepals ; lip longer than the petals, three-lobed, the middle lobe larger, 

 dilated, notched at the apex ; spur slender, shorter than the lip. 



A lovely pale pink orchis, with a single roundish leaf grow- 

 ing at the base and roots composed of fleshy fibres. The 

 clusters of flowers are slightly fragrant. Each blossom has 

 a large, protruding, flat lip of palest pink, spotted with rose 

 or purple, and divided into three lobes, the centre one being 

 notched. A wing-like sepal stands out on either side, and 

 the small petals and sepals are all pink, the arched petal that 

 is bent down over the stamens being spotted with rose-purple 

 like the lip. It is found in moist places and grows to full per- 

 fection where very wet ground combined with a full exposure 

 to the sun is possible. 



PINK LADY'S SLIPPER 



Cypripedium acaule. Orchid Family 



Stems : scape pubescent. Leaves : two large basal ones elliptic, thick, 

 one small leaf on scape. Flowers: solitary; sepals lance-shaped, spread- 

 ing, the two lateral ones united under the lip; lip very large inflated sac, 

 pink with rose veins, the upper interior crested with long white hairs. 



A rare treasure, so beautiful in hue, so very fragrant ! Only 

 a single drooping flower grows at the top of each scape, hav- 

 ing a large pink sac that is split open in front and merely 

 folded close together, in which particular it differs from the 

 yellow and the white species. A long narrow sepal spreads 

 out on either side of the lip, and both the sepals and petals 

 are greenish or purplish. 



" Graceful and tall, the slender drooping stem, 

 With two broad leaves below, 

 Shapely the flower so lightly poised between, 

 And warm her rosy glow." 



