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2. L. LCESELII. Rich. (L. Correana. Spr. Malaxis Loeselii. Sw.) 

 Lvs. 2, ovate-oblong, obtuse, plicate, shorter than the few-flowered 

 racemes ; scape angular ; lip ovate, entire ; sep. and pet. linear, subequal. 

 A-bout half as large as the preceding, in moist meadows and fields, Can., 

 Ohio, N. Eng. and Mid. States. Leaves 2 3' long, about 1' wide, obtuse or 

 acute, sheathing at base. Scape 3 5' high. Flowers about 6, appressed to 

 the rachis, in a thin raceme. Pedicels about 2" in length. Sepals and petals 

 greenish-white. Ovaries clavate, as long as the pedicels, Jn. 



3. CORALLORHlZA. Brown. 



Gr. KOpaXXiov, coral, pta, root; its branched roots much resemble coral. 



Segments of the perianth nearly equal, converging ; lip produced 

 behind ; spur short and adnate to the ovary ; column free ; pollinia 

 4, oblique (not parallel). Plants leafless. 



1. C. ODONTORHIZA. Nutt. (C. verna. Nutt. C. innata. Br.) Dra- 

 gon's-claw. Coral-root. Lip undivided, oval, obtuse, crenulate, spotted ; 



spur obsolete, adnate to the ovary ; capsule oblong or subglobose. A singular 



g'ant, with no leaves or green herbage, inhabiting old woods, Can. to Car. and 

 y. The root is a collection of small, fleshy tubers, articulated and branched 

 much like coral. Scape 9 14' high, rather fleshy, striate, smooth, invested 

 with a few long, purplish-brown sheaths. Flowers 10 20, in a long spike, of 

 a brownish-green. Lip white, generally with purple spots. Capsules large, 

 reflexed, strongly ribbed. July, Aug. 



/?. verna. Lip white, without spots, minutely toothed each side. More deli- 

 cate and slender than the variety a. Flowers fewer (7 10). 



2. C. MULTIFLORA. Nutt. Flowering Coral-root. 



Scape many-flowered ; lip cuneate-oval, spotted, 3-parted ; the middle 

 lobe recurved, lateral ones short and tooth-like ; spur conspicuous, adnate ; cap. 

 elliptic-obovoid. In woods, growing on the roots of trees, N. Eng. and Mid. 

 States. Root coralline. Scape 10 15' high, leafless, brownish-purple, sheath- 

 ed with a few bracts. Flowers larger than in the other species, 1520, erect- 

 spreading, in a long raceme. Lip showy, 3 4" long, white, sprinkled with 

 purple spots. Spur yellowish, conspicuous, but short and adnate to the ovary. Jl. 



4. APLECTRUM. Nutt. 



Gr. a, privative, irXrjKTpov, a spur; the lip being without a spur. 



Segments of the perianth distinct, nearly equal, converging ; lip 

 unguiculate, not produced at base ; column free ; anther a little 

 below the apex ; pollinia 4, oblique, lenticular. 



A. HYEMALE. (Cymbidium hyemale. Willd.') Adam-and-Eve. Putty- 

 root. Lf. solitary, radical, petiolate, ovate, striate ; lip. trifid, obtuse, with 

 the palate ridged. A fine plant, in woods, Can., Ohio ! to N. Eng. (rare) and 

 Flor. Root bearing large, roundish, mucilaginous tubers. Leaf rather elliptic 

 than ovate, 4 5' long, | as wide, twice as long as the petiole, which arises 

 from the summit of the tuber a short distance from the scape. Scape arising 

 from beneath the tuber, about If high, invested with 23 sheaths. Flowers 

 resembling those of Corallorhiza, brownish-purple, erect, in a terminal raceme. 

 Lip dilated near the end. .Capsule large, smooth, nodding. May, Jn. 



5. CALYPSO. Salisb. 



Named for the goddess Calypso ( Gr. KflXwrru, to conceal). 



Segments of the perianth ascending, secund ; lip ventricose 

 spurred beneath near the end ; column petaloid ; pollinia 4. 



C. BULBOSA. Salisb. (C. Americana. Br. .C. borealis. Ph. Cypripe- 



dium. Linn.'} Lf. solitary, radical, broad-ovate, veined ; lip narrowed and 



subunguiculate at base ; spur bifid, longer than the lip, with acute teeth ; ped. 



longer than the ovary. This rare and beautiful plant is found in Vt., (Carey) 



Nova Scotia, Mich., W. to Oreg. Scape 6 8' high, sheathed, bearing a sin- 



