The Great 

 Green Orchis and r ^ 

 THE Rattlesnake 

 Plantain 



In the Hahcnaria 

 orbiciLlaia, or large 

 round -leafed orchid, 

 sometimes called the great green orchis, we have 

 a remarkable example of a form of floral construc- 

 tion which insures the transfer of the pollen on the 

 eyes of the visiting insect. The structure and 

 mechanism of this flower have been admirably 

 described by Asa Gray. 



All orchid-hunters know this most exceptional 

 example of our local flora, and the thrill of delight 

 experienced when one first encounters it in the 



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