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REPORT OF THE 



1875 



S50. Spirantiies RotnaazoTlano, 0baml8so. Ladies' TVesaes. Scarce. In grassy places. 



661. LisTERA cordata, B. Brown. Timyblade. Cold damp woods. Rare. 



562. L. conTallarioldes^ Hook. On the brink of a shaded brook. Bass River. 



558. ARBTiinsA bulbosa, L. Arethusa. A pretty little plant 4 — G inches hls;b, springing from 

 a ronnd solid bulb and terminated by a single rose-purple flower from one to two 

 inches long. It has only a single grass-like leaf which appears after flowering. The 

 lip of the flower Is recurved at the tip and bearded down the face. Peat bogs. May. 

 Richibacto, Fredericton. Rare. 



554. PoooNiA opbioglosBoides, Nutt. Pogonia. A pretty little sweet-scented plant 6—9 



inches high. The flower one inch long. A single leaf near the middle of the stem. 

 Bogs. June— July. Scarce. K»-rit Co. 



555. Calopogon pulchellus, R. Br. Caicpogon. Stem one foot high, springing from a small 



solid bulb, bearing a single linear grass-like leaf and 2— G flowers, which are finely 

 marked with white, yellow and purple club-shaped hairs towards the dilated apex. 

 Flowers pink, 3 to 1 inch broad. Bogs. Common. 



656. Calypso borealis, Salisbury. Named from the goddess Calypso. A rare little bog plant 



growing from a bulb which rests in the moss. It bears a single thin heart-shaped leaf 

 and a large handsome flower variegated with purple, pink and yellow. May. Have 

 only seen a single specimen, which was collected by Mr. Hajr near St. John, 1877. 



657. MiCROSTYLis ophioglossoides, Nutt. . Adder's Mouth. A little plant 2—4 inches higb^ 



springing from a small bulb and bearing a single ovate clasping leaf near the middle. 

 The minute greenish flowers form a short raceme. Damp barrens. July. 



658. LiPARis Loeselli, Richard. Iwayhlade. A little plant growing in bogs, with solid bulbs, 



two root-leaves and a slender raceme of greenish or yellowish-green flowers. June. 

 Harris Cove. St. Stephen, Mr. Vroom. Rare. 



659. CoRAixoRiiiZA innata. R. Br. Coral Boot. A peculiar little plant with root like a mass 



of coral, a brownish or yellowish stem, 3 — 8 inches high, a few sheaths instead of 

 leaves, and a small raceme of dull-colored flowers. Damp woods. May— June. Scarce. 



660. C. multiflora, Nutt. Very like the preceding only larger, 9-18 Inches high, 10—30 flow- 



ered, stem purplish. Dry woods. Rather common. July - Aug. 



661. Cypripkdium parviflorum, Salish. Smaller Lady's Yelloio Slipper. A beautlfnl and 



fragrant plant growing in bogs and low woods. Restlgouche. Apparently rare. 



562. C. pubescens, Willd. Larger Lady's Yellow Slipper. Much taller than preceding — 2 feet 



—stem and leaves downy. Low woods. Galloway, near Rlchibuc^o. Rare. June. 



563. C. spectabile, Swartz. Shorry Ladr/s Slipper. Wet swamps. St. John County. Rare. 

 664. C. acaule, Ait. Stemless Lady's Slipper. Moccasin-Jloicer. Dry woods, under ever- 

 greens. Common. June. 



IRIDACEiE-Iris Family. 



565. Iris versicolor, L. Blue Flac;, Very common in wet places. May— June. 



566. SiSYRiNCHiUM Bermudiana, L. Blue-eyed Grass. Among grass. Everywhere. 



SMILACE^— Smllax Family. 



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 667. Smilax herbacea, L. Carrion- Flower. 3-6 feet high ; produce clusters of bluish-black 

 berries. Easily known by its carrion-scented flowers. Banks of streams on intervales. 

 Rothesay. Fredericton. 



LILIACE^F.-Lily Family. 



568. Trillium erectum, L. Purple Tr,ilUtim. Common about Ct. Jobs and lioch Lomond. 

 Have not noticed it in northern counties. June. 



669. T. cernuum, L. Nodding Trillium. Wake: liobin. Moist woods. Rather scarce. 



670. T. erythrocarpum, Michx. Painted Trillium. Common, especially in recently burned 



gronnds. As it is one of our earliest large flowers, the following dates of its flowering 



at Bass Rivor, Kent County, may be interesting : May 28, 18G7 ; May 28, 1868 ; May 29, 



1869; May 31, 1870. 

 ^71. Mkdeola Virgtnica, L. Indian Cucumber. In rich woods. Common. June. 

 572. Zyoadbnus glaucus, Nutt. Zygadeae. Sand beach at Belledune. 

 678. Veratrum viride, Ait. American White JIdebore. Indian Poke. On intervales. Rather 



common. 



674. ToFiELDiA glutinosa, Willd. False Asphodel. In moist grounds. Sent from Restlgouche 



by Mr. Chalmer«). 



675. UviTLARiA sessilifolia, L. Bellwort. Low rich ground near thickets. Rather common. 



May. 



676. gTRKPTOPUS amplexifolhis; DO. Twisted-Stalk. Cold woods. Not common. June. 



677. S. .roseus, Michx. Cold danfp woods. Common. 

 677.* Clintonia borealis, Raf. Cold moist woods. Common. 



678. Smilacina racemosa, Desf. False Spikenard. Rather common. 

 579. S. stellata, Desf. Moist banks. Kouchiboaguac. May— June. 

 680. S. trifolia, Desf. Cold boggy places. Rather common. 



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