No. 1748. 
ORCHIS FUSCESCENS, 
Class. Order. 
GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 
This is a native of North America, grow- 
ing on grassy hills in Pennsylvania. The 
same plant is described hy Gmelin = 
Sibirica, 1—20, tab. 4) as growing 
Siberia on the banks of the Lena. His 
figure gives a good idea of the species. 
We received it in February 1831, and it 
flowered in June, kept in a cold frame, 
potted in peat and vegetable earth. 
In drying, the whole plant is said to be- 
come brown, whence its name has been - 
derive . 
