126 THE AMERICAN MIDLAND NATURALIST 
plant. Furthermore, claims on forest lands for agricultural 
purposes and for pasturage are factors in reducing the hab- 
itat, of this plant. Fires, frequent in former times, proved 
most destructive not only as to the scapes of the respective 
seasons, but also to the root-systems. Therefore, in the last 
few years very little material has come to my notice, gener- 
ally only scant remains from formerly known habitats. 
With reference to the relation of Cryptophila pudica. to- 
wards other plants, viz., parasitism, I must state that in no 
case have I found roots of this plant connected with roots of 
any other plant. 
EXPIANATION OF PLATES ON CRYPTOPHILA PUDICA. 
PLATE I. 
1. Group of large scapes, showing both extremes, a one-flowered 
scape at the right, a sixteen-flowered scape (x) somewhat to 
the left—1 1-6 natural size. 
2. Same sixteen-flowered scape, front, view, at upper right corner— 
natural size. 
3. Fruit at upper left corner—natural size. 
CRYPTOPHILA PUDICA. 
PLATE II. 
1. Scapes with roots about natural size. 
2. Roots 1 1-4 natural size. 
3. Part of a colony of Cryptophila pudica var Knapkei; natural size. 
PLATE IIIs 
Figure 1.—Flower-bud showing position of bractlets. x3. 
Figure 2.—Bracts. x2. 
Figure 3.—Sepal. x2. 
Figure 4.—Corolla in bud-condition. x3. 
Figure 5,.6, 7, 8—Young stamens. x20. 
- Figure 9,:10.—Immature stamens. x20. 
