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TIPULARIA Nuttall. 

 Tipularia discolor (Pursh.). Crane-fly Orchis. 



Orchis discolor Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 11. 586. 1814 [Pine Barrens, N. J. to 



S. C.]. 

 Tipularia discolor Willis 62. 

 Tipularia unifolia Britton 231. — Keller and Brown 113. — Van Pelt, Bartonia 



I. 25. 1909. 



Rare and local in woods of the Northern and Middle districts 

 and in the lower Cape Miay peninsula. 



This curious orchid was found in lower Cape May County 

 a number of years ago by Mr. Joseph Crawford, but was not 

 discovered again until detected by Mr. O. H. Btown, who' has 

 in the last few years found it at a number of scattered stations 

 in dark O'ak and pine woods of the lower third of the peninsula. 

 The single leaf arises in autumn and persists throughout the 

 winter, but perishes before the flowers appear. The absence O'f 

 any foliage and the spidery character and obscure coloring of 

 the flowers mialces it an exceedingly difficult plant tO' detect. 



Pursh' s type locality was Pine Barrens oif New Jersey, but 

 he probably used the term loosely. 



Fl. — Early July to early August. 



Middle District. — Freehold (C), Birmingham, Swedesboro. 

 Cape May.— Road to Fishing Creek (OHB), Cape May, N. of New Eng- 

 land Creek. 



APLECTRUM Nuttall. 



Aplectrum hyemale Muhl. Adam-and-Eve, Putty-root. 



Aplectrum hyemale "Muhlenberg," Willdenow Sp. PI. 4. 107. 1805 [Penn- 

 sylvania] . 

 Aplectrum spicatum Britton 230. — Keller and Brown 113. 



iRather rare and local in the Noi-thern district and collected 

 at Swedesboro, Salem County, June 26, 1892, by Mr. Charles 

 D. Lippincott, the only record for the region covered by this list. 

 A close ally of the preceding and almost as difficult to discover. 

 The leaf develops in late sumrmer, persists over winter, but 

 perishes shortly after the flowering season. 



PI. — ^Late May to early June. 

 Middle District. — Swedesboro. 



