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ODONTOKHizA, Nutt. Tooth-rooted Coraltorhiza. 



Deep rich woods. Otsego county, B. D. Gilbert. Ravine bottoms among the 

 head streams of Deerfleld creek. Infrequent. July. 



APLECTRUM, Nuttall. Adam-and-Eve. 



HYEMALE, Nutt. Winter-lasting Aplectrum. 



Damp woods in deep soil. College hill, Clinton. Foster's grove, New-Hart- 

 ford. Woods on the Chenango canal, three miles southwest of Utica. Ori- 

 skany, Knieskern. Auburn, Cayuga county, /. H, Hall. Rochester, C.Dewey. 



Scarce. May. 



CYPRIPEDIUM, L. Lady's-slippers. Cypripedia. 



PUBESCENS, Willd. Downy Cypripedimn. 



Rich oak woodlands ; cedar and black ash swamps. Common. May. 



PARVIFLOR0M, Salish. , Small-flowered Cypripedium. 



Deep damp woods. Low woods on the flats of Oriskany creek, between 

 Clinton and Manchester. Mohawk flats above Frankfort. Cedar swamp 

 between Day's corners and Cedar lake, Litchfield; also the State marsh, 

 Jerusalem, Herkimer county. Infrequent. May. 



On the RoUe-boom of the Rotterdam hills, Schenectady county, a speci- 

 men has been gathered, having all parts of the flower single, except the lip, 

 which is double. The two sacs are perfect, equal in form and of the usual 

 size, with complete orifices; distinct above, the two inside margins keeping 

 separate to the very point of attachment, the point of the sterile anther lying 

 between them; but below, they adhere about one-third their length. Lower 

 entire. June. 



CANDIDUM, Muhl. White-flowered Cypripedium. 



Damp borders of streams and swamps. 



Near Cooperstown, Otsego county, Horace Lathrop. The specimen in the 

 possession of Dr. Latheop, gathered a few years ago, certainly has the form 

 of this species ; and he affirms that when growing, the flower was pure white. 



And that its range commences in this part of the State, is not improbable. 

 It ought to be looked for through the northern valley of the Susquehanna, 

 and on the high marshes of its headwaters in south Herkimer county. The 

 tamarack swamps south of Jordanville are almost identical in character with 

 its habitat in the western part of the State, and contain many plants its 

 companions there, including Parnassia caroliniana and Valeriana syfvatica. 



On the open marsh of the Bergen swamp, Genesee county, but more abun- 

 dant along the edges of low woods bordering; where it was first found by 

 C. M. Booth and G. T. Fish. Rare. May. 



SPECTABILE, Swartz. Showy Cypripedium. 



Cold swamps. Summit lake in the cedar woods at its head, Otsego county. 

 Abundant in the marshes of Mud lake, Jordanville, Hidden lake, the State 

 marsh, and cedar swamps on the fiats of the Mohawk below Utica. south 

 Herkimer county. Trenton falls, on the springy bank opposite the High falls ; 

 and in swamps on the road to IJtica. Between Oriskany and Rome. Swamp 

 on Paris hill. 

 In the last locality, and at Mud lake, the flowers are pure white frequently. 



Infreqaent. July. 



ACATTLE, Aiton. Stemless Cypripedium. 



Sandy woods and swamps. Throughout Schenectady, Montgomery and Ot- 

 sego counties. Tamarack marshes between Page's corners and Jordanville : 

 Frankfort hill, south Herkimei county. Paris hill swamp. Common on the 

 plains of Rome and Oneida lake. Above the clifls along Fish creek. Sandy 

 woods in South-Trenton, and in the groves of Trenton falls. Abundant in 

 the northern part of the county, Lewis county, and the north woods. 



Frequent. 

 Flowers white, near Cooperstown, Otsego county, Mrs. J. Shaw. 



Rare. June. 



