PINK WILD FLOWERS 
The spreading, lance-shaped sepals are greenish 
purple. The upper one is single, and the two lower 
ones are united. The three spreading and curving 
petals are coloured like the sepals, but are narrower and 
longer. ‘The open end of the pouch is nearly closed 
with a singular broad, scoop-shaped and sterile anther, 
which shields the fertile anthers and stigma beneath. 
This handsome, solitary flower possesses a gorgeous 
tropical air, and although it is the more common and 
familiar of its kind, it is becoming more difficult to 
find each year owing to ruthless gathering. It is 
found from Newfoundland to Manitoba, and south 
through Minnesota to Tennessee and North Carolina. 
SHOWY ORCHIS 
Orchis spectabilis. Orchid Family. 
Apparently the Orchids have established them- 
selves in a somewhat exclusive and aristocratic circle 
requiring an especial dispensation to become inti- 
mately acquainted with them. This popular notion, 
however, is more of an illusion than a reality, for 
barring occasional remote, swampy retreats, they are 
really quite as inviting and hospitable as any of the 
less dignified flora. It is true that they are a prodigal 
family, and, as a rule, their very nature is retiring and 
seclusive. Consequently they are less frequently 
discovered, but if one knows where to search for the 
various species, and about what they should look like, 
he has a better chance of finding them. The flowers: 
are always six-parted, usually consisting of three simi- 
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