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ends, and they converge a little at the tips. The tip hangs 

 broader at the end and is notched and cleft to suggest an 

 attempt at becoming three-lobed. It has no crest or beard, 

 but has three tiny green lines which may possibly secrete 

 nectar. 



Just how this blossom attracts insects, and which these 

 are, is not known. Its anther and stigma are so small that 

 it is difficult to see the hinged lids that open and shut to let 

 the pollen out, but what we know of the persistency of 

 family habits makes us sure that the existence of this plant 

 depends on a well-established connection with some insect 

 visitor. 



This Pogonia is the latest one of the summer, as it does 

 not begin to flower until August and lasts through Septem- 

 ber. It grows in swamps and in moist, damp woods, but 

 is not as common in the New England States as it is in the 

 South. In North Carolina it blooms in the valleys and 

 climbs the mountains to a height of 3,500 feet, and it is very 

 much at home in Florida. 



3. SPREADING POGONIA 



Pogonia divaricata (L.) R. Br. (Plate XXXI.) 



The Spreading Pogonia, with its solitary bracted inch- 

 long flower at the summit of a tall slender stem, looks at first 

 glance much like the Snake-mouth previously described, but 

 it lacks the beard on the crested lip that is characteristic of 

 Pogonia ophioglossoides, and has several other distinguishing 

 features. 



