obchidacejE. (orchis family.) 451 



the middle lobe bearded above, aud 2-pointed underneath. Column erect, 

 broadly winged and petal-like. Anther lid-like, just below the apex of tne 

 column : pollen-masses 2, waxy, each 2-parted, sessile on the membranaceous 

 gland. — A little bog-herb; the solid bulbs producing a single petioled ovate 

 or slightly heart-shaped thin leaf, and a short (3' -5' high) scape, sheathed 

 beloTV, bearing a large and showy (variegated purple and yellow) flower. 

 (Name from tlie goddess Calypso, ) 



1. C. borealis, Salisb. — Cold bogs and wet woods, the bulbs resting in 

 moss, N. Now England to N. Michigan, and northward. May. — A very rare 

 and beautiful plant. Lip |' long, somewhat resembUng that of a Lady's 

 Slipper. (Eu.) 



11. TIPVIiARIA, Nutt. Ckanb-flt Orchis. 



Sepals and petals spreading, oblong ; the latter rather narrower. Lip pro- 

 longed underneath into a thread-Uke ascending spur twice or thrice tlie length of 

 the flower, 3-lobed ; the middle lobe linear, a little wavy, as long as the petals, 

 the side lobes short and triangular. Column narrow and wingless. Anther 

 lid-like, terminal : pollen-masses 2, waxy, each 2-parted, connected by a linear 

 stalk with the transverse small gland. — Herb with large solid bulbs connected 

 horizontally, producing in autumn a single ovate nerved and plaited leaf on a 

 slender petiole, which is tinged with purple beneath ; and in summer a long 

 and naked slender scape (10' -18' high), with 1 or 2 sheaths at the base, bearing 

 a many-flowered raceme of small greenish flowers tinged witli pm'ple. (So 

 named from some fancied resemblance of the flowers to insects of the genus 

 "Hpula.) 



1 . T. discolor, Nutt. — Pine woods, Martha's Vineyard, Oakes. Deer- 

 field, Massachusetts, Prof. Hitchcock. Vermont, Beck. Parma, Monroe County, 

 New York, Dr. Bradley. N. Michigan, Dr. Cooley. Rockport, Ohio, Dr. 

 Bassett. Also southward, where it is much less rare. July. — Spur almost 

 1' long. 



12. BliilTIA, Ruiz&Pavon. Blbtia. 



Sepals spreading, equal, rather exceeding the petals. Lip hooded, jointed, 

 crested along the upper face, often 3-lobed. Column half-cylindrical ; the fleshy 

 anther forming a lid at its apex. Pollen-masses 8, in pairs, with a stalk to each 

 pair, waxy, becoming powdery. — Scape many-flowered from solid tubers. 

 (Named for Louis Blet, a Spanish botanist.) 



1. B. apliylla, Nutt. Leafless; scape (1° -2° high) beset with purplish 

 scales,' the lower ones sheathing; flowers racemed, brownish-purple; lip not sac- 

 cate. Rich woods, Kentucky and southward. 



13. MICROSTYIiIS, Nutt. Addek's-Mouth. 



Sepals spreading. Petals thread-like or linear, spreading. Lip auricled or 

 halberd-shaped at the base, not tubercled, entire or nearly so. Column very 

 small, with 2 teeth or auricles at the summit and the lid-like anther between 



