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Snake's Mouth. 



Pogonia 



opMoglossoides, 



The snake's mouth is a pretty little 

 orchid of a most deli- 

 cate pure pink color, 

 which may be found in swampy places 

 if one does not mind getting the feet 

 wet — no swamp, no snake's mouth ; 

 that is my experience. 

 The prettily formed lit- 

 tle flower has a sweet 

 smell, is about an inch 

 long, or less, and should 

 be examined under a 

 glass. It blooms in 

 June. 



The Calo- 

 pogon pnl- 

 chellus belongs to the 

 same family group 

 {Orchis) as the mocca- 

 son flower, arethusa, 

 and snake's mouth ; in- 

 deed, the latter is its 



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Galopogon 



Snake's mouth. 



boon companion ; the 

 two are most likely to 

 be found in each other's 

 company. The flower 

 is a beautiful crimson 



Calopogou pul- 

 cbellus. 



