HABENARIA 



HABENARIA 



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9. cristita, R. Br. SraaUpr: fls. much smaller; petals 

 merely toottu-d ; spur little exceeding the lip. Julv. 

 N. J. to La. near the ooast. B.B. 1 :464. 



BB. Color clnnahar-orange , Hie sepals red- spoil t'd 

 outaidt. 



10. cinnabarlna, Rolfe. Small : stem leafy : lip 3 

 lobed; spur straight, nearly equaling ovary. Madagas- 

 car.— Not in Amer. trade. 



AAAA. Fls. ivifh green sepals and- 

 petals: ?'iJ brill'uDilly colored. 



11. militaris, Reichb. f. {H. pn- 

 silla, Reiohl>. f.). Bluish ghuu-ous : 

 fls. numerous; lip scarlet, tritid, mid - 

 lobe bifid; spur long and very slen- 

 der, greenish white. Cochin China. 

 R.H. 1888:396. J. H. III. 33:53. G. 

 M. 36:436. -The author says of this \ 

 iine plant: "No English soldier can 

 boast a jacket of a deeper scarlet 

 than the lip of our plant." Not in 

 Amer. trade. 



12. rhodocheila, TTance. Nearly 

 related to militaris, but tls. fewer 

 and subcoryml.iose; petals almost 

 helmet-shaped ; lip varying from 

 deep rose-pink to cinnabar and 

 madder; spur dull yellow. China, 

 B.M. 7571. — Not in Amer. trade. 



AAA.AA. F'ls. wTiife to grevii or 



greenish yelloic. 



E. Color pure white. 



Q. Lip entire. 



13. nivea, Spreng. Lvs., except 

 1 or 2 lowest, bract-like : tls. nu- 

 merous, loosely clustered, small; 

 spur very slender. Summer. Del. 

 to Ala. B.B. 1:462. 



14. Ieuc6stachys, Wats. Usually 

 tall and stout ; lvs. several : tls. 

 many, rather large. Idaho to Ariz.. 

 Oalif. and Oreg. Mn. 6:81. — Nearly 

 related to H, dilatata, but distin- 

 guished by its spur greatly exceed- 

 ing the sepals. 



CC. Lip fringed. 



15. blepharigl6ttis, Poir. Fls. 

 much as in ciliaris, but somewhat 

 smaller ; petals slightly erose at 

 apex; spur about 3 times as long as 

 lip. July. Newfoundland to N. C. 

 aud Minn. B.B. 1:465. Mn. 8: 113. -One of our finest 

 natives. 



CCC. Lip u'parted. 



10. longecalcar^ta, A. Rich. Lvs. all radical: fls. 1-3. 

 large, long-stalked ; middle lobe of lip narrow, lateral 

 ones broader, unevenly fringed; spur twice as long as 

 ovary, with pedicel. July, Aug. India. B.M. 7228. — Not 

 in Amer. trade. 



17. Susannae, R. Br. {H. giganthi. DonK Stem tall, 

 stout, leafy; tls. 3-5, very large, fragrant ; broad, fan- 

 shaped side lobes of lip deeply fringed; midlobe tongue- 

 shaped, entire; spur more than twice as long as ovary 

 and pedicel. India. Malava. China. B.M. 3374. G.C. III. 

 16:279. J.H. III. 29:226.-This and the preceding are 

 among the largest-fid. and showiest Habenarias. Not in 

 Amer. trade. 



BB. Color partly orudioVy green, or greeyiislt yelloic. 



c. Lip deeply 3-lohed or 3-parted. 



D. Petals cleft or parted i)iio 2 lohes or segments. 



18. Elwesii, Hook. Erect, leafy : fls. few, large, 

 greenish yellow; petals cleft almost to base into long. 

 slender, sickle-shaped, hairy segments; lip smooth, the 

 segments long and slender. India. B.M. 7478. — A re- 

 markable species. 



19. Bon^tea, Reichb. f. {BontVea speciosn, Willd.). 

 Stout, leafy: fls. rather large, light green and white ; 



1015. Habenaria 



ciliaris, or Yellow 



Frinered Orchid. 



lobes of lip, especially central one, tubular towards 

 base. S. Afr. C. C. III. 17:743. -Cult, like 2>(6-a [/rajidi- 



flora. 



DD. Petals 7iot cleft or parted. 

 E. Spur sac-sliaped : lohes of Up) entire. 



20. chlor6,ntha. Spreng. Lvs. clasping : fls. not ex- 

 ceeding bracts, greenish. Mascareue Islands. 



EE. Spur long and slender. 

 F. Jfiddle lube of lip) oitire, the others fringed, 



21. radi^ta, Spreng. Petals exceeding sepals; spur 

 i,'ri^enisli whitr, ahout erjualing the ovary. Aug., Sept. 

 Japan. 



FF. All lohes of lip deeply fringed. 



22. leucophaea, Cray. Four ft. high or less: fls. large, 

 wliitish or greenish, fragrant; petals erose; spur ex- 

 ceeding ovarv. -Tulv. N. Y. to ^linn. and Ark. B.B. 

 1:465. 



23. Idcera, R. Br. Rvooed Ohchts. Smaller: fls. 

 greenish yellow; spur iM>r equaling ovary. June, July. 

 Nova Scotia to Ga. asid Mu. B.B. 1 ;465. 



CO. Lip merelp toothed or sligJttly lohed : fls. incon- 



.•^jiivnoiis. 



D. i^?.s-. >yi urh shorter than the conspicuous bracts : 



spur sac-shaped, sJiort. 



24. hracte^ta, R. Br. Fls. greenish ; spur often white. 

 Summer. Northeastern U. S. to B. C, Eu. B.B. 1:463. 



T'Tt. Fls. nearly er/naUiig or exceeding bracts: spur 

 long and slender. 



E. Lvs. 1-2 near base of stem. 



25. tridentita. Hook. Fls. greenish, loosely clustered; 

 lip wide at apex, 3-toothed ; spur incurved. July, Aug. 

 Newfoundland to Minn., Fla. and La. A.G. 12:153. 

 B.B. 1:463. 



EE. Lvs. 3 or more. 



26. vir6scens, Sprencr. Leafy: fls. greenish: lip only 

 slightly exceeding petals, with 2 lateral teeth and a 

 nearly basal wart. July. Range of preceding. B.B. 

 1 :464'. 



CCC. Lip ottire: fls. inconspicuous. 



D. Large Irs. all basal. 



E. Leaf solitary. 



27. obtusMa, Rifhards. Spike loosely-fld. : fls. yellow- 

 green; lip detlexed; spur about equaling lip. Summer. 

 Across B. Amer., south to N. Y. and Col. B.B. 1:461. 



EE. Lea ves 2. 



F. Sj'Ur much cxeerding ovary. 



28. orbicul^ita, Torr. Lvs. orbicular, lying on the 

 ground: fls. numerous, loosely clustered, greenish ; lip 

 white, obtuse. July, Aug. A*cross B. Amer. and Minn. 

 t(.) mountains of N. C. B.B. 1:461. 



20. hif61ia, R. Br. Butteefly Orchis. Lvs. oblong: 

 fls. white, with tij'S of spur and lip greenish, fragrant in 

 the evening. May, June. Eu. 



FF. Spur about equaling ovary. 



30. Hookeriana. Gray {R. Uookeri, Lindl.). Lvs. 

 oval, t;Jt"vnte or orbicular: fls. greenish yellow; lip 

 acute. Summer. Nova Scotia to N. J. and Iowa. B.B. 

 1:461. 



DD. Large lvs. several above the base. 

 E. SpiJce commonly dense. 



31. hyperhdrea, R. Br. Fls. greenish ; petals, obtuse 

 lip and slender spur all about e(|ually long. Summer. 

 Northern U. S. to Nova Scotia and Alaska. B.B. 1:462. 



31. ^legans. P.oland. Large lvs. all on lower part of 

 stfm: fls. nunuTons, small, greenish: sepals 1-nerved, 

 all alike; spur fliiform. Vancouver Lshmd to Calif. 



EE. Spihe commonly loose. 



r. Spur short, sac-.ihaped. 

 33. gracilis, S. Wats. Three ft. hiirh or less : spike 

 long, many-t^d.: fls. greenish ; spur about equaling lip 

 aud sepals. Ore. and Wash. 



