244 MONOCOTYLODENOUS. 



behind, joined to the spur, or free. Column free. Anthers 

 terminal. Pollen masses 4, oblique. 



1 C MuLTiFLORA. Stem glabrous, clothed with sheaths, the upper sheath 

 frequently terminating in a subulate leaf. Leaves none. Flowers numerous, 

 in a terminal raceme nodding. Lip cuneate-ovat. with 2 teeth at the base. 

 Spur adnate, conspicuous. 



Purplish brown. % Sept. — Oct. In rich woodlands. 12-15 in. 



2 C Odontokhiza. Stem erect, slender, enclosed in two or three sheaths- 

 Flowers numerous, in terminal racemes, pendulous ; segments of the peri- 

 anth connivant. Lip dilated, spotted, with 2 teeth. Capsule globose. 



Purple. '^1- March — April- In rich soils, middle and lower Car. & Ga. 



3 C Hyemalis. Leaf solitary, large, somewhat plaited, tapering into a 

 long petiole ; scape enclosed in about 3 sheaths. Flowers in erect, terminal 

 racemes ; segments of the perianth nearly equal, connivant, finear-oblong. 

 Lip dilated at the summit, ridged along the middle, 3-Iobed,the middle lobe 

 nearly round, crenulate. Pollen masses 4, waxy. 



Purple. % May, In rich shaded soils. 12-18 in. 



Genus VIII ARETHUSA. 



Segments of the 'perianth united at the base, irzp joined 

 to the column, cucullate at the apex, crested internally. Pol- 

 len angular. 



1 A BuLBr>sA. Stem sheathed, generally 3-4. Flower 1 at the summit of 

 the stem ; segments of the perianth nearly equal, the upper ones incurved. 

 Lip about the length of the other segmenis, crenulate, bearded in the middle. 

 Purple. If- June. Mountains. 6-12 in. 



Genus IX TRIPHORA. 



Segments of the perianth lanceolate, acute, distinct, con- 

 nivant. Lip unguiculate, cucullate. Column spatulate, flat, 

 without wings. Pollen farinaceous. 



1 T Pendula. Stem erect, obscurely angled, nodding at the summit, suc- 

 culent. Leaves alternate, amplexicaule, decurrent. Flowers axillary and 

 terminal, 3-4, on short peduncles. Lip 3-lobed. the lateral ones inflected. 

 Purple. % July — Aug. Damp soils. 12-18 in. 



Genus X. ORCHIS. 



Perianth ringent, the upper segment vaulted. Lip dilated, 

 entire, with a spur at the base. Pollen masses 2, affixed by 

 the base, terminal, pedicillate. Glands contained in a com- 

 mon bag. 



1 O Spectabilis. i?oo< palmate ; scape pentangular, sometimes bearing 

 a leaf. Flowers few, large. Lip obovate, undivided, crenate, retuse ; seg- 

 ments of the perianth connivant; spur clavale. Bracts longer than the 

 flower. Leaves ladicle, oval, glabrous, generally 2, large. 



Purple and white. % June. Shady woods. 8-10 in. 



2 O NivEA. Scape erect, lower leaves hnear, very long, subulate. Flow 

 ers in dense spikes. Bracts short. Lip linear, oblong, entire, the other seg- 

 ments spreading ; spur filiform. Column small. Pollen masses nearly sessile. 



White. % May— June. Southern Ga. 



