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3 O V'iRipis. A small plant. Lip linear, 3-tooilied at the apex, other 

 ^r; lie IKS oi the pcriniitU connivant ; spur obtuse, somewhat inlluted. Bracts 

 .u.'j„'or than the Hovvers. 



Greenish white. Mountains. 3 in. 



4 (> BiDFJO-ATA. 5/<7/j erect, nearly naked, /..eaves narrow, lanceolate 

 Lip oval, obion'', 'J-iooilu-d at the base, the other segmoiiis ovate, expanding ' 

 «pur short, ihickeneii at the point. 



Yellowish. 2| May— June. -Middle Car. &. Ga. 12-18 in, 



GE.vrs II HABENARIA. 



Perianth ringent. Lij) dilated, tootlied, lobed or fringed, 

 spurred at the base. PoUcn masses pedicillate. Glands of 

 tile pcdieeis n-iked, distant. 



1 n CiiJARis Sfcm erect, leafy, glabrous. Leaves lanceolate, acute, en- 

 tire, sheathing at the base, lonij. Flowers in terminal spikes. Lip oblong, 

 lanceolate, beautifully ciliate, double the length of the other segments; spur 

 Hliform, long. 



Orange yellow, varying with age. %■ In moist lands. 1-2 ft. 



2 H BLErn.\RiuLoriis. Utem erect, leafy. Leaves lanceolate, acute* 

 .-heaihing at the base. Flowers in terminal spikes. Lip lanceolate, ciliate' 

 about as long as tlie up|)or petal; spur filiform, pendulous. 



While. Zj. June — July. Damp soils. 1-2 ft, 



3 II CRisrATi. Stem erect, slightly angled, glabrous, leafy. Leaves lan- 

 ceolate, sheathing at the base, long. Flouers in a terminal spike, crowded. 

 Lip longer than the e.xierior segments, ciliate, the other segments rounded, 

 the two lateral ones toothed ; spur short. 



Yellow. ZJ- June — July. Swamps. 1-2 ft. 



4 }l PsYcHoDES. Stem erect, slender, glabrous. ZUatTs long, lanceolate, 

 sheathing at the base. Flowers in loose terminal spikes. Lip twice as long 

 as the other segments, 2-parted, many cleft, the other segments ovate-lance- 

 '>late ; spur filiform, clavate, ascendino; li)nger ihan the germ. 



Pale yellow. June — July. .Middle Car. &, Ga. 12-18 in. 



5 11 Elliottii. Stem erect, lealy. Jjeaves narrow-lanceolate, sheathingi 

 upper ones small. Flowers in crowded spikes, exterior segments of the per- 

 ianth rather large. Lip with the margins toothed, almost fimbriate, smaller 

 than the other segments ; spur sut)ulate. 



Yellow. % July. Low grounds, common. 1-2 ft. 



6 11 Tride.vtat.k. intern erect slender, glabrous. Leaves lanceolate, the 

 lower one large, the upf>erone small. Flowers in compact spikes. Li^ovate- 

 lancef)late, 3-toothed, the other segmenis ovate, obtuse, connivant, spur hUform. 



White. % June — July. Swami)s. 1-2 ft. 



7 If FrscEscEXS. S/em erect, glabrous, leafy. Leaue.s lanceolate, glabrous » 

 .-■ i. /'/ou;eri scattered in t:'rininal spikes, /-ly? ovate, toothed at the 

 I. . other segmenus spreading ; spur subulate. /Jracrs longer than tlie 

 liowers. 



Brownish yellow. % July — Aug. In open lands. Mid. Ga. 10-12 ft. 



8 n MicHAUxn. Stem erect, leafy. L''av€s numerous, ovate-lanceolate, 

 glabrous, sheathing at tin.- base. Fhwers in a long terminal spike, scattered. 

 Lip 3-[»arted, the lateral segments setaceous, the 2 interior segments 2-part- 

 ed ; spur long, obtuse. 



% Auu— Oct. Pine barrens, southern Car. tfc Ga. 



y II RtPE.vs. Stem erect, leafy. Ltav-.s lanceolate. Lip 3-parteil with 

 •!;•• !,i'rrr»l «ei,'ments setaceous, the 2 interior segments of the perianth 2.part- 

 / :. 'i- \ ^\\> r -t jment setaceous. Bracts as long us the flower. 

 <>rtt;ni»h vcJIow. % August — Sept. Damp soils. 12-18 in. 



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