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of Miss Furbish in the extreme north of Maine, is larger than 
the others, and in the structure of its flowers, says Gray, closely 
resembles Spiranthes. ‘“ The lip is barely saccate below, . 
anther ovate and long-pointed, borne on the base of the very 
short proper column, which is continued above the stigma into 
a conspicuous long tapering awl-shaped gland-bearing beak. 
Flowers rather numerous in a looser often I-sided spike; 
flower-buds less pubescent (confounded with G. pudbescens).” 
The leaves of the only living specimens I have seen, and 
those poor ones, were much like those of G. repens in shape 
but stiffer and less strongly marked. The net-work, Gray says, 
is sometimes entirely wanting. Like the other species, this 
has a “root of thick fibres, from a somewhat fleshy creeping 
root-stock.” It derives it specific name from that of the 
explorer Menzies. 
A little pamphlet, entitled Plants of Malden and Medford 
(Mass.), arranging the species found in those localities accord- 
ing to the months in which they bloom, has G. pubescens 
down for May,a most unwarranted performance for it, and one 
it does not attempt here in Vermont, though in very early sea- 
sons it might be found the latter part of June; still, we do not 
expect it before August. Once in a while G. repens surprises us 
in July, though this is later than G. pubescens, and being more 
of a northern and mountainous plant it tempts the early frosts 
by lingering on through September. G. Menziesi agrees with 
it in date. G. repens, I find, grows in the Caucasus mountains, 
and Prof. Gray tells us that in America it crosses the line of 
60°. G. Mensztesit, which is the Speranthes decipiens of Hooker, 
ranges westward as far as California, where it is found under 
the groves of sequoia, and in all probability it outstrips G. 
repens in the attempt to reach the Arctic Ocean. G. pubescens, 
is widely distributed in the eastern and southern United 
States, and together with G. repens is found on the Carolina 
mountains. 
