LARGE PURPLE ERINGE-ORCHID 



Habenaria grandiflora (Bigelow) Torrey 



Large purple fringe-orchid is perhaps the most beautiful of the 

 Habenarias. The delightful fragrance of its flowers appeals to us no 

 less than their beauty, and "we are not surprised that they attract bees 

 and moths to their nectar and pollen. The plant prefers moist or 

 swampy places in grassy meadows or in partial shade, where the soil 

 is distinctly, though not very strongly, acid. 



Large purple fringe-orchid is found from the mountains of North 

 Carolina northward to Newfoundland and Ontario. 



The sketch was made from a specimen obtained on Mount Desert 

 Island, Maine, where it grows abundantly. 



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