ROSE POGONIA 
Pogonia ophioglossoides (Linnaeus) Ker 
Rose pogonia blooms at about the same time as the grass-pink 
orchid. It chooses the same swamps and wet meadows for its hab- 
itat, and the two are often found growing together. Its beautiful 
fringed lip is an enticing landing place for the bees, which are at- 
tracted also by the fresh raspberry odor of the flowers. Its roots are 
fibrous, and it propagates by runners as well as by seeds. 
The plant has a wide range, extending from Florida to Texas and 
northward to Illinois, Minnesota, Ontario, and Newfoundland. It 
is found also in Japan. 
The specimen sketched was obtained near Tuckerton, New Jetsey. 
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