(A) Whorled Pogonia (Pogonia verticillata) lias a 
single flower on a long stem, 8 to 12 in. high; the 
sepals are greenish-yellow, long, linear, with the edges 
rolled or folded together; the petals are oblong-lanceo¬ 
late and purple; the lip is also purple, wedge-shaped, 
three-lobed and with a hairy crest down the middle. 
Five lanceolate and stemless leaves are in a whorl about 
the stem just below the flower. It is a peculiar, incon¬ 
spicuous plant found locally in moist woods from Me. 
to Wise, and southwards. 
(B) Showy Orchis (Orchis spectahilis) is a charm¬ 
ing early blooming orchid found in flower from April to 
June in moist woods, often under hemlock trees. Two 
broad, ovate, deeply ribbed, beautiful green leaves sheath 
the flower scape at its base. The four to twelve flowers 
are loosely racemed at the top of the scape which is 
from 5 to 10 in. high. The magenta-pink petals and 
sepals are united to form a hood; the lip, curving 
abruptly downwards, is broadly ovate and white; each 
flower has a short spur and is bracted. This species is 
’ found throughout the U. S. 
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