raceme, 1 inch long. =Labellum= obovate-oblong, short-clawed, and crisped
at the summit; callosities nipple-shaped. =Stem= simple and slender, 5-9
inches high, with small bracts above basal leaves, glabrous, slightly
twisted. =Leaves= 2-3 basal, oblong and short, disappearing at or after
flowering season.
_Continental Range_—From Massachusetts, southward to Delaware, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Tennessee. It appears more frequent
near the coast, from Nantucket, Delaware, Staten Island, and throughout
New Jersey, in company with _G. gracilis_.
_New England Range_—Massachusetts, rare; Rhode Island, rare; Connecticut,
infrequent.
6.—GYROSTACHYS GRACILIS (Bigelow) Kuntze, 1824-1891
SLENDER LADIES’ TRESSES
The specific name, _gracilis_, refers to the slender and grass-like spike
of this species.
Small sandy woodland or pasture-land orchid, with several spindle-shaped
tuberous roots. April 15th, Florida (Curtiss); May, Alabama; July
25th-September-October 15th, both North and South.
=Flowers= white, very fragrant, ⅙-¼ inch long, in a slender spiked
raceme, 1-3 inches long, ⅓-½ inch thick, loose, usually much twisted.
=Labellum= white on margins, thick and greenish in middle, ⅙ inch long,
clawed at the base, crenulate at the apex. =Stem= 8-24 inches high,
slender, grass-like. =Leaves= 3 obovate, sometimes nearly orbicular,
basal, dying away at or before flowering season.
_Continental Range_—From Nova Scotia, southward throughout Canada, and
New England, to Florida; westward to Minnesota, and Texas.
_New England Range_—Maine, common; New Hampshire, very common; Vermont,
common; Massachusetts, common; Rhode Island, very common; Connecticut,
common.
[Illustration: =The Slender Ladies’ Tresses.= (_Gyrostachys gracilis._)
Showing the spindle-shaped roots; this species is closely allied with _G.
simplex_, which produces but a single tuber.]
VII
Listera
R. Brown, 1813[80]
LISTER’S TWAYBLADE
The generic name, _Listera_, is in honor of Martin Lister, 1638(?)-1712,
a correspondent of Ray.
Small orchids with fleshy-fibrous roots. =Anther=, 1. =Labellum= 2-cleft,
longer than petals. =Sepals= and =petals= nearly alike. =Flowers= in
terminal raceme, spurless. =Anther= erect, joined to column, without a
lid. =Pollinia=, 2, united to gland, powdery. =Stem= 3-10 inches high.
=Leaves=, 2, opposite, near the middle of the stem, 1-2 scales below.
_Continental Range_—In moist woodlands and boglands from Alaska,
southward to Florida; westward to the Pacific coast. There are 12 species
or more belonging to the north temperate zone which are closely related
to species of _Gyrostachys_ and _Peramium_, save in the herbaceous
foliage.
North American species north of Mexico 8
New England species 3
Hoosac Valley species 1-2
New England species:
1. _L. convallarioides_ (Swartz) Torrey, 1800-1826.
2. _L. auriculata_ Wiegand, 1899.
3. _L. cordata_ (Linnæus) R. Brown, 1753-1813.
1.—LISTERA CONVALLARIOIDES (Swartz) Torrey, 1800-1826[81]
BROAD-LIPPED TWAYBLADE
The specific name, _convallarioides_, refers probably to a supposed
resemblance of this species to _Convallaria_, the Lily-of-the-Valley.
Small woodland orchid, with fleshy-fibrous roots. June 9th-August 17th.
=Flowers= purplish-yellow, 3-15 spurless, subtended by acute bracts,
¼-⅓ inch long. =Labellum= wedge-shaped, broader than sepals or petals,
produced into 2 distinct lobes at the apex, notched in center, ornamented
with tooth at the base. =Sepals= and =petals= linear-lanceolate. =Stem=
4-10 inches high. =Leaves= 2, nearly orbicular in the middle of stem,
opposite, smooth, obtuse at the apex, 3-9 nerved.
_Continental Range_—From the wooded coast Unalaska, southward throughout
the Canadian provinces, to North Carolina; westward to the fir-forests of
Idaho, Washington, Wyoming, Sierra Nevada Mountains, and the Bay region
of California.
_New England Range_—Maine, common; New Hampshire, frequent; Vermont,
infrequent; Massachusetts, doubtfully reported.
2.—LISTERA AURICULATA Wiegand, 1899[82]
AURICLED TWAYBLADE
The specific name, _auriculata_, from _auriculum_, ear, refers to the
auricled base of the labellum and leaves of this species.
Small cedar swamp orchid, with fibrous roots. July.
=Flowers=, many in slender raceme. =Labellum= slightly ciliate, oblong,
broadest at the auricled base, cleft ¼-⅓ its length. =Sepals= lanceolate;
=petals= oblong-linear, longer than the ovary, spreading, obtuse. =Stem=
4-7 inches high, slender. =Leaves= large, oval, or elliptic-ovate, borne
above the middle of the stem.
_Continental Range_—From Quebec, southward to Maine and New Hampshire.
_New England Range_—Maine, rare; New Hampshire, rare.
3.—LISTERA CORDATA (Linnæus) R. Brown, 1753-1813.
HEART-LEAVED TWAYBLADE
The specific name, _cordata_, refers to the cordate or heart-shaped
leaves.
Small, moist woodland orchid, with fibrous roots. June 27th-July
30th-August 8th.
=Flowers= minute, purplish, in a loose raceme, ½-2 inches long, 4-20
flowered, pedicels bracted, ⅙ inch long. =Labellum= 2-cleft, narrow, with
a tooth on each side at the base. =Sepals= and =petals= oblong-linear.
=Stem= slender, 3-10 inches high. =Leaves= 2, heart-shaped, or cordate
½-1 inch long.
_Continental Range_—From Alaska, southward to Sierra Nevada Mountains
in the Pacific region; and New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, in the
Atlantic region. It appears to be more of a northern plant than _L.
convallarioides_.
_New England Range_—Maine, common; New Hampshire, common; Vermont,
common; Massachusetts, infrequent; Rhode Island, rare; Connecticut, rare.
VIII
Peramium
Salisbury, 1812
(Goodyera R. Brown, 1813)
RATTLESNAKE PLANTAIN
The origin of the generic name, _Peramium_, is not given in the original
description. It may come from _Ammon_, _Amen_, the Egyptian Sun-God of
Life, since to the blotched leaves of this genus the Indians attribute
great powers, as a remedy against the deadly amniotic poison received
from the rattlesnake’s bite.
Orchids with erect bracted scapes, and fleshy-fibrous roots. =Anther=
1. =Labellum= concave, or sessile roundish-ovate. Lower =sepals= free,
upper one united with petals into a galea. =Flowers= in densely-flowered,
or 1-sided bracted spikes. =Anther= erect, attached to column, without
a lid. =Pollinia= 2, 1 in each anther-sac, composed of angular grains
attached to small disk, cohering with top of stigma. =Stems= or =scapes=
bracted, 5-20 inches high. =Leaves= several, basal, blotched, with
beautiful network of white, green or yellow, resembling a snake’s skin.
=Seed-capsule= erect, nearly always maturing. =Seedlings= abundant in
_conifer_ shades.
_Continental Range_—From Alaska, southward to Florida; westward to
Minnesota and California. There are 25 or more species of this genus
ranging in the temperate and tropical regions of the world.
North American species north of Mexico 5
New England species 4
Hoosac Valley species 3-4
New England species:
1. _P. repens_ (Linnæus) Salisbury, 1753-1812.
2. _P. pubescens_ (Willdenow) MacMillan, 1805-1892.
3. _P. Menziesii_ (Lindley) Morong, 1840-1894.
4. _P. ophioides_ (Fernald) Rydberg, 1899-1901.
1.—PERAMIUM REPENS (Linnæus) Salisbury, 1753-1812
SMALL ONE-SIDED GOODYERA—NET-LEAF RATTLESNAKE PLANTAIN
The specific name, _repens_, refers to the creeping roots of this species.
Small _conifer_, woodland orchid, with fleshy-fibrous roots. July
19th-August 5th-30th.
=Flowers= white, on _1-sided_ spike, ⅙-¼ inch long. =Labellum= saccate,
recurved, narrowed at apex; column short. =Stem= 5-10 inches high.
=Leaves= ovate, basal in a rosette, pointed, yellowish-green, ½-1¼ inch
long, ⅓-⅔ inch wide, blotched with white or lighter yellowish-green;
several bracts above. This species intergrades with other New England
species of _Peramium_, so as to make their designation difficult in many
stations.
_Continental Range_—From Nova Scotia, possibly Alaska (?), southward to
Florida; westward to Minnesota, South Dakota, and Colorado. Ascends 5000
feet altitude in Virginia.
_New England Range_—Maine, common; New Hampshire, common; Vermont,
common; Massachusetts, infrequent; Rhode Island, very rare; Connecticut,
rare.
2.—PERAMIUM PUBESCENS (Willdenow) MacMillan, 1805-1892
DOWNY RATTLESNAKE PLANTAIN—CANKER-ROOT
The specific name, _pubescens_, refers to the hirsute or downy leaves and
scape of this species.
Small _conifer_ woodland orchid, with fleshy-fibrous roots. June 15
Virginia (Curtiss); May 8th Wisconsin; July 4th-September, New England.
=Flowers= greenish-white, in densely-flowered (_not 1-sided_) spike.
=Labellum= saccate, apex recurved, obtuse. Lateral sepals ovate; =petals=
and upper sepal arching in an ovate galea. =Stem= 6-20 inches high,
clothed with hairs, much more hirsute, or downy, than _P. repens_.
=Leaves= basal, in a rosette, 1-2 inches long, strongly blotched with
greenish-white, 5-10 scales above. The Creeping Goodyera (_P. repens_)
intergrades with this species and causes confusion in designation. _P.
pubescens_ spikes are _not 1-sided_, the rosette of leaves are of a bluer
velvety green, blotched with a purer white network, while _P. repens_
rosette of leaves is dull yellowish-green.
_Continental Range_—From Ontario, Newfoundland, southward to Florida;
westward to Minnesota. Ascends 4000 feet altitude in North Carolina.
_New England Range_—Maine, common; New Hampshire, common; Vermont,
common; Massachusetts, frequent; Rhode Island, rare; Connecticut, common.
[Illustration: =The Haunts of the Rattlesnake Plantain, amid the Pines
and Spruces of the Domelet, Pownal, Vermont.=]
3.—PERAMIUM MENZIESII (Lindley) Morong, 1840-1894[83]
MENZIES’ RATTLESNAKE PLANTAIN
The specific name, _Menziesii_, refers to the dedication of this species,
in honor of the explorer and botanist Menzies.
Small _conifer_ woodland orchid, with fibrous-fleshy roots. June-July
21st-August 20th-September 15th.
=Flowers= greenish-white, spike _not 1-sided_. =Labellum= scarcely
saccate, swollen at base, apex narrower, and recurved. =Anther= ovate,
pointed; the buds, flowers, and leaves are all conspicuously acute.
=Stem= 8-15 inches high. =Leaves= basal in rosette, bracts above, often
without blotches of white; resembling _P. pubescens_ very much, although
the basal leaves are stiffer and acute at apex and base. The _Peramiums_
intergrade with each other, confusing their specific characters.
_Continental Range_—From Loring, Chilcat, southeast coast of Alaska,
southward to Lake Huron, Quebec, Maine, Vermont(?), and New York;
westward to Arizona and California. Ascends 9500 feet altitude in Arizona.
_New England Range_—Maine, rare; New Hampshire, rare; Vermont, doubtfully
reported; Massachusetts, doubtfully reported.
4.—PERAMIUM OPHIOIDES (Fernald) Rydberg, 1899-1901
WHITE-BLOTCHED RATTLESNAKE PLANTAIN
The specific name, _ophioides_, comes from _ophis_, a serpent, and
_oides_, like, referring to the blotched leaves resembling a snake’s skin.
Small cold mossy woodland orchid with thick fleshy-fibrous roots.
July-September.
=Flowers= greenish-white; galea concave with a short, strongly recurved
tip. =Labellum= deeply saccate, with recurved margins and tip. =Anther=
blunt. =Scape= 4-8 inches high, glandular-pubescent. =Leaves= basal in
rosette, several; leaf-blade broadly ovate, dark green, usually with the
white blotches most conspicuous along the cross-veins. Spike of flowers
_1-sided_, loosely arranged. A variety of _P. repens_, with which it is
confused.
_Continental Range_—From Prince Edward Island to Manitoba, southward to
North Carolina, in company with _P. repens_ and _P. pubescens_.
_New England Range_—Vermont, frequent; Massachusetts, common.
IX
Achroanthes
Rafinesque, 1808
(_Microstylis_ Nuttall, 1818)
ADDER’S-MOUTH
The generic name, _Achroanthes_, refers to the green flowers of this
genus.
Small orchids with solid bulbs. =Anther=, 1. =Labellum= cordate, or
eared, at the base, embracing the column. =Sepals= free; petals linear,
spreading. =Flowers= minute white or greenish, in a terminal raceme.
=Anther= erect between the auricles, 2-celled. =Pollinia=, 4, 2 in each
anther-sac, smooth and waxy, without caudicles or glands, and cohering at
summit. =Stem=, 4-10 inches high. =Leaf= 1, with several scales at base
of stem. =Seed-capsule= oval, or globose.
_Continental Range_—From Alaska, southward to Florida; westward to
Nebraska and Arizona, where a species seeks 9500 feet elevation on Mount
Graham. There are 70-80 species reported in the temperate and tropical
regions of the world.
North American species north of Mexico 7
New England species 2
Hoosac Valley species 2
New England species:
1. _A. monophylla_ (Linnæus) Green, 1753-1891.
2. _A. unifolia_ (Michaux) Rafinesque, 1803-1808.
1.—ACHROANTHES MONOPHYLLA (Linnæus) Green, 1753-1891
WHITE ADDER’S-MOUTH
The specific name, _monophylla_, refers, inappropriately, to the one
leaf, since each of our New England species are 1-leaved.
Small woodland orchid, with bulbous root. June 20th-July 25th-August 2d.
=Flowers= whitish, in a club-like raceme, 1-3 inches long, ¼-½ inch
thick; flowers ¹⁄₁₂ inch long, minute, pedicels nearly erect, subtended
by bracts ⅙ inch long. =Labellum= ovate, acuminate, notched on sides.
=Sepals= and =petals= acute, narrow. =Stem=, 4-6 inches high. =Leaf=,
1, sheathing at its base, 1-2 inches long, distinguished from following
species, _A. unifolia_, by being near base of stem instead of middle.
_Continental Range_—From New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, southward to
Vermont, doubtfully reported for New Bedford, Massachusetts; westward to
Oneida, New York, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Indiana, and Texas.
_New England Range_—Maine, infrequent; New Hampshire, rare; Vermont,
Pownal, Swamp of Oracles (Marcus White), rare; Massachusetts, Berlin,
and Spencer (Dr. G. E. Stone); Mount Greylock bog, North Adams (Marcus
White), rare.
2.—ACHROANTHES UNIFOLIA (Michaux) Rafinesque, 1803-1808
GREEN ADDER’S-MOUTH
The specific name, _unifolia_, one-leaved, refers, like the preceding
species, to the 1 leaf.
Small damp woodland orchid, with bulbous root. May-June 26th (South)-July
25th-August 10th-September (North).
=Flowers= in club-shaped raceme 1-3 inches long, 1 inch thick; greenish,
minute, ¹⁄₁₂ inch long, pedicels slender, spreading, ¼-½ inch long.
=Labellum= broad, 3-toothed at apex. =Sepals= oblong. =Stem=, 4-10 inches
high. =Leaf=, 1, near the middle of stem, clasping, nearly orbicular.
=Seed-capsule= oval, drooping.
_Continental Range_—From Newfoundland, Ontario, southward to Florida;
westward to Missouri and Minnesota. Ascends 4000 feet altitude in North
Carolina.
_New England Range_—Maine, frequent; New Hampshire, frequent; Vermont,
Pownal (Grace G. Niles), rare; Massachusetts, Mount Greylock pasture,
North Adams (Marcus White), rare; Rhode Island, rare; Connecticut, rare.
[Illustration: =The Green Adder’s-Mouth.= (_Achroanthes unifolia._)]
X
Leptorchis
Thouars, 1808
(_Liparis_ Richard, 1818)
LILY-LEAVED TWAYBLADE
The generic name, _Leptorchis_, comes from the Greek, referring to a
slender orchid. The former name, _Liparis_, referred to the smooth and
shining leaves of these plants.
Small low orchids with bulbous roots. =Anther=, 1. =Labellum= nearly
flat, often bearing 2 tubercles above the base. =Sepals= and =petals=
spreading, petals usually narrow. =Flowers= in a terminal raceme,
numerous and showy. =Pollinia=, 4, 2 in each anther-sac, smooth and waxy,
slightly united, without stalks or glands. =Stem= or =scape=, 2-10 inches
high. =Leaves=, 2, basal, broad, oval and shining, with several sheathing
scales at base. Two or three seasons bulbs adhere to the latest bulb, and
in time wither away. =Seed-capsule= long, erect, club-shaped.
_Continental Range_—In moist woodlands and along springy roadside
banks. From Canada, New England southward to Georgia; westward to Iowa,
Minnesota, and Washington. There are about 100 species of this genus,
distributed in the temperate and tropical regions of the world.
North American species north of Mexico 2
New England species 2
Hoosac Valley species 2
New England species:
1. _L. liliifolia_ (Linnæus) Kuntze, 1753-1891.
2. _L. Loeselii_ (Linnæus) MacMillan, 1753-1892.
1.—LEPTORCHIS LILIIFOLIA (Linnæus) Kuntze, 1753-1891
LARGE LILY-LEAVED TWAYBLADE
The specific name, _liliifolia_, refers to the lily-leaves of this
species.
Small, moist woodland orchid, with bulbous onion-like roots, more or less
exposed. May 17th-June 1st-July 16th.
=Flowers= purplish-green in loose terminal raceme, many-flowered, and
showy. =Labellum= purple, wedge-obovate. =Sepals= and =petals= narrow
and reflexed. =Stem= or =scape=, 4-10 inches high. =Leaves=, 2, basal,
oval, 2-5 inches long, smooth shining emerald-green. =Seed-capsule=
club-shaped, erect.
_Continental Range_—From Maine southward to Georgia and Alabama; westward
to Minnesota.
_New England Range_—Maine, rare; New Hampshire, infrequent; Vermont,
infrequent; Massachusetts, infrequent; Rhode Island, rare; Connecticut,
frequent.
[Illustration: =The Large Twayblade.= (_Leptorchis liliifolia._)]
2.—LEPTORCHIS LOESELII (Linnæus) MacMillan, 1753-1892
LOESEL’S GREEN TWAYBLADE—FEN-ORCHIS
The specific name, _Loeselii_, refers to the dedication of this species
in honor of the botanist Loesel.
Small damp thicket or dry sandy roadside orchid, with onion-like bulbous
roots; old bulbs adhering to latest bulb, somewhat exposed. May 30th-June
25th-July 27th.
=Flowers= greenish, minute ⅙-¼ inch long, in a few-flowered raceme,
smaller than preceding species, _L. liliifolia_; one of the smallest
native orchids. =Labellum= pointed, obovate, apex incurved. =Sepals=
narrow, lanceolate. =Petals= reflexed, linear. =Stem= or =scape= 2-8
inches high, 5-7 ribbed. =Leaves= 2, basal, 2-6 inches long, stiff,
strongly veined, resembling Plantain leaves. =Seed-capsules= erect,
wide-angled.
_Continental Range_—From Nova Scotia southward to Maryland, Kentucky;
westward, to Minnesota and Washington.
_New England Range_—Maine, common; New Hampshire, frequent; Vermont,
common; Massachusetts, infrequent; Rhode Island, not reported;
Connecticut, rare.
XI
Calypso[84]
Salisbury, 1807
BEAUTIFUL CALYPSO—NORTHERN CALYPSO
The generic name, _Calypso_, refers to the dedication of this genus to
the Goddess Calypso. Its Greek signification is not only, as Salisbury
wrote, to “cover and conceal” the stigma of the species, but also to
preserve a poetical analogy between this botanical goddess, so difficult
of access, and the secluded Goddess of Silence, whose Isle of Ogygia was
fabled to be miraculously protected from observation by navigators.[85]
Small bogland orchid with solid bulbous and coralloid roots. =Anther=
1. =Labellum= shoe-shaped, saccate, 2-parted at the apex. =Sepals=
and =petals= free, similar in texture. =Flowers= 1, large, terminal
pendulous, bracted, resembling a Lady’s Slipper (_Cypripedium_). Linnæus
wrongly designated this species _Cypripedium bulbosum_ in 1753. =Stem= or
=scape= 3-6 inches high. =Leaf= 1, hyemal, appearing as an autumnal leaf
about September 2d,[86] sheathed above by 2-3 scales. =Anther= lid-like
below the summit of column. =Pollinia= 2, 2-parted, without caudicles,
waxy, sessile, on a thick gland. =Seed-capsule= about ½ inch long,
many-nerved.
_Continental Range_—From Alaska, Labrador, southward, to Middlebury,
Vermont, and doubtfully reported for Pelham, Massachusetts; westward
to California and New Mexico. First collected in the United States in
the State of Vermont, at Charleston and Morgan by the botanist Carey,
who resided at Bellows Falls in 1831-1833. A monotypic species ranging
in cooler portions of north temperate zone, in Europe, Asia, and North
America, assuming slight varietal changes in different regions.
North American species 1
New England species 1
Hoosac Valley species 0
New England species:
1. _C. bulbosa_ (Linnæus) Oakes, 1753-1842.
1.—CALYPSO BULBOSA (Linnæus) Oakes, 1753-1842[87]
BEAUTIFUL CALYPSO—NORTHERN CALYPSO
The specific name, _bulbosa_, refers to the bulbous root of this
species, which was originally confounded by Linnæus in 1753 as a bulbous
_Cypripedium_, and later placed under its generic designation _Calypso_
by Salisbury in 1807.
Small sphagnous bogland or _conifer_ woodland orchid, with bulbous and
coralloid roots. April 19th-May 3d-June 15th-July 12th.
=Flowers= terminal, variegated with purple-pink, yellow, or white;
shoe-shaped or saccate, resembling a Lady’s Slipper, with which genus it
was confused by Linnæus in 1753. =Labellum= large, saccate or shoe-shaped
pink-purple, 2-parted at apex, with patch of yellow (or white) woolly
hairs near the point of division, spreading. =Sepals= and =petals=
free, similar in texture. =Stem= or =scape= 3-6 inches high. =Leaf= 1,
autumnal, appearing about September 2d, hyemal, basal, sheathed above by
2-3 scales. =Seed-capsule= ½ inch long, many-nerved.
_Continental Range_—From Sitka, Alaska, Labrador, southward to
Middlebury, Vermont, and possibly as far south as Pelham, Massachusetts;
westward to Humboldt Bay, mouth of Russian River, California, and
northeastern New Mexico.
First collected in the United States in Vermont by the botanist Carey in
1831-1833. The Rocky Mountain _Calypso_ appears to be distinguished from
the eastern _Calypso_ by producing a beard of white instead of yellow
hairs at the point of division of the labellum. This varietal form is
designated _Calypso occidentalis_ (Holzinger) Heller.
Robert Brown, as early as 1813, attempted to establish a distinct species
in the American _Calypso_, from that of the European and Asiatic forms.
He designated the North American form, _Calypso Americana_. Neither
Lindley nor Hooker approved of this distinction, Hooker remarking that
the species even in the same country may vary in structure or colors,
but not permanently enough to designate it specifically. Smith, Richard
and Lindley later agreed with Dr. Hooker in “considering the American,
European and Asiatic _Calypso_ the same.”
_Calypso bulbosa_ is the only species of this genus in the north
temperate zone, and is nearly related to the section _Pleiones_ of
genus _Cœlogyne_, meaning “two-lipped” or 2-parted at the apex of the
labellum. _Cœlogyne_ is a native of Asia, and many of the closely allied
_Pleiones_ are alpine-orchids, their large rose-colored or cream-colored
flowers clinging to the branches of sturdy oaks at an altitude of 7500
feet in latitude 30° North. _Calypso_ also seeks the colder lands,
of the _conifer_ forests of Alaska and Labrador, in latitude 54°-69°
North; while in the Rocky Mountain region it is found at an elevation of
4000-5000 feet above sea level.
_New England Range_—Maine, frequent; New Hampshire, infrequent; Vermont,
frequent northward; Massachusetts, doubtfully reported.
[Illustration: =Northern Calypso.= (_Calypso bulbosa._)
“_Calypso, goddess of an ancient time,_
_(I learn it not from any Grecian rhyme._
_And yet the story I can vouch is true.)_
_Beneath a pine tree lost her dainty shoe._
_The goddess surely must have been in haste,_
_Like Daphne fleeing when Apollo chased,_
_And leaving here her slipper by the way,_
_Intends to find it on another day._”
W. W. BAILEY.
From lithograph in Meehan’s _Native Flowers and Ferns of the United
States_, 1: 1878. By permission.]
XII
Corallorhiza
R. Brown, 1813
CORAL-ROOT
The generic name, _Corallorhiza_, refers to the coral-like masses of the
roots of this genus.