=Flowers= white, rose-purple, flecked with deeper purple, ½-⅔ inch long, subtended by bracts; =raceme= 2-6 flowered. =Labellum= 3-lobed, white, purple-spotted, longer than petals, central lobe largest, two-lobed or notched at the summit; spur slender, shorter than labellum. =Sepals= and =petals= oval, rose-color. =Glands= _enclosed_. =Stem= slender, 8-10 inches high. =Leaf= 1 near the base, orbicular or oval, 1½-3 inches long, and 1-2 inches wide, sheathing scales below. _Continental Range_—Rare; from Greenland, southward throughout Canada, in latitude 55°-56° North in British Columbia, Rocky Mountain region to Bristol Swamps, Addison County, Vermont, and Norfolk, Connecticut (?). _New England Range_—Maine, rare; New Hampshire, rare; Vermont, rare; Massachusetts, not reported; Rhode Island, not reported; Connecticut, doubtfully reported. III Habenaria Willdenow, 1805 REIN ORCHIS—NAKED GLAND ORCHIS The generic name, _Habenaria_, comes from _habena_, a thong or rein. =Leafy-stemmed= plants. =Anther= 1. =Glands= _naked_. =Labellum= spreading or drooping, with a spur at base. =Sepals= and petals free, similar in structure and color. =Anther-sacs= parallel; pollinia without caudicles, powdery or granulose. =Flowers= mostly in a spiked raceme, various in colors, ornamented with spurs, fringed petals and throats. =Fragrance= delicate and exquisite in several species. =Leaves= 1-many, lanceolate, becoming bract-like above. In two species—_H. orbiculata_ (Pursh) Torrey and _H. Hookeriana_ A. Gray—the leaves are orbicular and basal, with or without bracts above. =Roots= thick, fibrous, tuberous or palmate. =Seedlings= appear numerous in many stations. _Continental Range_—A genus containing about 450-500 species for the world, widely distributed in temperate and tropical regions in Europe, Asia, and America. There are 50-55 species on the continent of North America north of Mexico. North American species north of Mexico 50-55 New England species 18 Hoosac Valley species 13-16 New England species: