North American species north of Mexico 4 New England species 1 Hoosac Valley species 1 New England species: 1. _L. tuberosum_ Linnæus, 1753. (_Calopogon pulchellus_ R. Brown, 1813) 1.—LIMODORUM TUBEROSUM Linnæus, 1753 (_Calopogon pulchellus_ R. Brown, 1813) GRASS-PINK—MEADOW-GIFT The specific name, _tuberosum_, refers to the tuberous or bulbous roots of this orchid. Beautiful grassy sphagnous meadow orchid, with bulbous roots. May 15th-June 1st-July 20th-August 1st. =Flowers=, 3-15 pink-purple, 1 inch long, subtended by acute bracts in spiked raceme 4-15 inches long. =Labellum= hinged, arching above, owing to ovary and stem being straight; broad, triangular at apex; bearded on the upper side with yellow, orange, and rose-colored club-shaped hairs. =Sepals= and =petals= acute, ovate-lanceolate, similar in texture and color. =Stem= or =scape= 1-1½ feet high. =Leaf= 1, linear-lanceolate, 8-12 inches long, grass-like with several scales below. =Seed-capsule= straight, erect, oblong. _Continental Range_—From Newfoundland, Nova Scotia to the shores of Lake Huron, southward throughout New England to Florida; westward to western Texas and Minnesota. _New England Range_—Maine, common; New Hampshire, common; Vermont, common; Massachusetts, common; Rhode Island, common; Connecticut, common. [Illustration: =The Grass-Pink.= (_Limodorum tuberosum._) A beautiful grassy-leaved orchid found in company with the dainty Rose Pogonia, and frequently with the rarer Arethusa in wild cranberry marshes.] XV Aplectrum Nuttall, 1818[91] PUTTY-ROOT—ADAM-AND-EVE The generic name, _Aplectrum_, comes from the Greek meaning without a spur. Scapose orchids with bulb or corm-like roots. =Anther= 1. =Labellum= 3-lobed, shorter than petals. =Sepals= and =petals= about ½ inch long. =Flowers= without a spur, dull yellowish-brown in a loose raceme. =Anther= borne a little below the summit of column. =Pollinia= 4, lens-shaped. =Stem= or =scape= 1-2 feet high. =Leaf= 1, basal, arising from side of scape; several corms adhering to latest bulb; leaf develops in late autumn, about September 9th, hyemal; several sheathing scales above. =Seed-capsule= oblong, ovoid, angled. _Continental Range_—From Ontario, southward to Georgia and Alabama; westward to Minnesota, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and probably in northern California. Rather rare and local. North American species north of Mexico 2 New England species 1 Hoosac Valley species 0 New England species: 1. _A. spicatum_ (Walter) B. S. P., 1788-1888. 1.—APLECTRUM SPICATUM (Walter) B. S. P., 1788-1888[92] (_Aplectrum hyemale_ Nuttall, 1818) PUTTY-ROOT—ADAM-AND-EVE[93] The specific name, _spicatum_, refers to the flowers growing in a _spica_, or spike.