This is a curious and showy flower, much sought because of its rarity; its leafage is full, and fine in its long lines and strong curves, and the four flying white pennants give the blossom a cheerful and animated expression. [Illustration: SHOWY LADY’S SLIPPER: C. spectabile.] *----* _Pogonia ophioglossoides._ Found in swamps and other moist grounds during June and July. The stalk grows between 6 and 9 inches high; it is smooth, and slender; the color is green. The leaf is oval, with a thick texture, and smooth surface. Color, a rather light green. Only 2 leaves clasp the stalk, one about midway, and another, much smaller, quite near the flower. The 5 petals and calyx-parts are long, and narrow, and spread apart to disclose the “bearded” lower petal (or lip); their color is a light rose-pink, the fringed lip being darker, with a pale yellow “beard.” The flower is poised lightly upon the summit of the stalk. This is one of the prettiest of our Orchids; its fragrance is fresher, and less heavy than that of many of its stouter relatives. [Illustration: ---- Pogonia ophioglossoides.] *----* _Calopogon pulchellus._ Found in swamps and wet grounds, in July. The smooth, green, flower-stem rises directly from the root, to the height of about a foot. One grass-like, green leaf grows from the root. The lower petal of the blossom is wedge-shaped, with a prolonged base, and somewhat fringy in the center,--owing to the straightness of the foot-stem it points upward; the other petals and calyx-parts are pointed-oval in shape; the pistil is petal-like, and curling. The color of the flower is dark magenta, the fringes on the lip being magenta and yellow. From 2 to 6 flowers, on very short foot-stems, grow upon the single stem. The lip is provided with a hinge, which permits it to fall, and rest upon the curling tip of the pistil beneath. [Illustration: ---- Calopogon pulchellus.] *Early Purple Fringed Orchid.* _Habenaria fimbriata._ *Meadow Pink.* Found on moist and shaded banks, or beside wayside runlets, in June. The single, erect, and leafy stalk, which grows from 15 inches to 2 feet in height, is sharp-angled, somewhat twisted, and smooth to the touch. In color it is a cool, pleasing green. The lower leaves are sometimes 6 inches long and about 2 wide, above they are small and narrow; the shape is a long-pointed oblong, deeply indented on the strong midrib; with an entire margin, and a smooth shining surface. The color is a cool dark green, silvery with bloom underneath.