. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. HABENARIA HABENARIA VU7 9. cristita, R. Br. SraaUpr: fls. much smaller; petals merely toottu-d ; spur little exceeding the lip. Julv. N. J. to La. near the ooast. 1:464. BB. Color clnnahar-orange, Hie sepals red-spoilt'd outaidt. 10. cinnabarlna, Rolfe. Small : stem leafy : lip 3 lobed; spur straight, near
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. HABENARIA HABENARIA VU7 9. cristita, R. Br. SraaUpr: fls. much smaller; petals merely toottu-d ; spur little exceeding the lip. Julv. N. J. to La. near the ooast. 1:464. BB. Color clnnahar-orange, Hie sepals red-spoilt'd outaidt. 10. cinnabarlna, Rolfe. Small : stem leafy : lip 3 lobed; spur straight, nearly equaling ovary. Madagas- car.—Not in Amer. trade. AAAA. Fls. ivifh green sepals and- petals: ?'iJ brill'uDilly colored. 11. militaris, Reichb. f. {H. pn- silla, Reiohl>. f.). Bluish ghuu-ous : ; lip scarlet,tritid,mid- lobe bifid; spur long and very slen- der, greenish white. Cochin China. 1888:396. III. 33:53. G. M. 36 author says of this \ iine plant: "No English soldier can boast a jacket of a deeper scarlet than the lip of our ; Not in Amer. trade. 12. rhodocheila, TTance. Nearly related to militaris, but tls. fewer and ; petals almost helmet-shaped ; lip varying from deep rose-pink to cinnabar and madder; spur dull yellow. China, 7571. —Not in Amer. trade. F'ls. wTiife to grevii or greenish yelloic. E. Color pure white. Q. Lip entire. 13. nivea, Spreng. Lvs., except 1 or 2 lowest, bract-like : tls. nu- merous, loosely clustered, small; spur very slender. Summer. Del. to Ala. 1:462. 14. Ieuc6stachys, Wats. Usually tall and stout ; lvs. several : tls. many, rather large. Idaho to Oalif. and Oreg. Mn. 6:81. —Nearly related to H, dilatata, but distin- guished by its spur greatly exceed- ing the sepals. CC. Lip fringed. 15. blepharigl6ttis, Poir. Fls. much as in ciliaris, but somewhat smaller ; petals slightly erose at apex; spur about 3 times as long as lip. July. Newfoundland to
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