. Wild flowers of Canada [microform]. Wild flowers; Flowers; Botany; Fleurs sauvages; Fleurs; Botanique. SNAKE-MOUTH POGONIA. PLATE 214. POGONIA 0PH10GL0S30IDES. (ORCHIS FAMILY). It'kiiU f'liltil Quitf imoiitfi; timti Jihri>Mti;. onf mfar tltr middlt of thf stem, oiutr, M/ other near tlie summit, braitttte; fiourrs large, ttottttimg; sepals ami fietali atike, tamefo/ale; tifi heastted. NIC of the handsomest of our many beautiful orchids is I'o<j;onia OiihioRlossoide-i. A plant of ;lows and bogs, it is often found with its pretty relative. Arethusa. but llowers a week or two later.
. Wild flowers of Canada [microform]. Wild flowers; Flowers; Botany; Fleurs sauvages; Fleurs; Botanique. SNAKE-MOUTH POGONIA. PLATE 214. POGONIA 0PH10GL0S30IDES. (ORCHIS FAMILY). It'kiiU f'liltil Quitf imoiitfi; timti Jihri>Mti;. onf mfar tltr middlt of thf stem, oiutr, M/ other near tlie summit, braitttte; fiourrs large, ttottttimg; sepals ami fietali atike, tamefo/ale; tifi heastted. NIC of the handsomest of our many beautiful orchids is I'o<j;onia OiihioRlossoide-i. A plant of ;lows and bogs, it is often found with its pretty relative. Arethusa. but llowers a week or two later. It has a wider range than has Arethusa, extending along the .Xtlantic Coast down as far as Florida, and reaching westward along the Great Lakes to Minnesota and Manitoba. The oddest thing al«iut its geographical distribution is its («currence in Japan. Many genera that are represented in Ivistern North .\merica by a single .species, have a representative in eastern Asia. Hut there are not many iir attention. I'sually the flower is solitary, but .sometimes there are two or even three on a stem. The color is a pale pink. AlbiTios son^'Mues (xxur. The blossom has a peculiar fragrance, not agreeable to most people. Thoreau disliked the plant on account of its -^. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Iles, George, 1852-1942. Montreal : Montreal Star
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