. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. HABENARIA 9. cristSlta, R. Br. Smaller: fls. nmch smaller; petals merely toothed ; spur little exoeeding the lip. July. N. J. to La. near the coast. 1:464. BB. Color dnnaiar-oravqe. Ilie sepals red-spotted outsid
. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. Gardening -- Dictionaries; Plants -- North America encyclopedias. HABENARIA 9. cristSlta, R. Br. Smaller: fls. nmch smaller; petals merely toothed ; spur little exoeeding the lip. July. N. J. to La. near the coast. 1:464. BB. Color dnnaiar-oravqe. Ilie sepals red-spotted outside. 10. cinnabarina, Rolfe. Small: stem leafy : lip 3 lobed; spur straight, nearly equaling ovary. Madagas- car.—Not in Amer. trade. AAAA. FJs. with green sepals and petals: Up briltiantty colored. 11. militiris, Reichb. £. (S. pu- sllla, Reichb. f.). Bluish glaucous: ; lip scarlet,trifid,mid- lobe bifid; spur long and very slen- der, greenish white. Cochin China. 1888:896. III. 33:53. G. M. 36:436. —The author says of this ' fine plant: "No English soldier can boast a jacket of a deeper scarlet than the lip of our ; Not in Amer. trade. 12. rhodocheila, Hance. Nearly related to militaris, but fls. fewer and subcorymbose; petals almost helmet-shaped ; lip varying from deep rose-pink to cinnabar and madder; spur dull yellow. China 7571.—Not in Amer. trade. AAAAA. Fls. white to green or greenish yellow. B. Color pure white. c. Lip entire. 13. nivea, Spreng. Lvs., except 1 or 2 lowest, bract-like : fls. nu merous, loosely clustered, small, spur very slender. Summer. Del to Ala. 1:402. 14. leucfistachys, Wats. Usually tall and stout : lvs. several : fls many, rather large. Idaho to Ariz , Calif. and Oreg. Mn. 6\ related to IT. dilatata, but distin guished by its spur greatly exceed ing the sepals. cc. Lip fringed. 15. blepharigWttis, Poir. Fls. much as in ciliaris, but somewhat smaller ; petals slightly erose at apex; s
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