New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19

fr,nged ones. begins 10 blossom in our swamps a.
about this time. and the beautiful caiopasous may
also be found Frightening the boys with their
brilliant bloom.
Tho first Of the grcenish habenaras the dull
hued orchids Of June is known only by its botanl-
cal name Habenaria hooker. Many wanderers in
woodland ways have probably noticed is two
gloss. almost circular leaves. OF rather dark
Green sivery beneath and spreading the
ground but 10 one except botanist would be
ukcl, u look at the uuairactiye scope Of grccnlsh
yellow flowers. which Is sent up from between
these leaves in early June. This orchid Is an In
tercst!ng one to study. Its mechanism the
nlns il possesses OF distributing us pollen and Of
protecting Itself perfectly from Standardization,
have long excited the admiration Of great scien-
lists. The orchid closely resembles the Habcnaria
orbiculats commonly illustrated IN encyclopedias
as an example OF high plant development. The
flower has become adapted by nature to certain
butterflies or moths. which convey It's pollen sue
cossfully and It's nectar IL sccrecd the apex OF
q long slender spre. whore only the proboscls Of
such al insect can reach II. Even the entrance 10
the eowtr has become hited 20 the head oi these
BUTTERFLIES that any other insect which ventur's
in viii and /. impossible 10 approach near enough
No,,cr H. not highly colorcd and needs perfume
10 i,re he ordinary moths and insects. which could
NJ, ,af its nectar ana would be Of value in
arriving off IFS pollen. The nectar waits. hidden
in ne dur green sp9T ana yeials among tne snaueS
reach IT, receive the pollen and carry it from one
pTThis orchid IS illustrated here one-quarter in
size with a blossom IN fu size. 1t grows in damp.
yell-shaded woodlands
There are many beautiful ard even gorgeous
b5rd mowers IN the June woods and BY the marshy
hanks OF lakes and streams.
In the northern part OF the state lupncs, blue
a. the skies. are painting entire nelds ana road
s'des azure The blue Violets have faded. but the
natlye blue nour-de-lis remains in bloom every
I~herc and IS flower almost as complex ana as
rferestInc as orchid In it's method OF Turing IN
scots 10 carry It's pollen from one Plant 10 an0ther
,rhe dainty louisiana IL another mower when
No long aco 10y the wealth OF blossoms turned
80 ns ,,r9sev plnces a blue as delicate as that ~
~. ~ u,id forget not. which blossoms later. No
o, 30 u,less he had examined 1t carefully. would
onSne~i that this simple flower had perfect ar
~Hnntpene,t for securing cross fertilization. It's
tHaSsoms have two forms. In one Of which the
.,.ns are too long for their pollen 10 reach the
nistT and IN the other the sihmenS are 100 Shor7'
Pin Gar beneath the protrudinE si.gmas
',rhe brilliant deep purple howefs Of nc Sara,
- or ritcher plant. are nov 10 be found In fun
Lem Liam, These plants grow abundantiE through
.ouaklng spagnum' Of peat boys. The reason
tne ,o,y neopie become acquainted win our rarer
~, Cov,ers Is that many unwilling 10 venture
WIZ, VIII. ,h. sv,omps and hogs and Wild woods where
~ NJ are found and that comparatively rev nave
th'f "a eves 10 notice rare flowers even when they
iai', - them slight botanical training opens
aIe ,es "a new wonders and new beauties in every
LIZ in the fields or WOODS.