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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 961

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heslender stem. These two varieties often grow inthe same situations. Briefly we have glanced at a few of our orchids.Only mention can be made of the other groups:the rare Epipactis with its queer, swollen lip; theListera, also called twayblade; Achroanthcs, withits graceful white and greenish… … THE LADIES TRESSES GROWING ON THE HILLSIDE. The two nearest spires to the left are Gyrostachys cernua while the other, more slender ones are the Gyrostachys gracilis. Ihe enlarged single flower is that of G. cernua. These rare and beautiful American orchids arebecoming more rare every year.…

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