——Pogonia ophioglossoides.
Found in swamps and other moist grounds during June and July.
The stalk grows between 6 and 9 inches high; it is smooth, and slender; the color is green.
The leaf is oval, with a thick texture, and smooth surface. Color, a rather light green. Only 2 leaves clasp the stalk, one about midway, and another, much smaller, quite near the flower.
The 5 petals and calyx-parts are long, and narrow, and spread apart to disclose the “bearded” lower petal (or lip); their color is a light rose-pink, the fringed lip being darker, with a pale yellow “beard.” The flower is poised lightly upon the summit of the stalk.
This is one of the prettiest of our Orchids; its fragrance is fresher, and less heavy than that of many of its stouter relatives.