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=O. spectabilis=, specific description of, 248; common species, 56, 104, 106, 107, 138, 161, 188

=Orchis=, common names of Orchis, and Habenaria =Andrews’ Rose-Purple Orchis.= See H. Andrewseii, 258 =Crane-Fly Orchis.= See Tipularia unifolia, 281 =Cream-Fringed Orchis.= See H. holopetala, 256 =Intermediate Bog-Orchis.= See H. media, 252 =Large Purple-Fringed Orchis.= See H. grandiflora, 257; history of, 29, 79, 84, 104, 105, 110; haunts, 111, 113, 114 =Large Round-Leaved Orchis.= See H. orbiculata, 250; haunts, 101, 102, 104, 120, 172, 205 =Long Bracted Orchis.= See H. bracteata, 254 =Ragged-Fringed Green Orchis.= See H. lacera, 257; haunts, 220 =Rein=, or =Naked Gland Orchis=. See Habenaria, 249 =Showy Orchis.= See O. spectabilis, 248; haunts, 56, 57, 104, 164, 167, 168 =Showy= or =Covered Gland Orchis=. See Orchis, 247 =Small Oblong-Leaved Orchis.= See H. oblongifolia =Small Purple-Fringed Orchis.= See H. psycodes, 258; haunts, 70, 83, 102, 111, 178 =Small Round-Leaved Orchis.= See H. Hookeriana, 250; haunts, 101, 104, 141, 171, 177, 187, 205-207 =Small Round-Leaved Showy Orchis.= See O. rotundifolia, 248 =Small Yellow Bog-Orchis.= See H. clavellata, 254 =Sub-Alpine Green Orchis.= See H. obtusata, 251 =Tall Leafy Green Orchis.= See H. hyperborea, 251 =Tall White Northern Bog-Orchis.= See H. dilatata, 252; haunts, 73, 181 =Tubercled Orchis.= See H. flava, 255 =White-Fringed Orchis.= See H. blephariglottis, 256; haunts, 105, 220 =Yellow-Fringed Orchis.= See H. ciliaris, 255; haunts, 105

Orioles, 130, 167

Osmunda, 130, 167 O. regalis, 12

Oven-Bird’s nest, 153, 154

Pæonia, origin of name, 169

Painted Cup, 234, 235

Palisades, Hudson Valley, 166

=Palma Christi=, 110. See Purple-Fringed Orchises or Habenaria

Pances, 159

Pardanthus, 161

Parnassia Caroliniana, 237

Parnassus, Mount, Greece, 237

Parsons, Abraham, 196; locally called, Abe-the-Bunter, 197

Partridge, habits of, 174, 175; young partridges, 174

Partridge-berry, 24

Patterson’s Meadows, 168

Pearly-Everlasting, 237

Pear, Prickly, 158

Peat, formation of, 101

Peckham’s Hollow, 188

Pedicularis Canadensis, 165

Pellæa atropurpurea, 191

Pennyroyal, 132, 199; as a drug, 132

Pent Road, Snuff Hollow, Notch Valley, 213

Pep or Catnip, 132

=Peramium=, generic description, 269. See Rattlesnake Plantain =P. Menziesii=, specific description, 271 =P. ophioides=, specific description, 272 =P. pubescens=, specific description, 270 =P. repens=, specific description, 270

Perch Pond (Vt.), 69. See Pownal Pond

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