Nat. Ord. Orchidaceæ.
SHOWY LADY’S SLIPPER.
(MOCCASIN FLOWER.)
Cypripedium spectabile.
But ye have lovely leaves, where we
May see how soon things have
Their end, tho’ n’er so brave;
And after they have bloomed awhile,
Like us, they sink
Into the grave.
Herrick.
