[NatureNS] White Lady's Slipper

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Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 18:00:07 -0700
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Thank you all, for the excellent information about their colours . I always=
 love seeing these=A0glorious=A0wild orchids,=A0growing where-ever,=A0in am=
ongst the=A0ferns and other undergrowth of our woods. Wish they stayed all =
summer long!=0A=0ACheers!=0A=0AGayle MacLean =0A=0A=0AOn Monday, June 16, 2=
014 7:55:46 PM, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote:=0A  =0A=
=0A=0AHi All, =0A=A0=A0=A0 It is only in recent years that the name 'Pink L=
ady's =0ASlipper' has crept into usage as a corruption in my view. It is no=
t =0Aa=A0suitable for a flower that may be pink, white or slightly off whit=
e. =0A=A0=A0=A0 =0A=0A=A0=A0=A0 Better common names include 1)=A0Stemless L=
ady's =0ASlipper=A0 or 2)=A0Common Lady's Slipper.  =0A=0A=A0=A0=A0 Roland =
& Smith, Flora of Nova Scotia uses #2 =0Aonly. =0A=A0=A0=A0 Fernald, Gray's=
 Manual of Botany 8th ed. has both and =0Aalso two leaved. =0A=A0=A0=A0 Rob=
inson & Fernald, Gray's New Manual of Botany7th =0Aed. uses #1 only. =0A=A0=
=A0=A0  =0A=A0=A0=A0 None of these three reliable botany books includes =0A=
Pink. =0A=0AYours truly, Dave Webster, Kentville =0A=A0=A0=A0  =0A----- Ori=
ginal Message -----  =0A>From: M gayle Maclean  =0A>To: naturens@chebucto.n=
s.ca  =0A>Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 2:49 PM =0A>Subject: [NatureNS] White=
 Lady's  Slipper =0A>=0A> =0A>Just returned from Shubie Park with my Spring=
ers,=A0'Dash' & 'JJ  Jones'.  =0A>Saw oodles of pink Lady's Slipper flowers=
=A0in bloom throughout the  wooded areas along the pathways of the off-leas=
h part of the park. =0A>However 2 really caught my attention as they were p=
ure white!  =0A>Is this a common colour? They were intermingled with other =
pink ones and  were the same size. =0A>=0A> =0A>I was surely surprised to s=
ee these! Thank you in advance for any  thoughts and ideas. =0A>=0A> =0A>Si=
ncerely, =0A>=0A> =0A>Gayle MacLean =0A>Dartmouth =0A>No virus found in thi=
s  message.=0A>Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com/=0A>Version: 2014.0.4592=
 / Virus =0A  Database: 3964/7682 - Release Date: 06/15/14
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nt-size:10pt"><div><span>Thank you all, for the excellent information about=
 their colours . I always love seeing these&nbsp;glorious&nbsp;wild orchids=
,&nbsp;growing where-ever,&nbsp;in amongst the&nbsp;ferns and other undergr=
owth of our woods. Wish they stayed all summer long!</span></div><div style=
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> On Monday, June 16, 2014 7:55:46 PM, David &amp; Alison Webster &lt;dwebs=
ter@glinx.com&gt; wrote:<br> </font> </div>  <br><br> <div class=3D"y_msg_c=
ontainer"><div id=3D"yiv4128546048"><style></style><div>=0A<div>Hi All,</di=
v>=0A<div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It is only in recent years that the name 'Pink=
 Lady's =0ASlipper' has crept into usage as a corruption in my view. It is =
not =0Aa&nbsp;suitable for a flower that may be pink, white or slightly off=
 white. =0A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>=0A<div>&nbsp;</div>=0A<div>&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp; Better common names include 1)&nbsp;Stemless Lady's =0ASlipper&nbsp;=
 or 2)&nbsp;Common Lady's Slipper. </div>=0A<div>&nbsp;</div>=0A<div>&nbsp;=
&nbsp;&nbsp; Roland &amp; Smith, Flora of Nova Scotia uses #2 =0Aonly.</div=
>=0A<div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fernald, Gray's Manual of Botany 8th ed. has bo=
th and =0Aalso two leaved.</div>=0A<div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Robinson &amp; F=
ernald, Gray's New Manual of Botany7th =0Aed. uses #1 only.</div>=0A<div>&n=
bsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </div>=0A<div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; None of these three relia=
ble botany books includes =0APink.</div>=0A<div>&nbsp;</div>=0A<div>Yours t=
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