Southern white bog orchid and Sabatia campanulata

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Title:
Southern white bog orchid and Sabatia campanulata
Description:
From Natural Gardens (page 383): "Erect branching perennials, 5-30 in. high, with very attractive rose-pink or white flowers borne solitary or in an open cluster on the upper part of the plant; petal number widely variable in the genus (4-12)..."
Topics:
Botany
Subjects:
Flowers
Slender rose gentian (Sabatia campanulata)
Snowy orchid (Platanthera nivea)
Original Format:
Hand colored lantern slide
Extent:
3.25 x 4 in.
Item identifier:
0021026
Photographer:
Wells, B. W. (Bertram Whittier), 1884-1978 more info on Wells, B. W. (Bertram Whittier), 1884-1978 
Created Date:
circa to
Genre:
Close-up views
Location:
Big Savannah (N.C.)
Digital Project:
B. W. Wells