32 THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GDIDE. 



wh.'tt sum lie can afford to pay for the twenty-five orcliideous plants which he re- 

 quires lor exhibition ; but this much we know — that, unless he can afford to buy 

 fjood kinds, he had hotter not trouble about showing ; for, unless they are good, no 

 amount of good management will make up for their inferiority. A better selection 

 than the following cannot be had. Tiiis is a capital time for purchasing orchids : — 

 Aerides Fieldingi, A. Yeitchi, Brassia verrucosa, Calanthe veratrifolia, Cattleya 

 Mossice superba, C. Skinneri, Chysia bractescens, Cypripedium barbatum nigrum, 

 C. villosum, Dendrobium densitlorum, D. nobile, Epidendrum viteliinum majus, 

 ]>fc!ia purpurata superba, Lycaste Skinneri, Miltonia Moreliaiia purpurea, Odoiito- 

 glossum citrosmum, 0. gioriosum, 0. hastilabium, Oncidium arapliatimi m^^jus, 0. 

 crispum, Phalainopsis granditlora, Saccolabium rctusum, Vanda suavis, V. tricolor. 



Name of Fekn. — Emel. — .No. 1. Pttris straniinea. No. 2, P. tremula. 



CoNiFEKors Tkees for Damp Situations. — F. B. — The undermentioned are 

 the best coniferous trees for damp situations : — Abies Canadensis, a slender- 

 branched tree of considerable beauty, thriving in moderately damp situations; A. 

 rxcclsa, the W( U-known Spruce Fir, succeeds admirably in damp situations ; A. 

 Menziesii, a tall pyramidal tree of the most handsorr.e character, succeeds well by 

 the side of streams ; Cephalotaxus Fortunei mas., a handsome, compact, evergreen 

 tree, of medium Jieight, succeeds in .Tioderately damp soils ; C. Forinnci fcemina, a 

 cone-bearing variety of the species, and thriving under the same conditions ; C. 

 fedunculata, a handsome small-growing tree, succeeds well in damp situations ; 

 ChamcBcyparis siphari.idca, a handsome evergreen tree, of slow growth, thriving in 

 marshes and wet soils; C. sphceroidea glauca, a dense-growing variety of the pre- 

 ceding, with glaucous leaves ; C. spharoidea atrovirens, a distinct variety, with 

 shining green leaves, very liandsome and desirable ; C. spharoidea variegata, a 

 very pretty variety, a portion of the brancblets of a bright gold ; Cn/ptomcria 

 japonica, a tall, handsome tree, succeeding in moderately damp soil ; Cupressus 

 aftenuata, a handsome evergreen, succeeds well by the side of running water ; C 

 Latcmniima, a well-known evergreen of the most handsome character, thrives ex- 

 ceedingly well in damp situations ; C. sempervirens, a free-growing tree, well 

 adapted for damp soils in sheltered situations ; Jtiniperus eommii.t}is, a well-known, 

 free-growing tree, thriving in damp and shady situations ; J. drupacea, a very hand- 

 some shrub, well adapted for planting in damp soils ; J. Tirqiniana, a medium- 

 sized, handsome tree, grows freely in moderately-damp soils ; Larix Griffithiana, a 

 grotesque tree, with spreading branches, well adapted for planting by tlie sides of 

 streams ; Libocedriis decurrens, a handsome evergreen, w"ell adapted for moderately 

 damp soils ; Picea grandis, a noble tree, siicc eding :idmirably in low, damp situa- 

 tions; Finus contorta, a small tree, succeeding in damp situations, but not 

 desirable ; P. pumilo, a small tree, well adapted for swampy soils and marshes ; 

 P. ponderosa, a handsome tree, of large size, growing freely by the side of streams ; 

 P. rigida, a tall tree, of large growth, suitable for planting in damp soils ; P. sero- 

 ^jwa, a medium-sized tree, u>-eful for planting in marshes and damp situations; 

 Taxodium distichv.m, a handsome deciduous tree, in every way suitable for planting 

 in wet soils; 2'. dl>,iichum pendulum, a very beautiful variety of the preceding, 

 succeeding under the same conditions ; T. sempervirens, a handsome evergreen tree, 

 requires a sheltered situation, not open to the south ; Taxns haccata, the well- 

 known GommoTi Yew, equally adapted for wet or dry soils ; T. haccata fructo — 

 lutea. a distinct variety of the preceding, with yellow berries ; thrives under tha 

 same conditions ; T. haecata Dorasloni, a distinct form of the species, with pendu- 

 lous branches ; T. Canadensis, a low-spreading shrub, succeeding admirably in damp 

 and shady situations ; Thuja occidentalis, a fiee-growing shrub, well adapted I'or 

 forming hedges in damp soils. 



