THE SHOWY LADY'S-SLIPPER, WHITE AND ROSE-RED 



These fairest of America's wild flowers (Cypripediitm speetabUw), together with the yellow lady's-slip- 

 per, the small fragrant yellow, and the stemless pink moccasin, are certain to be among the first of our wild 

 flowers to become extinct. The showy lady'sslipper may grow in the darkest, most impenetrable part of the 

 tamarack swamp, yet one ruthless hand after another is sure to find it out. The right conditions for this 

 species are found but rarely, growth is very slow, seed-making is not always successful. Such plants should 

 no longer be picked. They should never be used for classroom study in any grade of institution. Some of 

 our native cypripediums might be domesticated. It would be good to study the question of domestication of 

 wild flowers, instituting a system and fashion for "wild flower gardens," with supply stations for plants and 

 seedlings corresponding to our nurseries and hothouses for cultivated plants 



