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yellow or purple and yellow lip and long brownish-purple 

 sepals and petals ; they appear about June. 



C. pubescens {Do7v?ty L.) — This is nearly related to the last. 

 It grows about the same height ; the leaves are similar in form, 

 and are clothed with soft short hairs. The flowers are com- 

 posed of a yellow lip and long, pendulous, t^visted, yellow sepals 

 and petals. Native of North America. The flowers open in 

 June. 



C. spectabile {Noble L.) — This is the finest of the species 

 in cultivation, and perhaps of the genus. It grows about 2 

 feet high; the stems clothed with broadly egg-shaped leaves 

 covered with longish soft hairs. The flowers are composed 

 of a large inflated lip, rose-coloured, and the sepals and petals, 

 shorter than those of some of the other species, are pure white, 

 and in individuals the lip is also pure white. This species 

 is more partial to shade and moisture than any of the foregoing, 

 and a little peat is beneficial also; indeed, it will often luxuriate 

 better in sandy moist peat alone than in loam alone. 



Goodyera pubescens {Doiviiy G.) — There are several hardy 

 species of this genus, but this is perhaps the best, and is also 

 one of the most easy to cultivate. It is a creeping plant, with 

 egg-shaped leaves, beautifully marked on the green ground- 

 work with silvery-white veins. The flowers in spikes are creamy- 

 white, and appear in June or July. The leaves are the most 

 ornamental part of the plant. The plant is not adapted for 

 culture in the open air the year round, for, though perfectly 

 hardy, and a moisture-loving subject, it must be kept drier in 

 winter than it is possible under ordinary circumstances out of 

 doors. It is, therefore, better grown in pots, or, along with 

 others requiring similar treatment, planted out permanently in 

 a well-drained frame, in sandy turfy peat and loam, with 

 chopped Sphagnum freely mixed therewith. Easily propagated 

 by division in autumn or spring. Native of North America. 



Orchis. — This is a large genus, in which there are one or two 

 species which may be established in mixed borders and on 

 rockwork. They should only be attempted in cool, moist, 

 partially-shaded borders, in good loam, all the better if it is 

 chalky. The only way to procure sound and vigorous stock 

 to start with is to resort to their haunts in nature, and this may 

 be easily done in the case of the British species at least. They 

 are best lifted when in flower, and should be taken up with 

 balls attached to the roots, and with care. Plant them in 

 patches as large as desirable, for they will not increase much in 

 many years, and leave them undisturbed so long as they are 



