178 ORCHIDS FOR EVERYONE 



inches long and two inches across, dull greenish yellow with white 

 spots ; B. LoBBi is bright yellow, veined with purple, and its lip 

 is so beautifully articulated that it swings backward and forward 

 at the slightest movement ; B. Dearii and the Siamese variety of 

 B. LoBBii have a similar lip. 



CALOPOGON 



Only one species calls for attention, and it is the pretty 

 Calopogon pulchellus, a North American plant introduced in 

 177 1. It has tuberous roots, and may be successfully cultivated 

 in a cold frame, in a mixture of peat, loam, and sphagnum. It is 

 hardy in favoured situations, but when planted out of doors it 

 should have some protecting material, such as bracken or ashes, 

 placed over it during the Winter. The species grows about 

 eighteen inches high, and produces its purples flowers on tall, 

 slender spikes in the Summer. 



CALYPSO 



A very interesting hardy terrestrial Orchid is Calypso bore- 

 ALis. This rarely grows more than six inches high, and its 

 curious rose and brown-coloured flowers are produced early in the 

 season. Grown in sandy peat and loam, in a moist frame, away 

 from direct sunshine, and only protected in the Winter and 

 during severe storms, it is a source of great pleasure. The 

 root is tuberous, and propagation is by means of off^-sets or 

 divisions. 



