Hail-Storms at EtcKow^og 8i 



to secure pollen from sister species of this plant in the 

 Swamp of Oracles, and insure fertilization and cross- 

 fertilization of this tame garden plant. We might look 

 for possible hybrids, since this species is well broken 

 away, by ten years of cultivation, from its primeval 

 condition. 



The Showy Lady's Slipper does not take so naturally 

 to the garden, and in many instances does not live so 

 long in captivity as would be expected. It will, how- 

 ever, produce seedlings readily, if care is taken to pro- 

 tect the surrounding soil in winter, v^here the seed is 

 sown. 



An interesting experiment, v^ith artificial agencies 

 producing fertile seed of this species, is related by F. 

 F. Le Moyne of Chicago. He sowed the seed thus 

 obtained artificially for two successive seasons, and 

 secured seedlings from each sowing. He also believes 

 that *' this plant could be multiplied very rapidly from 

 seed thus fertilized," in garden culture.' 



This year, I sent the rare Ram's-Head to the New 

 Haven Garden, with hopes of its blossoming next May. 

 This Cypripedium is the rarest orchid in North 

 America. 



The Pink Moccasin-Flower {Cypripedium acaule) is 

 the most common species of the genus in New Eng- 

 land, and on the continent of North America, north 

 of Mexico, with the exception of the two Yellow C}^- 

 pripediums, which claim a broader range from east 

 to west. The Pink Cypripedium proves the most 



^ F. F. IvC Moyne, Garden and Forest^ 3 : 1890. 

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