]VET CORNERS— CLIVIA, CYCLAMEN. 



surface of the ground from which rises 

 a bare scape 12 to 15 in. high, bearing 

 on the top a single flower ; by some 

 thought to be even more beautiful than 

 spectabile. It is somewhat rare in this 

 part of the country. I have never found 

 it except in small clumps, though 1 be- 

 lieve it is abundant in some sections. 

 Its habitat is dark, wet, rocky woods, 

 often on hillsides. It is much more 

 difficult of cultivation than any of the 

 other species. 



C. pubescens. — Large yellow Ladies' 

 Slipper, a much smaller flower than 

 acaule or spectabile, the lip being about 

 1^ inches long, bright yellow, with' 

 purple lines or spots, slightly flattened 

 or. the sides, more like a moccassin in 

 shape than either of the others. Found 

 in most woods and meadows, generally 

 several stems growing from the one root, 



each terminating in a single flower. It is 

 one of the easiest of wild flowers to 

 naturalize in the garden, and is perfectly 

 hardy. Some that I transplanted eight 

 years ago are still blooming beautifully. 

 C. Parviflorum. — Small yellow Ladies' 

 Slipper about two-thirds the size of 

 pubescens, is thought by some botanists 

 to be only a variety of it, but it is cer- 

 tainly a distinct form, differing from 

 pubescens not only in size, but in being 

 more freely spotted and in being com- 

 pressed on the top and bottom instead 

 of the sides. It also prefers moister 

 quarters than pubescens being often 

 found in wet bogs in the company of 

 spectabile, it is, therefore, somewhat 

 more difficult to transplant. 



R. B. Whvte. 



Oitazva. 



WET CORNERS— CLI\TA, CYCLAMEN. 



T-7 PORTION of my grounds beinS 

 Ml wet and boggy has been made 

 ilji one of the most interesting spots 

 for a spare half hour. I have prepared 

 a winding path through the cedars, wil- 

 lows, cranberries and other growth, and 

 filled convenient spots and glade like 

 openings with some of the valuable 

 plants listed in your June No., adding 

 many clumps of our native pink and 

 yellow Cypripediums, the most beauti- 

 ful of North- American orchids ; also the 

 white and pink hardy Hibiscus, the lat- 

 ter color grows wild in our lake marshes. 

 The Clivia resembles the Agapanthus 

 in habit. The root growth is thick and 

 fleshy, not bulbous ; and as their sea- 



son of growth is during our summer, they 

 are of easy culture Blooming plants 

 winter best in a fine temperature of 

 fifty degrees, which is as low as most 

 amateurs keep their conservatories, hut 

 five or ten less at intervals will do no 

 harm. 



When skilled growers find difticultv 

 in drying off the Cyclamen without injury 

 or loss, the amateur is almost certain 

 to fail. Plunge the pot in a cool shady 

 frame or border without watering until 

 growth starts afresh, then re-pot and give 

 full exposure to the light, shading from 

 the direct rays of the mid day sun. 



H. H. Grofk. 

 Simcoe, Ont. 



