OUR NATIVE CYPKIPEDIUMS. 



distance, is a bush of Madame Plantier, 

 with nearly one hundred full blooms on 

 it, though it does not show any number 

 very distinctly. Fig. 1 195, with the side- 

 house view, contains a double row, 20 

 feet long, comprising fifty varieties, all 

 splendidly in bloom. The photo, does 

 not do the display anything like justice. 

 Just a word in conclusion about treat- 

 ment. The first thing that attracted the 

 attention of every visitor svas the rich- 

 ness of my foliage This I attribute 

 largely to a strong application of un- 

 leached hardwood ashes early in the 



season. Besides supplying potash the 

 ashes help to retain moisture in the soil 

 after the dry season sets in. I dig in a 

 coat of manure during August or Sep- 

 tember and leave all the growth thus 

 encouraged till the following spring. 



I used no insecticide this season except 

 my finger and thumb until the 28th 

 of June when the leaf slug got so bad 

 that I was compelled to give a spraying 

 of Paris green water. 



T. H. Race. 



Mitchell. 



OUR NATURE CYPRIPEDIUMS. 



FlO. Il!»(>. — (;. .Sl'KCTAIllLE. 



C I'UHEscEN.s not spcclabik, was the 

 orchid shown on page 269, in illustra- 

 tion of Mr. R. B. Whyte's article on 

 "Our Native Cyjiripediums." We now 

 give the engraving of C. spertahik-. 



which should have appeared in that 

 connection, though reduced in size fully 

 one half. We highly value Mr. Whyte's 

 communication, and hope he will con- 

 tinue as a constant contributor to our 

 floral department. 



In Growinc, Filiierts never grow the 

 plant shrublike, but grub up every shoot 

 but one and train it in the form of a 

 tree. All young shoots should be kept 

 grubbed up until the tree begins bear- 

 ing, after which young shoots will cease 

 coming up. Filberts can be planted lo 

 ft. apart in the rows and rows should be 

 100 to 150 ft. apart for satisfactory re- 

 sults. The intermediate space can be 

 planted to many varieties of grain, vege- 

 tables, strawberries or anything that 

 suits the views of the owner. Filberts 

 require an abundance of water and 

 should be irrigated often in an irrigated 

 country: in localities where the natural 

 rainfall is depended upon, they should 

 be planted wljere the soil is moist and 

 damp. I'arm .ind Home. 



