250 STOCKING AND MANAGING WARDIAN CASES. 



some moss ; but probably the fellow was unused to such 

 luxurious living, for after searching for him in vain for 

 several days (his depredations still continuing), we found 

 him one morning dead under a half eaten leaf; his appe- 

 tite had destroyed him. 



Our native orchids, the Arethusa, Pogonia, Cymbidium, 

 and Orchis do well. The Trillium, so shy of cultivation, 

 deigns to live and bloom, and many of our meadow and 

 swamp plants thrive as if in their native haunts. 



And now for the selection of plants. 



Flowering Plants. 



Gloxinea Rosen Mutabilis. "Rosy white. 



" Cartonii. Pink, white lines. 



" Annulata Superba. Blue, white throat. 



" Grandis. Cream color, plum throat. 



" WiUonii. Pink and white. 



" Heliodorus. Blue and white. 



" Alba Sanguined. White, rich, carmine throat. 



" Alba Grandiflora. Pure white. 



" Maria Van Houtte. White and pink lemon throat. 



" Sir Hugo. Violet purple. 



" Carlo Maratti. Violet, blue, and white. 



" Guido Reni. White, crimson centre. 

 Achimenes Grandiflora. Rosy purple, white centre. 

 Longiflora. Deep blue. 



" " Alba. Pure white. 



" Picta. Yellow, spotted with scarlet. 



" Ambrose Verschajfelt. White, marked with purple. 



" Parsonsii. Salmon crimson, orange centre. 



