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CYPRIPEDIUM DELPHINIUM. 



and sepals greenish, not much longer 

 than the lip ; sepals ovate-lanceolate, 

 two of them united into one piece 

 under the lip. Leaves, lanceolate- 

 oblong, acute, slightly pubescent. 

 Bogs of Central and W. New York 

 (rare) to Kentucky and Wisconsin. 



The artificial bog, or in moist peaty 



spots near the rock-garden. Best suited 

 for the botanical or the curious collec- 

 tion. Careful division. 



Cypripedium guttatum (Spotted C.) 

 A very handsome, rare kind. 

 Flowers, in summer ; rather small, 

 but beautiful, of a purplish-violet 

 tint, spotted with white, the lip 

 also edged with white ; the upper 

 sepal very large, pointed ; the lower 

 one cleft; petals oval, abruptly 

 pointed ; lip longer than the sepals, 

 nearly round, with the orifice ex- 

 panded and flattened. Leaves 2, 

 alternate, oval-elliptical, pointed, 

 fringed. Native of Canada, N. Europe, 

 near Moscow, N. Asia, in dense 

 forests (dry in summer) amongst the 

 roots of trees, in black, moist vege- 

 table mould, in parts completely shaded 

 from the sun. Of the successful cul- 

 ture of this plant little is as yet 

 known. It is best to try it in shady 

 and half-shady situations, in vegetable 

 soil. Division. 



Cypripedium spectabile (Noble Lady's 

 Slipper). Perhaps the handsomest of 

 this handsome family, from 15 in. to 

 2 ft. high. flowers, in summer ; 

 large, handsome, white, slightly tinged 

 with rose; lip of a bright rosy car- 

 mine, longer than the petals, inflated, 

 slightly furrowed ; sepals oblong, 

 obtuse, undivided, longer and broader 

 than the petals which are lanceolate 

 and flat; 1 or 2 blooms on a stem. 

 Leaves, oval - pointed, pubescent, 

 veined. Native of N. America from 

 Canada to Carolina, in marshy places. 



The artificial bog, moist borders, 



at the foot of north walls, among low 



shrubs, etc., always in deep moist 

 peat or vegetable soil. Division of 

 well-established tufts. 



Daphne Cneorum (Garland Flower) 

 A very neat evergreen shrub, bearing 

 a profusion of rosy -lilac flowers, the un- 

 opened buds being crimson, 6 to 12 in. 

 high. Flowers, often twice a year, in 

 April and September ; in dense termi- 

 nal umbels, deliciously fragrant. Leaves, 

 smooth, lance-shaped, mucronate. A 

 native of most of the great mountain 



chains of Europe. Rockwork, front 



margin of the mixed border, or as edging 

 to beds of choice low shrubs. Thrives 

 best in sandy peaty soil, kept rather 

 moist in summer. Layers. 



Datisca cannabina (Hemp-like D.) 

 A tall and graceful perennial, 3 to 6 ft. 

 high. Flowers, in summer ; yellow, 

 in long, loose, axillary spikes at the 

 tops of the stems. Leaves, pinnate, 

 alternate ; leaflets in 3 pairs and an odd 

 one, about 2 in. long and in. broad, 

 acutely pointed, deeply serrate. Both 

 the male and female forms should be 

 grown, as, though both are graceful, 

 the fertilized female plant is the most 

 so, and continues much the longest in 



a green state. Candia. Associated 



with fine-leaved hardy plants, or as 

 isolated specimens in the pleasure- 

 ground, in deep good soil. Seed and 

 division of well- established plants. 



Delphinium elatum (Bee Larkspur). 

 D. exaltatum. A stately perennial, 4 

 to 6 ft. high in gardens. Flowers, in 

 summer ; blue or white, middle size, 

 in straight racemes; spur straight, 

 as long as the calyx ; limb of lower 

 petals bifid. Leaves, flat, hairy when 

 young, but becoming smooth when 

 old, cleft beyond the middle into 3, 

 5, or 7 parts : lobes wedge-shaped, tri- 

 fid or jagged, acuminated at the 

 apex; stem, smooth, somewhat branch- 

 ing. Mountains of Virginia and 

 Carolina. Borders and fringes of 



