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Another writer tells us that the best time js early spring 
when the shoots first appear; 
but the plants have been moved 
successfully when in full bloom, as is stated above. 
me six varieties which grow wild with us are the Cypri- 
pedium acaule, C. pubescens, C. parviflorum, C. candidum, C. 
arietinum, C. spectabile. 
The C. calceolus is a European species, resembling our C. 
pubescens, and quite hardy. Says one writer: “There is a lovely 
orchid (the C. ca/ceolus) common in Siberia and Russia, almost 
up to the arctic circle, but now found only in one Yorkshire 
station in England, where, like the Perthshire heath, it is rapidly 
verging to complete local extinction.” 
The most common in New England is the C. acaule. It 
loves the pine woods, is very handsome and somewhat different 
from the other varieties; for, if one will notice these flowers 
closely, they will see that most (if not all, with this exception, 
the acaule) have a little opening in the top of the slipper, while 
this variety has the opening the whole length, down to the toe. 
Acaule, t. e, stemless. \t has been called stemless, the 
flowers being pendent from a sort of skin, technically called 
a scape, which is in fact but a flower-stalk supporting no 
leaves, they springing up from the. roots, and hence called 
radical leaves. It usually blossoms in June. This is rather 
more difficult of culture than some of the others; it needs a 
more sandy soil, and to be mulched with pine needles. 
The two yellow varieties pubescens and parvifiorum are 
Many could not tell the differ- 
easy of culture, and will 
They flourish 
very much alike, except In size. 
ence. These are the most common, 
live in common garden soil, sometimes for years. 
in central New York. 
