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division. — In margins of ponds, rivers, boggy ground, or 

 any position where there is mud or water. 



THE ORCHID FAMILY. 



Showy Lady's Slipper. Cyfripedium spedabile. 

 North America. Herbaceous perennial; i foot; white 

 and rose ; summer ; division. — In places where boggy or 

 deep, rich, moist, peaty or vegetable soil occurs. As it 

 is rare it is better planted in a somewhat sheltered 

 position, where it may escape injury from wind. 



THE INDIAN SHOT FAMILY. 



Mealy Thalia. Thalia dealbata. Carolina. Aquatic ; 

 4 feet ; blue ; summer ; division or seed. — Planted in 

 the water near the margins of streams or lakes in deep 

 soil ; usually grown as a stove plant, but will be 

 found to succeed well in the southern parts of this 

 country. 



THE FLOWER-DE-LUCE FAMILY. 



Crested Plower-de-Luce. Iris cristata. North 

 America. Herbaceous perennial ; 3 to 6 inches ; pale 

 blue ; summer ; seed or division. — Low banks and rocky 

 places, amidst very dwarf vegetation, in hght sandy soil. 



De Berg's Mower-de-Luce. Iris De Bergii. Bel- 

 gian Hybrid. Herbaceous perennial ; 2 to 3 feet ; yellow 

 and black ; early summer ; division. ^Banks, margins of 

 shrubberies, copses, groups, or in open glades, and asso- 

 ciated with large and handsome herbaceous plants ; 

 thrives best in rich soil. 



