42 Alpine Plants. 
level with a south aspect, a stone being placed 
beside the plant in such a position as to secure 
partial shade for it, the compost consisting of 
fibrous loam, river sand, and fine peat in equal 
proportions. In spring, and again in autumn, 
top-dress with the same compost as that in which 
it was planted. 
Cypripedium pubescens (N. America). 
Treat like Cypripedium spectabile. 
Cypripedium spectabile (Northern United States). 
This species does well on the flat in partial 
shade with any aspect, even under trees. It 
should be given a site made r4ft. to 2ft. deep, 
preferably with a clay or peaty subsoil, with a 
drainage layer 2in. deep of broken clinkers or brick- 
bats, the compost used being composed of equal 
parts of rough loam, peat, leaf-mould, and well- 
decayed horse manure mixed intimately together. 
Fill the hole to within Sin. of the top, make 
fairly solid with the foot, spread out the roots 
on this, working the compost well amongst them, 
then fill in and raise to 6in. above the ground 
level, and finally make fairly firm once more. 
Each autumn, when the leaves and stems have 
subsided, top-dress the whole surface with lin. of 
well-decayed horse manure. 
Daphne Blagayana (Carniola). 
This beautiful prostrate species requires very 
little care. Plant in any rather shady place, on a 
border of the rockery, or on the side of the bog- 
garden above the water-line, using a compost of 
