204 ORCHIDS FOR EVERYONE 



C. HUMiLE (often grown as C. acaule\ rosy purple ; C. macran- 

 THUM, rosy purple ; C. pubescens, yellow and brown ; C. tibeti- 

 CUM, red purple ; Epipactis palustris, white and crimson ; 

 Habenaria bifolia and its variety chlorantha, the Butterfly 

 Orchis, white and greenish white ; H, ciliaris, yellow, finely 

 fringed ; Ophrys apifera, the Bee Orchis, velvety-brown and 

 yellow ; O. muscifera, the Fly Orchis, green and purple ; Orchis 

 mascula, the Purple Orchis, purple; O. militaris, the Soldier 

 Orchis, lilac and red ; Serapias cordigera, purple and crimson ; 

 and S. Lingua, brown. 



The Best Species 



Cypripedium Calceolus. — A fine European plant, and one 

 of the most beautiful of our native species; but now, alas, very 

 rarely found wild. It grows well in loam and leaf mould, in 

 a semi-shaded, fairly moist place, but does not need quite so much 

 moisture as C. spectabile. About a foot, or rather more, in 

 height, it flowers in the Summer, is sweetly scented, and has 

 brownish purple sepals and petals, and a golden yellow lip. 



Cypripedium montanum. — This North American species, 

 sometimes known as C. occ'tdentale, will thrive with C Calceolus^ 

 and should be similarly treated. Its leafy stems grow about 

 eighteen inches high, and are surmounted by two or three 

 flowers, with brownish purple sepals and petals, and a white, 

 red marked lip. 



Cypripedium spectabile. — Unquestionably this is the finest 

 of the hardy Lady's Slipper Orchids, and lovers of hardy flowers 

 should spare no pains to cultivate it successfully. It has been 

 largely exhibited during recent years, especially by Messrs Wm. 



