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of these. A native of North America, where it 

 inhabits damp woods, it thrives in deep peaty soil in 

 partial shade. The individual flowers, which are white 

 with a soft pink, inflated lip, are over two inches across. 

 Large well-established clumps, two feet or more in 

 height and three feet across, bear several dozen 

 blossoms. Other ornamental species are C. acaule, 

 growing one foot in height and bearing large rosy- 

 purple flowers, C. Calceolus, a native of Britain, eighteen 

 inches in height, bearing flowers with dark brown 

 petals and yellow lip, C. macranthum y rose-purple with 

 very large lip, C. parviflorum, eighteen inches in height, 

 with brown-petalled and yellow-lipped blossoms and C. 

 pubescens, two feet in height, bearing large yellow 

 flowers spotted with brown. 



Epipactis. — Terrestrial Orchids like the last-named, 

 succeeding in boggy soil. E. latifolia bears drooping 

 spikes of greenish-purple flowers eighteen inches in 

 height, and E. palustris, white flowers tinged with 

 crimson. Height one foot. 



Eriophorum. — Cotton Grass. Very pretty when in 

 full flower, and growing in quantity in marshy spots, 

 the downy white heads fluttering in the wind. Easily 

 established in boggy ground. A native of Britain. 



Galax aphylla. — An elegant little plant bearing delicate 

 white flower-spikes six inches in height, and having 

 evergreen, round, prettily-tinted leaves. It thrives in 

 porous, boggy soil, such as leaf-mould or peat, but 

 should be planted where it will not be overgrown by 

 other things. 



Linnea borealis. — Twin Flower. A charming creeping 

 plant bearing drooping, white, pink-tinted flowers which 

 are fragrant. It does best in moist, peaty soil in woods. 



Myosotis palustris. — Water Forget-me-not. One of 

 our most beautiful native plants, its clear china-blue 

 being almost unique among flowers. It delights in 



