APRIL. 



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CYPRIPEDIUM CALCEOLUS. 

 Class, Gynandria. Order, Diandria. 



Orchibe^:. 



Native of England. — Propagation, division of 

 roots. 



SIR, 



The treatment of the above plants, as practised 

 by me, is as follows : — in the autumn I collect a 

 little light yellow loam from under a quick thorn 

 hedge, with the decayed and half decayed leaves 

 of the hedge. In this I pot my plants, taking care 

 to drain the pots well. I cover the crown of the 

 plant about one inch, leaving the soil highest in 

 the centre of the pot, to throw off the damp. I 

 then plunge it up to the rim in a sheltered situa- 

 tion, free from drip, occasionally covering with a 

 little tan, and a large flower- pot to protect it from 

 heavy rains or very severe frosts : with this pro- 

 tection I have kept them during this severe winter. 

 They are now in a healthy state. In the spring I 

 introduce them into the vinery ; in about three 

 weeks they flower. I then inure them by degrees 

 to the open air, where they remain until the blooms 

 are decayed. I then return them to their old quar- 

 ters and proceed as before, as the season comes on, 



I am, Sir, &c., 



W. Burnet, 



York, March 11th. 



