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POPULAR GARDEN BOTANY. 



GOODYERA. 

 A genus also resembling Anwciocliilus in the velvety 

 leaves, which are a deep green on the upper surface, and 

 red underneath. G. discolor is a stove species, and bears 

 beautiful spikes of white flowers in winter, which makes it 

 desirable, but it must be kept in a hot and yet moist atmo- 

 sphere : the soil should be turfy peat : it is a native of 

 South America. The following species are not so tender, 

 and will flourish with common treatment and a cool situa- 

 tion. G. pubescens and tessellata are both natives of North 

 America, and produce spikes of white flowers in July; pro- 

 cera is from Nepaul, and flowers from July to December; 

 repens is a Scotch species, and is sometimes called Satyrium 

 or Neottia repens. 



BLETIA. 



This is a beautiful genus of Orchids, some of which will 

 flourish in a moderately warm house. B. hyacinthina, a 

 Chinese species, grows a foot high, with a leafy stem, and 

 bears a raceme of purple flowers, which appear in March. 

 B. Gehina, a native of Japan, produces its violet and white 

 flowers in April. B. acutifolia, a native of South Carolina, 



