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It is very easily cultivated. We 
remember a plant of this species, that 
was taken from its home in the woods 
and planted in a garden. The plant was 
moved four times from one garden to 
another, and in spite of all change, it 
grew and blossomed over twenty year?, 
and at hist, having lived its alloted time, 
died of old age. 
C. parvifioram, Salisb., the smaller 
Yellow Lady's Slipper, blooms about the 
same time. In form and habit it is much 
like C. pubescens, but the llowers are 
smaller, and are fragrant. The in- 
flated tip is bright yellow ; the sepals 
and petals rich brown-purple. 
C. spectahile, Swartz., the Showy 
Lady's Slipper, is certainly the most 
beautiful of the genus. The stems are 
two feet or more tall ; the large ovate 
leaves are downy; flowers terminal, 
often two or three on the same stem. The 
large much inflated lip is white, beau- 
tifully veined and shaded with delicate 
rose-purple ; the color deepens with age 
until the whole lip is richly colored. 
We have never seen this plant growing 
in its native habitat. It is quite rare in 
Connecticut. We read that in Maine, 
" whole swamps appear to be devoted to 
it, and it really impedes progress by its 
heighth and abundance." 
Several tine specimens of this favorite 
orchis introduced into our gartlen grow 
well and flower freely. 
Arethusa bulbosa^ L., is a shy nymph, 
clad in rich rose-purple, with a dash of 
white and yellow to add to the brilliancy 
of her dress. She dwells in sunny 
swamps. The flow^ers are quite unlike 
any of the other members of the family. 
The largest and flnest specimens of 
Arethusa we have seen were gathered at 
Nantucket, Mass. 
Fogonia ophioglossoides^ NuTL., a vio- 
let-scented, dainty rose-pink orchis, with 
beautifully bearded and fringed lip, is 
quite common with Calopogon pulchellus 
R. Bk. The flowers of the latter are 
lENTIST. 
deep rose-purple; "lip as if hinged at the 
insertion," very beautifully bearded to- 
wards the summit with white, yellow and 
purple club-shaped hairs. The flowers 
are terminal, often six or eight on one 
stem. The stalks are tall and very slen- 
de]-. Many a swamp is gay during the 
last of June, or early July, with these 
bright flowers, nodding high above the 
sedges. 
All the Habenaria's are interesting. //. 
psyocdes^ Gray., and H. Umbriata^ R. Br., 
are two beautifully fringed rose or lilac- 
purple Orchids, growing in wet meadows 
or woodland swamps. 
H. Giliaris, ^.. Br., is the beautiful vel- 
low-fringed orchis; bright, rich, all gol- 
den. Ijts delicately fringed flowers 
crowded together on a tall scape, rising 
high ^bbve its lowly companions in the 
swampt 
It ?ii indeed a royal flower. This 
species*4s rare in southern New England 
but is <ibuudant in New Jersey and 
south w^ard, 
Scarcely less beautiful is the White- 
fringed Orchis, Il.blepliarigloUis^ Hook. 
Wandering one day in a swamp at Nan- 
tucket, Mass., we suddenly came upon a 
large bed of this species. We counted 
them; there were flve-hundred plants, 
each bearing a dense spike of white- 
fringed flovvers. It was one of the most 
charming sights we have seen. 
Goodijera repeiib, R. Br., is very notice- 
able on account or its cluster of deep- 
green, white-reticulated leaves . They are 
like a bit of fine embroider3^ 'i his 
plant is valuable in the fernerj^ is very 
hardy, but seldom flowers. The flowers 
are small, inconspicuous, greenish- 
white . 
Laparis liliifolia^ Richard,, is also 
very desirable for cultivation. The two, 
broad root-leaves, the low scape, covered 
with curious flowers resembling insects, 
make this a charming little plant. "Petals 
green and thread-like, lip large, wedge- 
ovate, abruptly short-pointed," and of a 
