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which they are particularly well adapted ; in such a situation they flourish in a very 
superior manner, with but little care and trouble. The following are the kinds 
which have been chiefly cultivated by us : — 
Aceras anthropophoea — Green Man Orchis. This plant is always considered 
somewhat difficult to manage, and therefore it is generally kept in pots filled with 
a mixture of loam, peat, and sand, and abundance of crocks mixed throughout, 
and is placed in a shaded, cool frame, and during the period of torpidity is kept 
quite dry. In the rockery, it requires to be planted where the rays of the sun 
cannot reach it ; and the soil in which it grows should be mixed with pieces of broken 
stone, crocks, or charcoal, to insure a free drainage. It is a very interesting plant. 
Epipactis latifolia — Broad-leaved Helleborine. A plant usually grown in a pot 
filled with loam, peat, and sand, and a large proportion of broken crocks for drainage. 
In the rockery it should be planted where there is little soil, and where its roots 
can spread amongst the stones. It will not bear the direct light of the sun without 
injury, and requires therefore to be planted in a shady place. 
E. PALusTRis. — This is a superior species to the last. Plant it in a bed of peat 
in a shady part of the rock, and it will grow and increase freely. 
Gvmnadenta conopsea. — A fragrant purple flowering kind, found in damp • 
meadows and grazing pastures, where it flowers in June. It is usually known by 
the name of Orchis conopsea, or Great Orchis. It may be planted in almost any 
part of the rockery, except where it would be exposed to great drought, which it 
cannot bear. The soil should be loam, peat, and sand well mixed with crocks, or 
broken stone, and charcoal. If cultivated in a pot, give abundance of drainage, 
and let the plant stand in a place partially shaded from the mid-day sun. It 
increases by separating the tuberous roots. 
Habenaria bifolia — Small Butterfly Orchis ; known also as Platanthera 
hifolia ; is chiefly found growing on dry banks in woods. It bears greenish- white 
flowers, and grows about nine inches or a foot high, and may be found in bloom 
about the beginning of June. It is usually planted in pots of loam and peat, mixed 
with plenty of crocks. In its torpid state it should be kept quite dry, and is 
therefore placed in a frame or pit. In rockwork it should be planted in a dry 
situation under the shade of Ferns or other plants that will protect it from the sun. 
It is best to grow it in a very sandy soil composed of loam and sand. 
Herminium Monorchis. — A small plant growing on chalky dry banks, with a 
very pleasant fragrance. The flowers are not conspicuous, being small and of a 
yellow-green colour. It may be found in flower about the end of June or beginning 
of July. This is a rather tender species, and should be potted in a mixture of loam, 
peat, and sand, with good drainage. If grown in a rockery, plant it in a partly- 
sheltered situation, and in winter protect it with an empty flower-pot. Increase is 
