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leaf-mould and sand in a moist shady position. C. Calceolus 
is a native of N. Europe, including England, grows 12 to i8in. 
high, and has reddish-brown or maroon sepals and petals, and 
a yellow pouch. Flowers in June. Grow in rich fibrous 
loam and leaf-mould where it can only get the early morning 
sun. Plant the roots 6in. deep. C. candidum comes from N. 
America, has solitary flowers, green and brown sepals and 
petals, and a white, purple spotted pouch. Flowers in June. 
Grow in peat in a moist position. C. guttatum is a Canadian 
and N. European species, growing gin. high, and with white 
flowers blotched with crimson. Blooms in summer. Grow in 
leaf-mould in a moist shaded position. C. japonicum is a 
native of Japan. It bears large flowers, the sepals and petals 
of which are green spotted with crimson ; pouch large, white 
and marbled with pink ; June. Grow in sandy loam in partial 
shade. C. macranthon comes from Siberia and is a handsome 
species. It grows about a foot high, bears purplish-rose 
flowers in June, but is not an easy species to grow. Grow 
in loam in the fissures of a partially shady rockery. C. 
parviflorum has stems a foot high, purplish-brown sepals and 
petals, and a yellow pouch dotted with crimson. The flowers 
are fragrant and borne in summer. Native of N. America. 
Grow in sandy loam and leaf-mould, and a moist, shady 
position. C. pubescens is also a N. American species of much 
taller growth than the preceding kinds. It grows 2ft. high, 
has yellowish-brown sepals and petals, and a yellow pouch. 
Blooms in June. Grow in loam and leaf-mould in partial 
shade. C. spectabile (Moccasin flower) is the handsomest of 
the genus. It has stems 2 to 3ft. high, white sepals and 
petals, and a rose-coloured pouch. Grow in peat in a moist, 
partially shady spot. Plant in March or April. Increased by 
division in spring. 
Epipactls. — A genus of native orchids well worthy 
of culture by those who are fond of growing curious 
plants. The only species are, E. latifolia, greenish-purple, 
July, 1 to 2ft. ; and E. palustris, white and crimson, July, ift. 
The former grows naturally in shady woods and the latter in 
moist and marshy places. We have strong plants of E. latifolia 
growing in ordinary soil between dwarf shrubs on a shady 
border, and others may grow the plant in a similar position. 
E. palustris should be grown in peaty soil in the bog garden 
or near water where the soil is uniformly moist. Purchased 
roots should be planted in spring, but wild plants may be 
lifted with a good ball of soil when found in flower, and 
replanted as soon as possible. 
Goodyera (Rattlesnake Orchid). — G. pubescens, the only 
