ORCHIS LATIFO'LIA. 
BROAD-LEAVED ORCHIS. 
Class. 
OVNANDRIA. 
Order. 
MONANDRIA. 
Natural Order. 
ORCHIDACE^. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers 
Duration. 
Inhabits 
Britain. 
1 foot. 
June, July. 
Perennial. 
Moist mds. 
No. 951. 
This name has been borrowed from the Greek 
language, and alludes to its divided roots. 
It is a rare circumstance to see our native species 
of Orchis ornamenting the flower garden; an omis- 
sion which generally prevails on account of some 
difficulty attaching to the cultivation of a few of 
the species. This, however, does not exist with all, 
and particularly with that now figured. Orchis 
latifolia may not only be kept with little attention, 
but is increased by seedling plants, which will 
spring up spontaneously about one that has ripened 
seeds; of this, the plant from which our drawing 
was made is an instance. Seedlings usually blos- 
som in the second or third year of their growth. 
A method of cultivation was tried with success, a 
few years ago, by Thomas Appleby, gardener at 
Horsforth Hall, and communicated to the Gar- 
deners’ Magazine, which we confess never to have 
tried, but believe to be worthy of adoption. We 
hope, from its extreme simplicity, that some of our 
friends will not fail to put it into practice, and 
communicate the result. To an unthrifty bed of 
American plants a coat of moss was applied. And 
