Aug., 1892. 
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said before, you want to know what you are about, and be 
able to judge whether there is any vitality about the plants 
you purchase. For instance, orchids grow from a small eye 
or bud at the base of the pseudo-bulb, and you should be able 
to tell whether these eyes are alive or rotten and useless, 
otherwise you would buy a bundle of imported orchids, which, 
although they would remain green for some time, would 
never grow. I should therefore advise you to buy a small 
collection of established plants from any nurseryman who 
makes them a speciality. This is advantageous in several 
ways. Strong plants can be obtained that will not be so 
likely to disappoint the amateur cultivator, and the plants 
having been properly potted will give little trouble the first 
year. 
(To be continued.) 
THE BOTANY OF BIDDULPH AND THE NEIGHBOURING 
PARTS OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE. 
BY THE REV. W, H. PAINTER, 
AUTHOR OF A “ CONTRIBUTION TO THE FLORA OF DERBYSHIRE.” 
(Continued from page 164.) 
Primula vulgaris, Huds. In Districts I. and II. This plant is 
rapidly disappearing, through the depredations of the members 
of the Primrose League ; hence I give no habitats. 
P. veris, L . I. Moody Street, Biddulph. II. Near Kuypersiey 
Pools. 
Lysimaehia vulgaris, L. III. On the east bank of Rudyerd 
Reservoir. 
L. nemorum, L. 
Anagallis arvensis, L. 
Fraxinus excelsior, L. 
Erythrsea Centaurium, Vers. I. On sand ; the drive from 
Biddulph Grange ; New Pool. 
[Menyanthes trifoliata, L. I. Biddulph Hall ; planted ; likewise 
the next plant— 
Symphytum officinale, L. 
Var. patens, Sibth.] 
Myosotis CSQSpitOSa, Schultz. II. Knypersley Pools. III. Rudyerd. 
M. palustris, With. 
Var. strigulosa, Reichb. III. Rudyerd. 
M. repens, D. Don. I. Biddulph Moor. III. Roadside, Horton. 
