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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ March, 
unrivalled means of observation, must give a special value to sucb information 
from sucb a source :— 
Green-Edged Varieties. 
Apollo. 
General Havelock. 
General Neil. 
Lord Palmerston. 
Lycurgus. 
Ensign. 
Geo. Ligktbody. 
Miss Giddings. 
Richard Headly. 
Sophia. 
White-Edged Varieties. 
Countess of Dunmoro. 
Fair Maid. 
Robert Bums. 
Smiling Beauty. 
Self-coloured Varieties. 
Blackbird. 
Cheerfulness. 
Mrs. Sturrock. 
Webster. 
Alpine Varieties. 
Brilliant. 
Brutus. 
Edwin. 
King of Crimsons. 
Marion. 
Masterpiece. 
LADY’S SLIPPERS.-Chapter II. 
A-jN my concluding remarks upon tbis genus at page 19, I said tbat Cypripe- 
diuins bave no pseudobulbs, and therefore cannot long withstand drought. 
*1^ Tbis applies most forcibly to the tropical kinds, for the North American 
^ and European species lose their leaves during the winter, and are somewhat 
tuberous-rooted. These latter are seldom seen in cultivation, or at least far less 
frequently than they should be. 
I have a great partiality for Cypripediums., and certainly do not think the 
deciduous kinds are eclipsed by their tropical relatives, if even these denizens of 
sunny chmes can take rank as their equals. Indeed, I look upon many of them as real 
floral gems. Now, although these terrestrial kinds are extremely handsome when 
grown in pots in the ordinary way, yet in order to display their elegance and 
beauty to the greatest advantage, they should be planted out in a properly pre¬ 
pared frame. My idea respecting a suitable frame is this:—Take out the soil to 
the depth of 18 in. or 2 ft., then fill in some six inches of broken brick-rubbish, 
and upon this put the good soil, which should be sandy loam and fibrous peat, in 
about equal parts, adding to it a little silver sand. The soil should be made 
firm with the back of a spade, and the whole well watered to render it solid, and 
to prevent after settlement. In this bed the plants should be placed at intervals 
of about twelve inches, the best time for planting being the spring, just as they 
begin to grow. The principal attentions they require after planting are, to supply 
a proper share of water and plenty of air, and to avoid exposure to heavy rains 
and rough winds. To render the pit or frame more interesting or attractive, 
some creeping plants, such as Selaginellas.^ should be grown upon the surface, or 
indeed many dwarf Alpine plants might be planted between the Cypripediums.^ 
with great advantage to their health, and an increase to the enjoyment of the culti¬ 
vator. If it should be preferred to devote the frame specially to the OrchidacecE., 
there are many other genera of terrestrial habit possessing great beauty, and which 
would thrive under the same treatment, as would also our own native species. 
