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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
December 25. 
1st, hardy species. 
CvPRii’EBTUM AC.^^DLis (Stenilcss).—A dwarf species, 
with rose and purple flowers, Iroiu North Atnerica. J he 
flowers have sterns about tlirce inches long'. It is the 
plant that has no stems. 
C. AcnuM (Pure White).—A North Americp species, 
growing a foot high, with rather broad plaited leaves 
and pure white flowers. 
C. ARiETiMUM (The Ram’s Head).—So named, from 
the fanciful resemblance of the lip, or labellum, to the 
head of that animal. A low-growing species, from 
Canada, with a greenish labellum, and rosy-purple sepals 
and petals. 
C. cALCEOLtis (Common Ladies Slipper).—This is the | 
British species, growing about a foot liigh, with yellow | 
labellum, and greenish-yellow sepals and petals; flower- j 
ing in June. There is a variety found in Switzerland, ' 
wliich is not much different. _ I 
C. Atsmori (Atsmore’s).—J cannot tliinlctbis so-called | 
species is anymore thair a variety of O.calceohis. Hum- j 
berg calls it by that name; he found it in Japan, and it 
was introduced into European gardens by Dr. Siebold, 
about twenty-five years ago. The labellum, like our 
species, is yellow, though brighter; and tire sepals and 
petals are of a rich brownish-purple. It is in the leaves 
that the variation principally lies. They are sharper 
and more lance-shaped, and there are some hairs at the 
base of the petals which are not found in ccilceohts, and 
the lip is not so swelled out. 'These are very meagre i 
points on which to found a species ; but as some conti- ' 
nental botanists seem determined that it shall be a dis¬ 
tinct species, let it be so. It is as hardy as the Swiss variety. ! 
C. MACRANTHUM (Large-flowercd).—This is a fine j 
species from Siberia. 'The whole flower, labellum, 
sepals, and petals, is of a pleasing purple colour, and ; 
is very large. The leaves are spreading and broad;! 
excepting those on the stems, they are rather narrow ! 
and pointed. It only grows about nine inches high, i 
and is w'ell worthy of cultivation. j 
C.GUTT.vTDM (Spottcd-flowered).—A lovely little plant, 
from Siberia, growing only six inches high. It is : 
beautifully figured in Van Houtte’s “ Flore des Jardins ; 
de I’Europe.” 'The stem is short, bearing a pair of ^ 
stem-clasping leaves, oval shaped, and hairy on the ; 
edges and ribs. The flowers are single; the labellum is 
white, with longish blotches of rosy-purple. Tlie petals i 
rather narrow and short, and the sepals broader and ’ 
still shorter. It grows in moist bogs in its native cold , 
country; and, like many others, is difficult to manage , 
and keep alive. j 
0. I’ARvri'LORUM (Small-flowered).—An interesting 
species, with small, yellowish flowers, from North j 
America. * _ j 
C. PUBESCENS (Downy) —Another North American | 
species, well worthy of cultivation. It has downy leaves 
and flowers. Labellum yellow; petals and sepals purple; 
flowers in June. 
C. PURPUR.ATUM (Rurple-flowered).—Found in Greece, 
and a very handsome species, growing nine inches high, 
and flowering in September. 'The flowers are of a rich 
purple colour. 
C. sPECTABiLE (Most Sliowy).—I consider this by far 
the finest of all the American species. I have seen it 
with upwards of twenty of its large, showy flowers on ; 
one plant. The labellum is white, slightly spotted with 
pink ; the sepals and petals are a light purple; there is 
a flesh-coloured and a white variety. 
C. VENTRicosuM (Swollen).—A Siberian species, grow¬ 
ing nine inches high, flowering in April. 'The entire 
flower is of a dark purple colour 
'These are all the species that I consider hardy. 
The culture of this division I will give at an early 
opportunity. 'T. Apclebv. 
{To he continued.) 
GARDENING FOR THE MAN Y.—January. 
General E.emarks. —Although there is but little 
outward work which might not with greater advantage 
have been done in the autumn than now, still, it some¬ 
times happens that want of time, or other causes, delay 
the finishing of many important works which it is 
esserrtial should be done in sufficient time to receive the 
mellowing influences of frost, such, for instance, as the 
preparation of new ground I'or garden purposes, trenching, 
or altering, making walks, draining, or, in fact, any 
extra jobs of that kind cannot be too strongly urged 
on the amateur at this season. Do not allow the 
excuse, that “ there is plenty of time yet,” to prevent 
the work being hastened on with all speed; for although 
we often have hard w'eather in February, it is not well 
to delay operations that could as well be done now, in 
the expectation that next month’s frost will do all 
that is wanted towards fertilising newly turned-up 
ground. Next month may be wet, instead of frosty ; 
we cannot, therefore, too strongly urge on the occupiers 
of all gardens, or on those contemplating making a 
garden, to be “ up and doing; ” and though we cannot 
give instructions to meet every individual case, we hope 
to give such as will meet most ordinary ones. Com¬ 
mencing, therefore, wdth the kitchen-garden department, 
which, for accuracy, has been allotted into eight divisions, 
a few notes on each will convey the clearest idea of 
what is meant to be done. 
a. -'I’his being Strnuherries, in a tolerably lieallhy 
condition, we will suppose that they had been 
cleared of all superfluous runners last September, 
and a little well-rotted dung slightly dug in early 
in November, there will be little wanted now, save 
to protect the British Queen plants by a little rough 
litter laid over them, if a dry, hard frost sets in 
