Hardy Terrestrial Orchids 
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Cypripedium parviflorum. Small Yellow 
Lady’s-slipper — w, X, or z. One of the 
best native Orchids. Six to 15 inches 
high, with one or more bright yellow 
flowers. The brown-purple spiral petals 
contrast nicely with the yellow lip; fra¬ 
grant. Does well in sandy soil, with a 
mixture of peat or leaf-mold ; likes some 
shade. Pine for permanent planting. 
May and June. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 
per doz.; P., 17 cts. each, $1.40 per doz. 
C. pubescens. Large Yellow Lady’s- 
slipper — w f x, or z. Resembles C. 
parviflorum , but is larger. Does well 
in almost any soil; likes some shade. 
I would recommend this plant as one of 
the easiest to manage, and as one of the 
most permanent when well set. It 
should be in every collection of hardy 
plants. May and June. N., 20 cts. each; 
P., 22 cts. each. 
C. spectabile. Showy Lady’s-slipper— w. 
This is the grandest of all Terrestrial 
Orchids. The flowers are borne on 
leafy stems 2 feet or more high. The 
pouch is much inflated, of a deep rose- 
purple or almost white, while the sepals 
or petals are white. As well suited for 
forcing in peat as for out of doors, in a 
moist, shaded situation. Plants will 
bloom the first year. June. N., 25 cts. 
each; P., 28 cts. each. 
G00DYERA pubescens. Rattlesnake Plan¬ 
tain— x. Reticulated leaves, which are 
very pretty, are clustered at the base, 
from which springs a stalk a foot or 
18 inches high, terminating in a close spike of 
white flowers. The flowers are pretty enough in 
their season, but the leaves, lasting fresh 
through the winter, are very attractive. Needs 
shade and peat or leaf-mold. N., 15 cts. each, 
$1.10 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
HABENARIA psycodes (II. fissa) — w. About 2 feet 
high, bearing 4- to 10-inch spikes of rose-purple, 
Cypripedium acaule. (See preceding page.) 
Habenaria psycodes, continued. 
fragrant flowers. Nice for the bog garden or 
some moist, sheltered situation in peaty soil. 
N., 15 cts. each; P., 17 cts. each. 
LIPARIS Loeselii. Pern-orchis — z. N., 10 cts. each; 
P., 11 cts. each. 
ORCHIS spectabilis. N., 20 cts. each ; P., 22 cts. each. 
Tender PI ants 
Suited to spring planting. They are lifted in autumn just after frost, and after being well dried the 
bulbs are stored in a warm, dry place. The flowers of nearly all are brilliant and showy. 
TESSERA elegans. Mexican Coral Drops. Its 
coral-like flowers are in umbels, bell-shaped, 10 
to 15 per plant. Stems 1 to 2 feet high. Needs 
dry, sandy or gravelly soil and sun. N., G cts. 
each, 50 cts. per doz.; P., 7 cts. each, 55 cts. 
per doz. 
CAL0CH0RTUS flavus. Handsome yellow flowers in 
July. N., 8 cts. each, 75 cts. per doz.; P., 9 cts. 
each, 80 cts. per doz. 
CANNAS, Horticultural. Seven best flowering 
sorts. 
Alphonse Bouvier. Pine foliage; flowers large, rich 
dark vermilion. 
Cannas, continued. 
Alsace. Vigorous; dense spikes of creamy white 
flowers. 4 feet. 
Florence Vaughan. Enormous flowers of bright 
canary yellow, spotted with scarlet. 4 feet. 
Giant Crimson. Dark orange-crimson, spotted with 
deeper crimson or maroon. 2 feet. 
Queen Charlotte. A grand variety; large scarlet 
petals, bordered with gold. 2 feet. 
President Carnot. Dark foliage; immense trusses 
of crimson-scarlet flowers. 4 feet. 
N. preceding the prices indicates NOT prepaid; 
12 cts. each, prepaid 15 cts. 
P. indicates prepaid. 
