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Fred’k H. Horsford, Charlotte, Vermont 
Hardy Terrestrial Orchids 
This charming hardy group contains some of the most showy hardy plants in cultivation. Cypripe- 
diums, for example, are among them. They are very easy to manage, and exceedingly attractive when in 
dower. No class of plants has more admirers, and all who have had the pleasure of seeing them growing 
will have been struck with the lovely and varied coloring of some of this family. To see them growing in 
their habitat, where nature has placed them, is a treat which comparatively few can enjoy, but with a little 
trouble we may have the pleasure of their flowers at home in our gardens —a treat well worth its cost. The 
Cypripediums and some others are suited to pot culture, and, with now and then an exception, force well, 
w Means plenty of moisture, in peat and loam and in the shade; answer very well for bog plants, 
x Means always moist loam, peat and leaf-mold; well-drained, shady situations, 
z Means good yellow, sandy loam, leaf-mold, partly shaded and moderately moist. 
APLECTRUM hyemale. Adam and Eve, Putty-root — 
z. One of our native Orchids, which is not so 
showy as some, but quite interesting on account 
of its manner of growth. The root is composed 
of two or more connected bulbs, from which 
comes, late in autumn, a single dark green leaf. 
This lasts until the next spring, and dies down 
about the time of dowering, or soon after; very 
hardy. The dowers are borne on stems about a 
foot high. They are greenish brown, decked 
with white and purple; more curious than 
showy. N., 15 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 
18 cts. each, $1.30 per doz. 
CYPRIPED1UM acaule. Common Lady’s-slipper— x. 
This is another handsome native, producing 
beautiful rose dowers 2inches in length. Stems 
Cypripedium acaule. 
E. preceding the prices indicates 
Cypripedium acaule, continued 
G to 8 inches high. Suited to well-drained fis¬ 
sures of rockwork. N., 18 cts. each; P., 20 cts. 
each. 
C. montanum (C. occidental)— z. This is one of 
the most delicate and charming Orchids, and 
though not hardy here without covering, it may 
be easily protected by a covering of leaves. 
Any good garden soil which suits the common 
C. puhescens will suit this species. Flowers 
purple and white; fragrant. June. N., 25 cts. 
each; P., 28 cts. each. 
C. 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 yel¬ 
low dowers. The brown-purple spiral petals 
contrast nicely with the yellow lip; fragrant. 
Does well in sandy soil, with a mixture of peat 
or leaf-mold; likes some shade. Fine for per¬ 
manent planting. May and June. N., 20 cts. 
each, $1.75 perdoz.; P., 22c. each, $1.90 perdoz. 
C. pubescens. Large Yellow Lady’s-slipper— 
w, 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 
dowers are borne on leafy stems 2 feet or more 
high. The pouch is much indated, 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 sit¬ 
uation. Plants will bloom the first year. June. 
N., 25 cts. each; P., 28 cts. each. 
G00DYERA pubescens. Rattlesnake Plantain—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. 
ORCHIS spectabilis. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; 
P., 22 cts. each, $1.35 per doz. 
not prepaid; P. indicates prepaid. 
