Hardy Terrestrial Orchids. 
This charming group contains some of the most showy, hardy plants in cultivation. The Cypri- 
pediums, for example, are some of them—very easy to manage, and exceedingly attractive when in 
flower. No class of plants has more admirers, and all who have had the pleasure of seeing them grow¬ 
ing well 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. ~ 
TREATMENT. 
(?£>.) Plenty of moisture, in peat and loam, and in thecshade ; answer very well for bog-plants, 
(.r.) Always moist loam, peat and leaf-mold ; well-drained', shady situations. 
Heavy calcareous soil, or mixed with fine limestone. 
(s.) Good yellow, sandy loam, leaf-mold, partly shaded 
and moderately moist. 
APLECTRUM hyemale (Adam and Eve, or Putty-Root). 
(-.) One of our native Orchids, which is not as showy 
as some, but quite interesting on account of its manner 
of growth. The root is composed of two or more con¬ 
nected bulbs, from which comes, late in autumn, a sin¬ 
gle dark green leaf. This lasts until the next spring, and 
dries down about the time of flowering, or soon after; 
very hardy. 15 cts, each, $1 per dozen, b. 
CYPRIPEDIUM acaule (Stemless Lady’s-Slipper). (.v.) This 
is another handsome native, producing flowers 2 inches 
in length; handsome rose. Stems 6 to S inches high. 
Suited to well-drained fissures of rock-work. 15 cts. 
each, 2 for 25 cts., $1.25 per dozen, c. 
C. arietinum (Ram’s-head,Lady’s-Slipper). (w.) A pretty 
little native of our northern swamps, growing among and 
under evergreens. Petals and sepals brown ; lip veined 
with white and red. Needs well drained, moist and sandy 
soil, in shade; a mixture of peat is beneficial. 20 cts. 
each. $1.50 per dozen, b. 
C. candidum (Small White Lady’s-Slipper). (a\) A rare 
native species, nearly a foot high, with single flowers; 
white and greenish white. 15 cts. each, b 
C. calceolus (English Lady’s Slipper). ( y,) Bears 1 to 3 
large blossoms. Sepals and petals brownish purple, 
sack of clear, bright yellow. Fragrant. A fine species, 
about a foot high. 25 cts. each, 2 for 40 cts. b. 
C. Californicum. A fine species from the northern part 
of California, and is also found in Oregon. In its nat¬ 
ural home it attains a height of 2 feet. It is a leafy 
plant, and bears a much larger number of blossoms than 
most species. The sepals and petals are greenish yellow, 
while the lip or sack is white and tinged or spotted with 
pink. It requires more moisture than most species. 
Last season I grew it in my bog. and nearly every one of 
the 25 plants I had growing bloomed finely. It likes 
cold, springy and boggy soil, and will not thrive at all in 
ordinary garden soil. I have received a fresh supply the 
past summer, and can furnish it in larger quantities. 
30 cts. each, $3.50 per dozen, c. cypripedium parviflorum- 
