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Edward Gillett, Southioick, Mass.—Hardy Orchids 
(N.) CALOPOGON pulchellus. Although this plant is more generally found in swamps 
and peat bogs, it also frequently grows in moist, sandy soil. It is a small bulb about the size 
of a large bean, which sends up in spring a long, grass-like leaf, and a stalk about a foot high, 
bearing in June and July two to six showy pink-purple flow-ers about an inch broad. 10 cts 
each, SI.00 per doz., S6.00 per 100. 
(N.) C. pubescens (Large 
Yellow Lady’s-Slipper). Very 
much like Parviflorum, only 
the flowers are larger. This 
should be planted in a rich 
bed in which leaf-mold should 
be a part, in some moist, yet 
well-drained, shady spot. It should grow stronger for several years if left undisturbed. 
May and June. 20 cts. each, $2.00 per doz., SI2.00 per 100. (See illustration from photo¬ 
graph on page 63.) 
Cypripedium parviflorum 
(N.) CYPRIPEDIUM acaule (Lady’s-Slipper; Moccasin Flower). This is often called 
the Red Lady’s Slipper, but the flower is rose-purple in color. The plant sends up two 
broadish green leaves from the base, and from between them comes a stalk about a foot high, 
bearing a single large, showy 
flower. Plant in a well-drained 
soil, with some leaf-mold. 
This does quite well in pots. 
1-2 buds 20 cts. each, $2.00 
per doz., $ 10.00 per 100. 2-3 
buds 30 cts. each, $3.00 per 
doz., 3-5 buds 50 cts. each. 
(N.) C. parviflorum (Small 
Yellow Lady’s-Slipper). This 
is one of the very best of the 
hardy Orchids for cultivation, 
growing about a foot high; 
stem leafy, bearing at the top 
one or two very showy yellow 
flowers; fragrant. It does ex¬ 
ceedingly well in a rich, shaded 
spot where leaf-mold has been 
added, and should be left un¬ 
disturbed for several years. 
It will also thrive in the bog- 
garden, if not too wet. May 
to July. 20 cts. each, $2.00 
per doz., $12.00 per 100, X 
50 cts. 
(N.) C. spectabile (Showy Lady’s-Slipper). The finest and most showy of all our 
Orchids. It grows about 2 feet high, bearing along the stalk several rather large, roundish 
leaves, and on top one or two quite large rose-purple or nearly white flowers. It is a bog- 
loving plant, yet does exceedingly well in a moist, and partly shaded bed of peat or leaf-mold. 
It is also a good pot plant for the cool greenhouse, or where the air is not too warm or dry. 
Nothing can be more charming than masses of this plant seen in a great cedar swamp, its 
natural home. We counted over 1,000 blossoms at one time of this plant in our bog-garden 
last season, with several plants bearing three flowers on a stalk and many with two flowers. 
All of the Orchids I offer are native and perfectly hardy. 
