EDWARD GILLETT, SOUTHWICK, MASSACHUSETTS 
ORCHIDS 
GOODYERA pubescens (Rattlesnake Plantain). Eight to 15 inches high ; leaves clustered 
at the bottom, white, reticulated. Stem leafless, about a foot high, bearing a 
short spike of white flowers. Plant in a shady place, with leaf-mold. It does 
nicely in the rock garden. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
HABENARIA blephariglottis (White Fringed Orchis). A rare and beautiful species 
found growing in sphagnum moss. One to 2 feet high, bearing at the top a 
spike of pure white fringed flowers. Rare. At home in the bog. 25 cts. 
H. psycodes. The flowers are smaller, more crowded than in H. ciliaris and of a 
deeper purple. Plant in wet or quite moist soil in shade. 15c. each, fr.50 per doz. 
H. ciliaris ( Yellow Fringed Orchis). Growth similar to H. blephariglottis , but 
flowers are yellow and very fine. Takes readily to cultivation, and thrives nicely in 
moist garden soil or bog. 20 cts. each, #1.50 per doz. 
H. Hookeri (Two-leaved Orchis). This plant has two large 
leaves growing flat on the ground, with a few small greenish 
flowers growing along the upper part of the stalk. Found 
in well-drained leaf-mold under evergreens. 15 cts. each, 
^1.50 per doz. 
LIPARIS liliifolia (Twayblade). About 4 inches high, bearing 
a short raceme of purplish flowers. Plant in well-drained 
soil; a shady bank is preferable. 15 cts. each, 51 per doz 
L. Loeselii (Green Twayblade). With greenish flowers. This 
plant delights in a wet situation just at the edge of water. 
15 cts. each. 51.25 per doz. 
ORCHIS spectabilis (Showy Orchis). Leaves 
oblong, shiny, 4 to 5 inches long, near 
the ground. Stem 4 to 7 inches high, 
bearing a few pink, purple and white 
flowers. A choice little Orchid at home 
in rich moist woods, usually near small 
mountain brooks. It likes a bed of leaf- 
mold. 15 cts. each, 51.25 per doz. 
POGONIA ophioglossoides. A little fibrous- 
rooted plant, found growing in sphag¬ 
num moss and wet places in leaf-mold. 
Flowers rose-colored or white. Stalk 
4 to 10 inches high. 10 cts. each, 51 
per doz. 
SPIRANTHES cernua (Ladies’ Tresses). 
Grows 6 to 20 inches high. Leafy below, 
bearing at the summit a dense spike of 
white flowers. This plant is usually 
found in rather moist, open pastures or 
grassy places, and is benefited by a little 
mulching when planted in the border. 
10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
Tender Plants and Bulbs 
AMARYLLIS formosissima (Jacobsean Lily). 
A fine plant, with large scarlet flowers. 
Plant in the open border. The bulbs 
should be lifted in autumn and kept in 
a dry place away from frost. 15 cts. 
MILLA biflora. Flowers in pairs, pure waxen 
white, nearly 2]/ 2 inches in diameter; 
petals thick and leathery, of great sub¬ 
stance, and will keep for days when cut 
and placed in water. Bulbs should be 
taken up and stored away from frost 
during the winter. 5 cts. each, 50 cts. 
per doz. 
UAB KNAK1A. 
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