Cypripedium puoescens (See pa^e 37) 
HARDY ORCHIDS 
The Orchids of New England, for the most part, 
light in a soil well drained and largely composed of 
border plants are not particular as to soil, they like 
the drying winds ; but these little Orchids require 
both in soil and position. We find them in 
the wild, usually in a soil composed largely 
of leaf-mold ; the trees and rocks, the un¬ 
evenness of the ground, low shrubs and ferns, 
all help to keep the air and soil cool and 
moist, and with but little circulation of the air. 
We add some bog moss to the leaf-mold in 
making the bed for the smaller Orchids, 
raising the bed several inches to insure good 
drainage. Here Aplectrum, Goodyeras, Li- 
paris, Orchisspectabilis, Habenaria bracteata, 
II. Hookcri and Cypripedium acaule will 
thrive. A few of our native Orchids are 
really bog plants and desire more moisture, 
like Arethusa, Calopogan, Habenaria 
blepharioglottis, H dilatata , //. hy- 
berborea , Cypripedium spectabile and 
Pogonia ophioglossoides , can be grown 
in either sun or shade. Select a wet 
place where the surface is constantly 
saturated with water, building up a bed 
a little, and on top cover with moss 
4 to 6 inches deep ; on top of that put 
a covering of leaf-mold, and plant the 
Orchids so that the roots will rest in the 
moss. 
are shade-loving plants, and de¬ 
leaf-mold. While the common 
the open sun and are exposed to 
altogether a different treatment, 
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Calypso borealis (See page 36) 
