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ILdlvard Gillett, Southlvick, Massachusetts 
HARDY ORCHIDS 
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 substance, 
and will keep for days when cut and 
placed in water. Bulbs should be taken 
up and stored away from frost during the 
winter. 5c. ea., 50c. per doz.. #3 per 100. 
Habenaria 
Tender Plants and Bulbs 
Habenaria hyperborea. One foot. Greenish flowers along 
upper part of stalk, same location as Dilatata. 15 cts. each, 
$1.50 per doz. 
H. ciliaris (Yellow Fringed Orchis). Growth similar to //. 
b/ephariglottis , 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 along the upper part of the stalk. Found in well- 
drained leaf-mold under evergreens. 15c. ea., $1.50per doz. 
LIPARIS liliifolia (Twayblade). About 4 inches high, bearing 
ashortraceme ofpurplish flowers. Plant 
in well-drained soil ; a shady bank is 
preferable. 15 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
L. Loeselii(Green Twayblade). With green¬ 
ish flowers. This plant delights in a 
wet situation just at the edge of water. 
15 cts. each, $1.25 P er 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, $1.25 per doz. 
POGONIA ophioglossoides. A little fibrous- 
rooted plant, found growing in sphag¬ 
num moss and wet places in leaf-mold. 
Mowers rose-colored or white. Stalk 
4 to 10 inches high. 10 cts. each, $1 
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. 
Amaryllis 
