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We find them in the wild, usually in a soil 
composed largely of leaf-mold; the trees and 
rocks, the unevenness 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 l)ed several 
inches to insure good drainage. Here Aplec- 
truin, Goo{lyeras, Liparis, Orchis spectahiiis, 
Ilabenaria bracteata^ II. Ilookeri and Cypn- 
Calopogon pulchelhis Goodyera pubesrens (see puKO 01) 
pediluu acaule will thrive. A few of our native Orchids are really bog plants and desire 
more moisture, like Arethusa, Calopogon, llaberiaria blephariglottis, II. dilatata, ://. 
hyperborea, Cypripedium speclabile and Pogonia ophioglossoides. 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 (> inches deep. Plant these Orchids in dean sphagnum. In this 
way we have had excellent success in growing them in shade. 
APLECTRUM hyemale (Puttyroot). This plant sends up from a bulbous root late in 
summer a pointed green leaf, 2 to 0 inches long, which lasts through the winter, and 
in spring a stalk about a foot high bearing a raceme of large, greenish brown flowers. 
Rich, moist, shady places. 20 cts. 
CALOPOGON pulcheilus. 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 flowers about an 
inch broad. 10 cts. each, SI.00 per doz. 
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 
