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Edirard (iillcif, Souf/nrick, J/o.s-.v . — Hardy Orchids 
Cypripedium acaule continued 
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. 15 cts. each, SI.25 per doz. ; extra-strong clumps, 30 cts. 
each, S2.50 per doz. (See cut. on page 59.) 
C. parviflorum (Small Yellow Lady’s-Slipper). This is one of the 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 exceedingly well in a rich, shaded 
spot where leaf-mold has been added, and should be left undisturbed for several years. 
It will also thrive in the bog-garden, if not too wet. May to July. 20 cts, each. S1.50 
per doz. 
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. $1.50 per doz.; (See illus¬ 
tration from photograph below’. 
C. spectabile (Showy Lady’s-vSlipper). The finest and most show^y 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, w’ith several plants bearing three 
flowers on a stalk and many w'ith two flowers. 25 cts. each, .$2.50 per doz.; strong 
clumps, (too heavy to mail), 50 cts. each; XX Sl.OO. 
GOODYERA pubescens (Rattlesnake Plantain). 8 to 15 inches high; leaves clustered at 
the bottom. wLite, reticulated. Stem leaflets, about a foot high, bearing a short spike 
of white flowers. Plant in a shady place, with leaf-mold. It does quite well under 
evergreens, where there is good drainage; also in the rock-garden. 10 cts. each, Sl.OO 
per doz. 
Cypripcditini pubescens 
