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Edward (iilleft, Southwick, Mass. — I lardy Orchids 
Ilabcnaria ciliaris 
GOODYERA Menziesii. A ’plant larger than Pubescens 
and with leaves strongly marked with broad, white 
bands; very attractive. It does quite well in a shel¬ 
tered bed of leaf-mold, and also in a cool greenhouse, 
planted in leaf-mold and moss. 25 cts. each, S2.00 
per doz. 
G. repens. Flowers white, leaves smaller and markings 
not so bright. A sheltered leaf-mold bed is the 
proper place to plant. 15 cts. each, SI.50 per doz. 
G. repens, var. Smaller than Repens, and the fine, hair- 
like markings of the leaf are quite distinct. Flowers 
white, 3 to 4 inches high. This is a bog-loving plant 
and does quite well planted in clean sphagnum, aw'ay 
from the water, but where it is constantly kept moist. 
15 cts. each, SI.50 per doz. 
HABENARIA blephariglottis (White-Fringed Orchis). A 
rare and beautiful species found growing in sphagnum 
moss. 1 to 2 feet high, bearing at the top a spike of 
pure white fringed flowers. Rare. At home in the 
bog. 25 cts. each, S2.00 per doz. 
H. bracteata. Plant about 8 to 12 inches high, found in 
rich, moist shades, usually on mountain side; flowers 
greenish, small, several; leaf-mold soil. 15 cts. each, 
$1.50 per doz. 
H. ciliaris (Yellow Fringed Orchis). Growth similar to 
H. blephariglottis, but flowers arc yellow and very 
fine. Takes readily to cultivation, and thrives nicely 
in moist garden soil or bog. 20 cts. each, SI.50 per doz. 
H. dilatata. Idant 1 foot high. Stalk leafy; flowers small, white, thickly covering 6 to 
8 inches of upper part of stalk. Found in rich, moist places in high mountains or bogs 
northward. Plant in moss in wet places. 15 cts. each, SI.50 per doz. 
H. hyperborea. 1 foot. Greenish flowers along upper part of stalk, same location as 
Dilatata. 20 cts. each, SI.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 stalk. Found in 
well-drained leaf-mold, under evergreens. 20 
cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
H-Ipsycodes (Purple Fringed Orchis). Grows about 
1J to 2 feet high, in wet or quite moist soil of 
muck or leaf-mold bearing a spike of very 
showy purple flowers at the top. 20 cts. each, 
$1.50 per doz. 
LIPARIS liliifolia (Twayblade). About 4 inches 
high, bearing a short raceme of purplish flow¬ 
ers. Plant in a well-drained soil; a shady 
bank is preferable. 15 cts. each, SI.25 per doz. 
L. Loeselii (Green Twayblade). With greenish 
flowers. This plant delights in a wet situa¬ 
tion just at the edge of water. 15 cts. each, 
SI.25 per doz. 
ORCHIS spectabilis (Showy Orchis). I^eaves ob¬ 
long, 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, S1.25 per doz. 
POGONIA ophioglossoides. A little fibrous-rooted 
plant,* found growing in sphagnum moss and 
wet places in leaf-mold. Flowers rose-colored 
or white. Stalk 4 to 10 inches high. 10 cts. 
each, $1.00 per doz. 
SPIRANTHES cernua (Ladies' Tresses). ‘Grows 6 
to 20 inches high. Leafy below, bearing at the 
summit a densespike of white flowers. This plant 
us ually found in rather moist, open pastures 
or grassy places and is benefited by a little 
mulching when planted in the border. 10 cts. 
each, $1.00 per doz. 
Spiranthe.s cernua 
