Edward Gillette Southwick , Mass.—Hardy Orchids 
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CALOPOGON pulchellus. 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, 
$1.00 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 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. 20 cts. each, $2.00 per doz.; extra-strong 
clumps, 50 cts. each. (See cut on page 60.) 
C. parviflo- 
rum (Small 
Yellow Lady’s- 
Habenaria ciliaris (see page 62) Slipper). This 
is one of the 
very 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; fra¬ 
grant. 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, 
$2.00 per doz.; XX 50 cts. 
C. spectabile (Showy Lady’s-Slipper). The 
finest and most showy 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, itsnatural home. We counted over 
1,000 blossoms at one time of this plant in 
our bog-garden last season, with several 
plants bearing three flowers on a stalk and 
many with twoflowers. 25 cts. each, $2.50 
per doz.; strong clumps, (too heavy to mail), 
50 cts. each; XX $1.00. 
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, $2.00 per doz., (See illustra¬ 
tion from photograph on page 62.) 
GOODYERA pubescens (Rattlesnake 
Plantain). 8 to 15 inches high; leaves 
Goodyera pubescens 
