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EDWARD GILLETT, SOUTHWICK, MASS., U. S. A. 
CYPRIPEDIUM pubescens. Much resembles C. 'parvijlorum, but has larger leaves 
and flowers. Very easily grown in moist shades. A fine bloomer. 15 cts. each, 
$1.25 per doz 
C. spectabile. This is the largest species we have of 
this genus, and is by far the most beautiful of them 
all The plant is about 2 feet high, leafy throughout, 
bearing one to several large pink, purple and white 
flowers, 1 y z inches long. Its natural home is in rich 
leaf mold, and you will find it delights in a very moist 
soil. Fine for the bog. 25 and 50 cts. 
GOODYERA pubescens (Rattlesnake Plantain). 8 to 15 
inches high, leaves clustered at the bottom, white, 
reticulated. Stem leafless, about a foot high, bearing 
a short spike of white flowers Plant in a shady place, 
with leaf-mold. It does nicely in the rock garden. 
10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
G. Menz iesih A species from the Pacific coast, with 
large, mottled leaves. 20 cts. 
HABENARIA blepharioglottis (White Fringed Orchis). 
A rare and beautiful species found growing in sphag¬ 
num 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. 
H. cili aris (Yellow Fringed Orchis). Growth similar to 
the last, but the flowers are yellow, and very fine. 
This seems to take readily to cultivation, and thrives 
nicely in moist garden soil or bog. 20 cts. each, $1.25 
per doz. 
H. psycodes. The flowers are smaller, more crowded 
than in the last, and deeper purple. 15 cts. each, 
$1.50 per doz. 
H. H 00 ken (Two-leaved Orchis). The plant has two 
large leaves growing flat on the ground, with a few 
small greenish flowers growing along the upper part of 
the stalk. Found in well-drained leaf-mold under ever¬ 
greens. 15 cts. each. $1.50 per doz. 
LI PARIS liliifolia (Twayblade). About 4 inches high, 
bearing a short raceme of purplish flowers. Plant in 
well-drained soil; a shady bank is preferable. 15 cts. 
each, $1 per doz. 
L. Lcesellii (Green Twayblade). With greenish flow¬ 
ers. This plant delights in a wet situation just at the 
edge of water. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
ORCHIS spectabilis (Showy Orchis). Leaves oblong, 
shiny, 3 to 5 inches long, near the ground. Stem 4 to 
Habenarid . 7 inches high, bearing a few pink, purple and white 
flowers. 10 cts. each, $1 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, $i per doz. 
SPIRANTHES cernua (Ladies’ Tresses). Grows 6 to 20 inches high. Leafy below, 
bearing at the summit a dense spike of white flowers. 10 cts. each, $t 10 per doz. 
Tender Plants and Bulbs. 
AMARYLLIS formosissima (Jacobean 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 bifl ora. Flowers in pairs, pure waxen white, nearly 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. 5 cts. each, 50 cts. per doz. 
HYACINTHUS candicans. 3 to 4 feet high, with a long spike or raceme of pearl-white 
bell-shaped flowers 1 to 2 inches long, which are pendent from all around the spike. 
10 cts. each, |i per doz. 
