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Edtrard Gillett, Soufhirick, Mass.—Hardy Orchids 
or slow streams. Flowers small but numerous, raised 8 to 12 inches above the water. 
Common throughout New l^ngland. For massing, plant IS inches apart. 2o cts. 
each, S2.00 per doz.; by express, SI..50 per doz. 
Hardy Orchids 
The Orchids of New England, for the most part, are shade-loving plants, and delight 
in a soil well drained and largely composed of leaf-mold. While the common border plants 
are not particular as to soil they like the open sun and are exposed to the drying winds; 
but these little Orchids require altogether a different treatment, both in soil and position. 
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 bed 
several inches to insure good drainage. Here Aplectrum, Goodyeras, Liparis, Orchis 
spectabilis, Ilahenaria hracteata, II. Ilookeri and Cypripedium acaule will thrive. A few 
of our native Orchids are really bog plants and desire more moisture, like Arethusa, 
Calopogon, Ilabenaria blephariglottis, II. dilalata, 11. hyperborea, Cypripedium spectabile 
and Pogonia ophioglossoides. Select a w'et place where the surface is constantly 
saturated with water, building up a bed a little, and on top cover with moss 4 to G inches 
deep. Plant these Orchids in clean sphagnum. In this way we have had excellent 
success in growdng them in shade. 
Cypripedium acaule (see page 61) 
