FAlivard Gillett, SouthwicI:, Mas.s\ —Hardy Orchids 
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442 APLECTRUM hyemale (Puttyroot). This 
plant sends up from a bulbous root late 
in summer a pointed green leaf, 2 to 6 inches 
long, which lasts through the winter, and 
in spring a stalk about a foot high bearing 
a raceme of large, greenish brown flowers. 
Rich, moist, shady places, 20 cts. 
443 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, Si.00 per doz. 
444 CYPRIPEDIUM acaule (Lady’s-Slipper; 
Moccasin Flower). This is often called the 
Red Lady’s-SHpper, 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, SI.50 per doz.; extra- 
strong clumps, 30 cts. each, S2.50 per doz. 
(See cut on page 00.) 
445 C. parviflorum (Small Yellow Lady's- 
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 flow^ers; 
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, 
SI.50 per doz. 
44() C. pubescens (Targe Yellow Lady’s-Slipper). 
Very much like Parviflorum, only the 
flow'ers are 
larger. This 
should be 
planted in a 
rich bed in 
which leaf- Goodyera pubescens (see pase 02) 
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, SI.50 per doz., (See 
illustration from photograph on page 61.) 
flabenaria ciliaris (see page 62) 
447 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, its natural home. We counted over 
1,000 blossoms at one time of this plant in our bog- 
garden last season, with several plants bearing three 
