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ten square feet of trellis in the open air, and from the annual cha¬ 
racter of the stems, and strength of the roots, it appears likely 
the plants may be trusted out altogether with no other protection 
than perhaps a mound of leaves to keep off frost: this will in¬ 
crease their usefulness, and soon secure for them the place they 
deserve. 
Observer. 
BRITISH ORCHID EiE. 
This subject was named some time ago in several of your 
excellent Numbers, and some parties seemed anxious to know 
more about them. I certainly wonder they are not more grown, 
as some of them far surpass many of the imported ones, both in 
beauty and singularity. I have for many years been a grower of 
them, and find they amply repay me for the trouble. I he 
management of these and several of the North American ones is 
so simple, that any one, who is possessed of a garden and frame, 
or shed, may grow them. 
The following are what I principally cultivate : 
Orchis bifolia—Butterfly orchis 
,, pyramidalis—Pyramidal ditto 
„ morio—Meadow ditto 
„ mascula—Early ditto 
„ ustulata—Dwarf ditto 
,, militaris—Man ditto 
Gymnadenia conopsia—Red-handed aromatic ditto 
„ hircina satyrium hircinum—Lizard ditto 
Neottia nidus-avis—Bird’s nest ditto 
Ophrys Muscifera—Fly ditto 
„ Apifera—Bee ditto 
Cypripedium calceolus 
,, spectabilis A 
„ pubescens > North American. 
,, parviflorum J 
Besides these, I grow about ten or twelve varieties, part of 
them collected in Scotland, and others in Cumberland, one of 
which, a tall-growing, large, crimson-purple flower, is exceed- 
