IIJlELSEY’S HARDY AMERICAN PLANTS 
^ifeferrolvn in the Carolina ^fountains at 3800feet elehation 
Hardy Native Lilies, Trilliums 
and other Bulbous Plants 
OTHER HARDY NATIVE TERRESTRIAL ORCHIDS, continued 
HABENARIA CILIARIS, YELLOW-FRINGED ORCHIS. 1 to 2 % ft. Bright orange-yellow, the 
most handsome species of Habenarias ; very free bloomer. 
\ fimbriata. Purple-Fringed Orchis. 1 to 2 ft. Pale purple, 
^ large flowers in a loose raceme. 
hookeriana. Hooker’s Orchis. 8 to 15 in. Yellowish green , 
in early May. Large showy leaves spreading flat on the ground. 
PERAMOENA. 1 to 3 ft. A stout species, with large violet- 
purple flowers. One Gf the best for damp situations, 
psycodes. Smaller Purple-Fringed Orchis. 1 to 3 ft. Bright 
purple. 
LIMODORUM ( Calopogon) TUBEROSUM. GRASS-PlNK. 
1 to \y> ft. Pink-purple. 
Very showy and of easy 
cultivation. 
ORCHIS spectabilis. 
Showy Orchis. 4 to 12 in. 
Upper lip pink-purple, lower 
lip white. Very 
showy flower in 
May. 
PERAMIUM 
(Good if era ) pu- 
bes- 
cens „ 
R a t - 
TLE* 
8 NAI E 
Plan - 
TAIN. 
0 to 20 in. 
Low clustci s 
of w h i t e - v e i n e d leave?. 
White flowers spiked. July. 
repens. 0 to 
0 in. A low 
sturdy ever¬ 
green with 
beautiful 1 y 
mottle d 
pro s t r a 1 0 
leaves. 
PO GONIA 
ophloglos- 
soides. 
Rose Pooo- 
N l a . 8 to 15 
in. Pule 
rose color. The Yellow-fringed Orchis (Hale- 
One-half naria ciliaris). One of the easiest to 
inch long. cultivate. Photographed by II. P. K. 
Htibonaria pornmeona. Introduced 
by Highlands Nursery. Flowers bril¬ 
liant pink-purple. 
IHioti’gtaphed by It. I\ K. 
This group of plants is one of the most indispensable 
for showy effects, particularly the Trilliums and Liliums. 
The former blossom in earliest spring, and delight in rich, moist, shady 
locations, while the latter thrive in the more open places and produce 
most gorgeous results in summer when planted in masses, as nearly all 
plants should he for best effects. Lilies require rich soil, with plenty of 
moisture, Imt well drained, and make a grand show planted among Rho¬ 
dodendrons or other shrub evergreens or in a deciduous shrub border. 
I'or best effects Lilies and Trilliums should he planted in masses of 
hundreds, if not thousands. 'Phis applies more or less to most orna¬ 
mental planting of bulbs ami flowers. Elaine Goodale has sung of 
Lilium suporbum, the splendid "Turk’s Cap Lily," 
"'Pall rows of blinding beauty, as Vestals pure they hold 
In each a blaze of scarlet, half blotted out with gold.” 
The sizes following the names indicate the variation in heights at¬ 
tained In/ these plants in their wild state. Cultivated , they often attain 
greater size. 
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