. Contributions from the Botanical Laboratory, vol. 12. Botany; Botany. 4 Sk » Native Orchids Our Eastern Orchids and Their Cultivation 9. One-leaf and Leafless Orchids Edcar T. Witkrry 4' '*>'. ^ »-. Fairy-sli])])er, Cythcvca bulhosa (Linne) House. {Calyf>so) This lovely little northern orchid is (loomed as far as the United States is concerned, though it may survive in the wilds of interior Canada somewhat longer. The eastern ])lant ])refers neutral soil, the western (])ossil)ly a distinct sj^ecies) moderately acid conif- erous hunuis; l)oth, however, must have shade, moisture and es])
. Contributions from the Botanical Laboratory, vol. 12. Botany; Botany. 4 Sk » Native Orchids Our Eastern Orchids and Their Cultivation 9. One-leaf and Leafless Orchids Edcar T. Witkrry 4' '*>'. ^ »-. Fairy-sli])])er, Cythcvca bulhosa (Linne) House. {Calyf>so) This lovely little northern orchid is (loomed as far as the United States is concerned, though it may survive in the wilds of interior Canada somewhat longer. The eastern ])lant ])refers neutral soil, the western (])ossil)ly a distinct sj^ecies) moderately acid conif- erous hunuis; l)oth, however, must have shade, moisture and es])ecially a low tem])erature around their shallow- ly seated corms. Cuttinj^ of the for- ests kills out many of these ])lants hy lettint( in too much light and heat, hurning over the litter destroys most of the rest. Finally, vandals comi)lete the ruin hy lacking any flowers in sight and digging u]) all the roots that can he found, for transi)lanting to more southern gardens, where one summer is enough to kill them, if the mice (lo not get there first. It might he ])ossil)le to grow them at more southern lati- tudes or lower altitudes hy installing an air-conditioning machine, set to kee]) the tem])erature around 60 degrees and the humidity 75 ])er cent, with an at- tachment for electrocuting any rodeiits or slugs attracted hy the i)ros|)ect of a meal. Far hetter, however, would it be for some one to set aside as a ])re- serve an area where they still grow, and each year pay a late si)ring visit to see them in their natural setting. Puttvroot Orchid, . I plectrum hycmalc '(Muhlenberg) Torrey. Unlike its relatives just discussed. Futtyroot can stand a wide range ()t climatic conditions, for it is native from the ui)lands of (ieorgia to Sas- Rcprinlcd from The Amkrican Ok(. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the orig
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