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larger part occupied a sloping bank and when Iâ€"saw them the second seaâ€" son after planting they looked happy and contented, while the balance that had been placed on level ground at the foot of the embankment were about gone. I had a small group north of a building at the end of a bed that was raised two feet on acâ€" count of the natural slope of . the ground that did splendidly for seyâ€" eral years. The building was reâ€" moved, the plants placed in a level bed, and I was soon calléd upon to mourn their loss. . The yellow form is more casily grown, but you need not provide an old age pension for either kind. Cypripedium candidum, the small white Lady‘s Slipper, and C. parviâ€" C. spectabile is the most fickle in its requirements as is shown in the fact that in its habits it occupies situâ€" ations widely different in elevation, soil texture, and moisture conditions. In Wisconsin and Michigan it is found in the bogs and swamps, and years ago it was quite plentiful in the swamps south of Chicago, but here ‘it ignores our wet ravine botâ€" toms and Skokie swamps and selects slightly sloping "shelves" on our raâ€" vine banks, generally some 15 to 20 feet below the tops. In this connecâ€" tion it might be well to note the singâ€" ular fact that our .ravines contain plants characteristic of prairie soil, dry and moist woods, swamps and sandy areas. . Plants collected here or brought : in ~from the Wisconsin swamps are more likely to succeed if planted in open shade and on sloping ground.. Of course, our ravine banks come near to their requirements. | recall a group at Mr. Harry Selfâ€" ridge‘s Both are now quite rare and we have to depend upon plant collectors who obtain them in theâ€" swamps of Wisconsin and Michigan. They may be used in our planting with fair sueâ€" cess if one is lucky in choosing a situâ€" ation congenial to their wants. Even after doing the best we know how to suit them, the element of luck still remains. They are children of the wilds and:â€"do not like man‘s adopâ€" tion. Before the coming of the white man, the. Lake County Minnehahas reveled in the beauties of the terresâ€" tial orchids that bloomed at their feed, and called them Mocceasin flowâ€" ers. As our fair sex did not patâ€" ronize this style of footgear, they called them Lady‘s Slippers. Our yellow form, Cypripedium pubescens, is sometimes called ‘"Noah‘s Ark," and a Mexican species is known as the "Pelican flower." ‘ 25. years ago the handsomest of our native species, the pink C. spectabile, could be found quite plentifully if hunted for, while the Yellow Lady‘s Slipper was quite commen, being found in open spaces in the wouds. 4 Here is another interesting article in native wild flowers from the paâ€" pers of the late W, C. Egan of Highâ€" land Park, recently arranged for pubâ€" lication by Mr. Jesse L. Smith. In this paper the well. known Lady‘s Slipper is discussed ANOTHER EXTRACT FROM EGAN PAPERS Thursday, July 24, 1930 In This Paper the Wildflower Known as Lady‘s Slipper Is Described s at Lake Geneva, Wi;lconéil;l, hundred or more: plants. The as Winnetka in swamps, and C. acaule inâ€"sandy .soil on the banks of the Caluâ€" mett River, or on raised beds in semiâ€" shade, preferring a little leaf mould. In planting any of the shade loving species, they should not be placed imâ€" mediately over the root system of large shrubs, which will absorb the food‘ and moisture needed by the smaller plants. The Shootingâ€"Star or American Cowslip (Dodecatheon Meadia) is to florum, have been found as far north a\[L. > Â¥aga mt . Childrcn have a wonderâ€" ful time at camp but mothers worry anyway. Back home mother thinks of the big lake and little swimmers . . . large, rusty nails and bare feet . .. and a hundred other things that make her worry. But, why worry? Where there‘s a camp, there‘s a Blue Bell sign and mother can pick (4)} "â€"~Câ€"C"* Uamp‘s a great thing but mothers worry han asy . Â¥2%, "foM: T HE P RES 8 ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY BELL SYSTEM One Policy â€" One System â€"â€" â€" Universal Service Bell Lines Reach Everywhere the manor born, and easily domestiâ€" cated if given full sun. In the shade it does notâ€"seem to last long. It is essentially a prairie child, but it is often used in England as a rock plant. Like many spring bloomers, it loses its foliage after flowering, thus excluding it from the border unâ€" less some provision is made to cover the bare ground madeâ€" vacant,. It may, however, be planted in meadows where the grass is not cut early. When I was a boy, some 60 odd years © There‘s really no need for mothers to worry when Long Distance is so Quick .. . Clear . . . and Inexpensive. up her telephone at home and hear Bobby or Nancy tell in their very own voices what a wonderful time they‘re having. If anything unusual happens at camp, children can call home and have the charges reversed. ago, I gathered them on the vacant prairies near Center avenue Chicago. 1 grow it in the border between my groupings of the Carpathian Hareâ€" bell (Campanula carpatica) . which are planted some 18 inches apart. These are late risers, and.the Dodeâ€" catheons have a full chance to disâ€" play their charms before the Camâ€" panulas claim their own. The Cam» panulas then send out their prostrate stems and hide the decaying folinge of their bedâ€"fellows. m my Hareâ€" which apart. 25