NATURAL FEATURES 21 



IN FULL SUN 



i Hellonias bullata: swamp or stud pink; leaves clustered at 

 ground; flower stalk eighteen to twenty-four inches high; 

 flowers in three-inch racemes, pink or purple ; grows in both 

 sun and shade but always in wet bog earth when in the sun ; 

 it may be used in drier situations in the shade ; buy plants ; 

 blossoms in April and May. 



*2 Iris pseudacorus: yellow iris; two feet high; any marsh soil ; 

 foliage showy; flowers large, bright yellow; plants or roots, 

 only; blossoms in May and June. 



3 Sarracenia pur pur ea: pitcher plant; flower stalk six to\ 

 eighteen inches high; leaves erect, six to twelve inches long, 

 deep purple; peat bog land; flowers large, purple; plants 

 only ; blossoms in May and June. 



4 Osmunda regalis: royal fern; may be planted under two or 

 three inches of still water, setting the plants so that the 

 crowns are just above water; plant two to three feet 

 apart where many are used; fronds two to six feet high; 

 will bear partial shade. 



*5 Lobelia cardinalis: cardinal flower; two to four feet high; 

 wet places, along the borders of pond or brook, or in water 

 two to three inches deep; scarlet flowers in large, showy, 

 close, terminal spikes ; buy plants ; blossoms in July and on 

 to September. 



*6 Hibiscus Moscheutos: swamp rose mallow or marsh mallow; 

 three to five feet high ; along streams or in marsh land any- 

 where even salt marsh ; large rose-pink flowers in profusion ; 

 buy plants; blossoms in August and September. 



IN SHADE 



*i Caltha palustris: marsh marigold ; ten to fifteen inches high; 

 may be planted at edge of stream, in bog, or in water two 



