SOME BOG-GARDEN OR MARSH PLANTS 
English Botanical aa Height [Time of 
Color | Name ee Deas Situation | Blom 
“Yel- (SWEET Acorus Marsh plant. Flowers insignificant.| 2ft. June, 
lowish |FLAG Calamus Foliage erect and rush-like. Root- |Sun or early 
green” stock odorous and edible. Prop. by |shade July 
division. Europe. 
Var. variegatus. Foliage striped 
with green and gold. More frequently 
cultivated than the type. 
Red- GIANT Aréndo A plant, decorative because of its| 10 ft. 
dish’? REED ‘Donax striking foliage. Reddish flowers in- |Sun 
significant. Prop. by seed and divi- 
sion. Any soil. S. Europe. 
Var. variegata, (var. versicolor). 
Foliage variegated. 
“Yellow’’|DOUBLE Caltha Double form of our native plant.| 1ft. |Apr., 
5 MARSH paltistris var. | Flowers 1} in. broad. Good for cut- |Sun or |May 
MARIGOLD fldre-pléno ting. Hort. The single var. is also jhalf 
C. p. var, good. See Plate, page 459. shade 
monstrosa- 
pléna 
COMMON Equisétum Unique primeval looking plant with | 1-2 ft. 
HORSE- hyemale slender hollow reed-like stems and |Sun o 
TAIL OR no apparent leaves or flowers. Prop. shade 
SCOURING by spores. U.S.A. 
RUSH 
“Purple |JOE-PYE OR)|Eupatorium Plant of coarse growth. Flowersin: 5-7 ft. |Late 
pink”? |TRUMPET jpurptreum |immense flat clusters, 18 in. across. Sun or {July to 
bet. WEED Foliage in whorls. Naturalize on ‘baif early 
45 & 25 banks of streams or in wet meadows. |shade Sept. 
Prop. by cuttings. Any soil. N. Amer. 
“Lilac? [LARGE Habenaria An Orchid. Grows in wet meadows. | 1-14 ft. |June, 
43 deep PURPLE- _fimbriata Fragrant flowers prettily fringed, |Half uly 
FRINGED |H. grandi- rarely white, rise in spikes above in- |shade 
ORCHIS ora conspicuous foliage. Bog-garden. 
Leaf-mold and sand kept moist by 
mulch of leaves. N. Amer. 
Various [SMALLER _ |Habenaria Closely related to H, fimbriata, but | 2-3 ft. |July. 
often bet.| PURPLE- psy codes with smaller blossoms. Very fragrant |Half Aug. 
39 & 41 |FRINGED Orchis fringed flowers, rose, lilac or crimson, |shade 
ORCHIS psycodes rarely white, in tall spikes 4-10 in. 
long. Showy in bog-garden. Leaf- 
mold and sand kept moist by mulch 
of leaves. N. Amer. 
Various [JAPANESE  |**Iris One of the most_ beautiful and] 2-3 ft. |June, 
IRIS laevigata effective plants. Forms vigorous |Sun uly 
J. Kémpfert | clumps. Flowers large and flat, 
sometimes 10 in. across, ranging in 
color from white to deep blue and 
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