BOG PLANTS 
English Botanical ie Height |time of 
Color Name ae Description Se Bloom 
“Red- /|GREAT Sarracénia Curious wild bog plant. Odd-shaped | _2-3 ft. |Jure 
dish TRUMPET (Drumméndii | unobtrusive flowers. Horn-like leaves |Sun 
brown” |LEAF, 2 ft. long, marked with pale yellow 
PITCHER and purple. Bog-garden. Protect in 
PLANT OP winter. Prop. by division. Moist 
SIDE- soil. S. Eastern U.S.A 
SADDLE 
FLOWER 
“Deep |PITCHER Sarracénia Curious wild bog plant. A solitary | 8-12 in. oe 
purple” |PLANT, purpiirea flower, sometimes brownish, of un- |Sun 
SIDE- usual shape, less conspicuous than the 
SADDLE purple-veined pitcher-like leaves. Bog 
FLOWER garden or water-side. Prop. by divi- 
sion. Moist soil. Atlantic States. 
See Plate, page 467. 
“Green- [PENNSYL-  Saxifraga A profusion of flowers in elongated] 3ft. |May, 
ish” VANIA OR  Pennsyl- panicles. Large leaves in clumps at |Halj June 
SWAMP vanica the base of the plant. Prop. by divi- |shade 
SAXIFRAGE sion, offshoots and stolons. Good for 
bogs. Swamps, Eastern U. S. A. 
“Or- JAPANESE _ Senécio Effective flowers on tall stems,| 4-5 ft. |Late 
ange” |GROUNDSEL Japénicus sometimes branching. Leaves very |Sun July to 
Erythrochéte | broad, 1 ft. across, deeply lobed. Ex- mid. 
palmatifida, |cellent for foliage effect in border. Aug. 
Ligularia Prop. by seed, division or cuttings. 
Japonica Moist soil. Japan, 
“White” |GOAT’S Spir&a Erect branching herb growing wild | 3-5 ft. |June 
BEARD Ardncus in rich woods. Abundant flowers in |Sun or early 
Artincus plumy panicles. Handsome com- |shade July 
sylvéster pound foliage. Invaluable for rough 
places and for grouping with foliage 
ee Prop. by division. Any soil. 
. Europe; Asia; N. Amer. 
“Car- PALMATE- **Spirza Vigorous plant. Broad clusters of | 2-4 ft. |June, 
mine” |LEAVED palmata brilliant flowers borne on erect stems, |Halj July 
26 deep MEADOW Filipéndula | Tufted root leaves, palmately divided. |shade 
SWEET purptrea, Prop. by seed-and division. A fairly 
Ulmaria rich moist soil. Japan. 
purpurea 
“Cream |POISONOUS |Zygadénus Slender plant. Small flowers in| 14-2 ft. |Mid. 
white’? |ZYGADENUS venendsus short racemes on erect stems. Leaves |Sux May to 
mostly about the root. Bulb poison- mid. 
ous. Plant in wild or bog-garden. June 
Slight winter protection necessary. 
Prop. by seed, more as by 
offsets. Moist soil preferable. est- 
ern U.S. A. 
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