POND SURROUNDINGS I99 



terrestrial), include a host from which 

 selections may be made according to fancy: 



HARDY SWAMP PLANTS 



Sweet flag {Acorus Calamus) does well 

 when planted along the borders of ponds. It 

 is perfectly hardy and has splendid yellow 

 blossoms. It may be collected in wet grounds 

 and along streams in the Eastern and Central 

 United States. It has the disadvantage, in 

 .common with all other species of Calamus, 

 of having the leaves die at the top after the 

 spring growth. This often necessitates cut- 

 ting down the whole plant. It reaches a 

 height of from three to four feet. Dwarfer 

 are A. gramtneus and A. gramineus, var. 

 variegatus. 



Baneberry {Actcea alba), whose tall spikes 

 of numerous white flowers show up well 

 against the dark green background of the 

 leaves, is a native of North America and 

 like A. Japonica perfectly hardy. Its fruit 

 all summer is also very eflFective. 



