Sarracenia flava in a southern pine barren. From photograph 
SARRACENIAS, continued 
growing in its native habitat, the erect golden leaves 2 to 3 feet high, making a unique and brilliant 
landscape effect, heightened in time of flowering by the large drooping blossoms. The leaves of all 
the species are so conspicuous as to be taken for flowers. 
SARRAGEMA catesbaei. 6 to 12 in. A new species resembling fiava, though very much 
smaller. Greenish vellow leaves and yellow flowers, 
drummondii. Drummond s PITCHER PLANT. 2 to 2% ft. Leaves erect, variegated With white 
on top. Flowers white with purple. Very conspicuous. April. ~ , 
flava. Irumpet-Leaf. 1 to 3 ft. Bright yellow leaves. Large nodding yellow flowers 2 to 3 
inches. Very showv bog plant. April and May. ^ ^ , ^ j, 
minor (variolaris). Spotted Trumpet-Leaf. 6 to 12 in. Erect trumpet-shaped leaves, broadly 
winged, spotted with white. Yellowish summit flowers in May. 
psittacina. Parrot-Beaked PITCHER PLANT. 1 ft. Short spreading leaves broadly winged, 
variegated with white spots. Purple flowers in April ard May. 
purpurea. NORTHERN PITCHER PLANT. Deep purple. Ihe only northern species. Large 
purple flowers nodding on a stalk I foot high. Prostrate pitcher-shaped leaves. May. 
rubra. RED TRUMpet-Leaf. Reddish purple flowers in May. Erect, slender, narrow-winged 
leaves with purple veins. 
OTHER INSECTIVOROUS. AQUATIC AND BOG PLANTS 
ACORUS calamus. Sweet Fi.ac. 2 to « ft. Yellowish green. Good for shallow water and bog. 
ASTER puniceus. Reij Stalk or Purple Stem Aster. 3 to 8 ft. Lilac-blue. Tnll-Krowing marsh species, 
nmkin;r a striking display in late September. 
CALLA palustris. Water Arum. 4 to 8 in. White. Resembling the cultivated calla, though smaller. 
CALTHA palustris. Marsh MakkjOld. I to 2 ft. Bright yellow. Due of our showiest eurly-Howeriug bog 
plants. 
CASTALIA ^Jyl/mpha■a) odorata. White Water Lily. Pew aquatics equal this for hardiness and effect. 
odorata rosea. Pink Cape Cod Water Lilv. Bright pink. This famous variety is very rare 
CHRYSAMPHORA I /)(iWui(/#o)ii«) californioa. California Pitcher I^lant. C to 12 in. Nod 
ding purple Mowers. A rare bog plant, very interesting. Mulch with sphaguum moss. 
CHELONE glabra. White Turtle-Head. 1 to 3 ft. Wliite tinged 
witli rose. Also grows well in dry ground. Elegant plant, 
lyoni. Lyon's Turtle-Head. 1 to 3 ft. Red or rose-purple. Beau- 
tiful t)og plant. 
CICUTA maoulata. Water Hemlock. 3 to 0 ft. White. Finely cut 
leaves, very large. 
DIONAEA MUSCIPULA. VENUS Fly-Trap. 4 to 20 in. A 
most curious and rare insectivorous plant with extraordinary 
irritable leaves, furnished with sensitive hairs, which when 
touched induce the leaves to close forcibly, holding fast 
any venturesome insect. The small, white flowers are 
in clusters on the ends of stems 4 to 6 inches high. 
Very interesting for the winter garden and to study. Pot 
in sandy loam or swamp moss, keeping moist, or plant 
with the Sarracenias. 
DROSERA filiformis. Thkead-leaved Sundew. 8 to 20 in. 
I'urple-rose color. Another strange insectivorous plant. Grow 
with Dii>niPa. Tliread-like leaves covered with reddish hairs 
rotunditolta. Round-Leaved Sundew. 4 to 10 in. White. 
The round leaves covered with red hairs and sticky Huid to Foliage of li Sarracenias 
catch insects. 
md Chrysamphora 
I'hytograph by li. 1". K. 
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