K e t s c s ' s Hardy American P t a n t i 
INSECTIVOROUS, AQUATIC AND BOG PLANTS, CON. 
moss and peat, \Vc have seen acres of the beautiful i'. ftava 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 arc so conspicuous as to be taken for flowers. 
SARRACENIA drummondii. Drummond's Pitcher Plant, z-z'/z ft. Leaves erect, 
variegated with white on top. Flowers white with purple. Very conspicuous. April. 
30c. ea., $2 for 10. 
flava. Trumpet-Leaf. 1-3 ft. Bright yellow leaves. Large nodding yellow flowers 
2 to 3 inches. Very showy bog plant. April and May. 20c. ca., f 1.50 for 10. 
minor [fariolaris) . Spotted Trumpet-Leaf. 6-12 in. Erect trumpet-shaped leaves, 
broadly winged, spotted with white. Yellowish summit flowers in May. 20c. ea.. 
f 1 . 50 for 10. 
psittacina. Parrot-Beaked Pitcher Plant. I ft. Short spreading leaves broadiv winged, 
variegated with white spots. Purple flowers in April and May. 30c. ea., #2 for 10. 
purpurea. Northern Pitcher Plant. Deep purple. The only northern species. Large- 
purple flowers nodding on a stalk i foot high. Prostrate pitcher-shaped leaves. May. 
15c. ea., $1 for 10. 
rubra. Red Trumpet-Leaf. Reddish purple flowers in May. Erect, slender, narrow- 
winged leaves with purple veins. 20c. ea., fi.50 for 10. 
SPARGANIUM ramosura. Bur Reed. 2-3 ft. Hardy bog plant with flowers in bur- 
shaped head. loc. ca., 75c. for 10. 
\^TYPHA latifolia. Brciaii Leaved Cat-Tail. 2-6 ft. A stout marsh plant sometimes 
growing in running water. Dark brown spikes. tJives quick effects, roc. ea., 
75c. for lo, (Sec illustration,) 
angustifolia. Narrow -Leaved Cat-Tail. 5-10 ft. Similar to the last species, but with 
narrower leaves and taller growth. Light brown spikes. 20c. ea., fi .2S for 10. 
V.^CCIN1UM macrocarpon. See Oxycoccus macrocarpus. 
Hardy Native Terrestrial Orchids 
A MOST charming group of showy and curious plants, and easy to grow if given proper 
conditions of soil and location. But they are shy vvildlings and many of them rnre 
and local. A rich, peaty, rather moist soil, with shade, best favors the growth of most 
species, anil some love the bog even, such as the delightful Cypripedium reginae, the dainty 
Pogonias, Calopogon and Habenarias, thou^'li all these tlirivi wi ll in the rich shady garden. 
gijowy Ladies' Slipper {Cjprifedium reginar). at " Hftaiidalc." Chica£u. 
