THE BOG GARDEN 
That wet end of the garden, the boggy meadow, 
even the swamp, need not be hopeless weed- 
wastes. With a bit of planning and planting, such 
areas may be made attractive, even delightful. 
Here I offer a group of plants that either prefer, 
or will easily endure, wet soils. Those marked 
with (*) may also be grown under normal gar¬ 
den conditions. See also Orchids, page 38. 
Simply by scooping out a shallow basin, and 
soaking it thoroughly from the hose every few 
days, one may grow nearly every kind listed 
here, in any garden. It will be interesting and 
unusual. 
CALL A PALUSTRIS—-True Calla, a northern 
pond-edge plant with small cream-white spathe, 
followed by red berries. Pkt. 20c. 
CALTHA PALUSTRIS* — Meadow Cowslip. 
Large glossy flower cups, colored richly like bur¬ 
nished gold, above heart-shaped leaves. Pkt. 15c. 
CHRYSOBACTRON HOOKERI*—Tall spikes of 
golden yellow flowers. Likes moist rich soil. 
Three feet. Pkt. 20c; spec. pkg. 50c. 
DARLINGTONXA CALIFORNICA—The leaves 
are curiously modified to form long, spirally 
twisted but hooded pitchers, the hood dappled 
with white translucent “windows”. In front of 
the opening dangles a forked red appendage, like 
the tongue of a snake. Odd, inverted flowers on 
20-inch stems, buff-brown with red veins. Carni¬ 
vorous. Sometimes grown as a pot plant, but it 
is hardy outside to Vermont. Pkt. 20c; sp. pkg. 50c. 
DROSERA FILIFORMIS—Sundew. Pretty rose- 
colored flowers. The leaves are short, sticky 
threads carried on stems that unroll, fern fash¬ 
ion. Carnivorous. Easy. Pkt. 20c; spec. pkg. 50c. 
ERIOCAULON MIXED—Oddest of plants, with 
their powdery white buttons of flower heads, 
swaying on long wiry stems above the bogs, 
through all summer and fall. Pkt. 15c. 
ERIOPHORUM VIRGINICUM — Cotton Sedge. 
Large tufts of tawny cotton on three foot slender 
stems. Showy, and may be cut. Pkt. 10c; spec, 
pkg. 25c. 
GENTIAN A LINEARIS—Marsh Gentian. Pretty 
pale blue flowers in late summer. Pkt. 15c. 
GYROTHECA TINCTORIA—Little russet flow¬ 
ers, clustered on tall stems covered with tawny 
down. Iris-like leaves. Pkt. 15c. 
HELONIAS BULLATA*—Sturdy spikes of beau¬ 
tiful rose-pink flowers, with contrasting blue an¬ 
thers, in early spring. Very rare, and very fine. 
Will grow on dry soil also. Slow germinating. 
Pkt. 20c; spec. pkg. 50c. 
HYPERICUM DENSIFLORUM—A showy little 
swamp margin shrub with bright, closely packed, 
stamen-tasseled yellow flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
LOBELIA CARDINALIS*—Five foot spikes of 
brilliant cardinal-red flowers. Pkt. 15c; spec, 
pkg. 35c. 
LOBELIA GLANDULOSA*—Great Lobelia. Tall 
spires of richest blue. Handsome border plant. 
Pkt. 10c; spec. pkg. 25c; % oz. 40c. 
LOPHIOLA AUREA—A striking rarity. Densely 
wooly like the Edelweiss, but of a snowier white¬ 
ness. From the soft down the little flowers peep 
out like golden stars. 10 in. Pkt. 20c; sp. pkg. 50c. 
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