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. 
CALLA 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. 
DARLINGTONIA 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. 
GENTIANA 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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