Hardy Ornamentals, Herbaceous Plants, Etc. 
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CALTHA palustris (Marsh Marigold). Every one who has seen this plant in its profusion of gol 
den bloom in early spring will remember it. It is the most lavish of ils color of any of our wild 
i . l * oa 4 patches of solid bloom are scattered along the meadow brooks wherever it has es¬ 
tablished itself. For low ground, where there is plenty oi moisture, it is one of the best. It forces 
well in pots. 10 cts. each, 00 cts. per doz., 25 for 00 cts. b. 
C. biflora. A small species from the Pacific coast with white tlowers. 25 cts. each. 
C. palustris flore pleno. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts. b. 
HY.DR0CiIARI3 IVIorsus ranee* (Frogbit). Flowers rather large; inner portion white, outer seg¬ 
ments pale green. Leaves entire, orbicular, cordate 
at base, about 2 inches wide. 10 cts. each, 00 cts. 
per doz. a. 
IRIS pseuclo-acorus (Yellow Iris, or Water Flag). 
Flowers large, almost scentless, bright yellow and 
orange yellow. Stem stout, 2 to 3 feel high. Europe 
and western Asia. A line bog-plant. 15 cts. each, 
2 for 25 cts. c. Seeds, 8 cts. each. 
HELONIAS bullata. When not used as a bog-plant, 
this rare and local species needs moist sand, or a soil 
that will always contain moisture. Its height is 1 to 
2 feet, bearing a short, dense raceme of rose-purple 
(lowers. 25 cts. each. d. 
NUPHAR advena* (Yellow Pond Lily). Flowers 
yellow. Leaves large, with a deep sinus. 20 cts 
N. Kalmianum (Small Yellow Water Lily). Flow¬ 
ers less than an inch across. Leaves small. 15 cts. 
each, 2 for 25 cts. d. 
N. luteum.* Flowers yellow, slightly scented, a lit¬ 
tle above the water. Leaves 8 to 12 inches across, 
deeply two-lobod at the base. 20 cts each, 2 for 85c. 
NYIVIPH5IA alba.* (European White Water Lily). Flowers 4 to 0 inches wide, white, scentless. 
L mvHs deeply cordate, entire, smooth. 25 cts. each, 2 for *10 cts. 
N. odorata (Sweet-scented Water-Lil,\). Flowers white, often tinged with red: swoot scented. 
A be lutiful hard.v species; one of the best for our cool northern wators. 20c. each, 2 for 05o. c. 
N. odorota minor.* A smaller form. 15 cts. each. 2 for 25 cts. c. 
N. reniformis.* (Tubor-bearir.g). Leaves reniform, orbicular, 8 to 15 inches wide. Flowers 
white. 4 to T inches wide, faintly but deliciously swootscented. Hoot stalks creeping, bearing 
oblong tubers. 20 cts. each, 2 for 35 cts. c. 
NUPHAR polysepalum. A species from Oregon. 25 cts. each 
PELTANDRA Virginica fWater Arum). A good bog-plant, with long, petioled, culla-llko loaves 
and srr *enish flowers. 15 cts. each. r.. 
PONTEDERIA cordata (Pickerel Weed). An inter isting aquatic. Grows in shallow water. Has 
long, p aided, heart-shaped leaves and a dense spike of violet blue, ephemeral flowers. 25 cts. 
each. 2 for 10 cts. e. 
£a/ raCcnia purpiu ea. 
SARRACENIA purpurea (Pitcher Plant). This handsome native of our northern bogs is one of 
the li mdsom-sr. and probably the hardiest of Sarracenias. The leaves or pitchers are. when ex¬ 
posed to sunlight, of a handsome reddish purple, with light green spots. 2 to 0 inches long, clus¬ 
tered at the base. From among tin m comes the naked flower stalk, 0 to 18 inches high, bearing a 
single nodding, dcep*purple flower \)4 to 2 inches wide. One of the best of bog-plants; also flue 
for pot culture. 12 cts. each, $1 per doz. c. 
S. flava (Trumpet-Leaf). Flowers yellow, often 4 or 5 inches wide. Leaves 10 to 30 inches long, 
yellow and purple. Plant in wet sand or peat. 15 cts. each. 2 for 25 cts. e. 
S. rubra. Leaves short, clustered at the b se. Wet. sand or peat. 15 cts each, 2 for 25 cts. h. 
S. variolaris. Leaves taller and more slender than those of rubra. 15 cts. each, 2 for 25 cts. c. 
S. Drummondii. The variety with beautifully variegated leaves. Fine plants for pot-culture. 
20 cts. each. 2 for 30 cts. d. 
SAURURUS cernuus (Lizard’s Tall, or American Swamp-Lil.v). Flowers white, in a dense spike 
4 tod inches long, nodding at the end. Stem 1 to 2 feet high This plant is more suited to the 
sand hoe than to peat. It grows along the wet margins of ponds and streams. 15c. eu , 2 for 25c. c. 
SYMPLOCARPUS foetidus (Meadow-Cabbage, or Skunk Cabbage). This plant is useful ori 
a *couat of its large, green foliage, and because it. grows in wet, boggy soil. The flower is not very 
showv. an 1 the p'ant ex ides a disagreeable odor similar to that of the skunk. However, it is a 
fine bog plant, perfectly hard.v, and easy of culture in a peaty soil. 20 cts. each. 2 for 35 cts. c. 
J. Horack McFarland Co., Horticultural Printi-rs, Harrisburg, Pa. 
