P>2 HARDY VINES 
Edward Gillett, Southwick, Mass. 
Cypripedlum spcctabile. See 
HABENARIA, continued 
dilatata. Native. Flowers white. Found 
growing in northern bogs. 
hyperborea. Native. Greenish flowers 
along upper part of stalk. Same loca¬ 
tion as Dilatata. 1 foot high. 
obtusata. Native. Flowers greenisli 
white. 
psycodes (Purple h'ringed Orchis). Native. 
Grows about 1 to 2 feet high, in wet 
or quite moist soil or muck or leaf-mold, 
bearing a spike of very showy purple 
flowers at the top. 
ORCHIS 
spectabilis (Showy Orchis). Native. 
Leaves oblong, shiny, 4 to 5 inches long 
near the ground. Stem 4 to 7 inches 
high, bearing a few pink, pur|)lc, and 
w’hite flowers. A choice little Orchis, 
at home in rich, moist woods, usuall> 
near small mountain brooks; it likes a 
bed of leaf-mold. 30 cts. each, S2.5() 
for 10, 
POGONIA 
ophioglossoides. Native. A little fibrous- 
rooted plant, found growing in sphag¬ 
num moss and wet places in leaf-mold. 
Mowers rose-colored or white. Stalk 
4 to 10 inches high. 25 cts. each, SI.50 
for 10, SI 2 i)cr 100. 
HARDY VINES AND CREEPERS 
AMPELOPSIS 
quinquefolia (Virginia Creeper). Native. 
A well-known climber; very hardy and 
greatly used for climbing on stone. 
Forms a beautiful green covering and in 
autumn is brilliantly colored. It can 
also be used to cover c\vy places on the 
soil, forming great mats. 35 cts. each, 
S3 for 10, $25 per 100. 
APIOS 
tuberosa (Wild Bean). Native. A pretty 
tuberous-rooted climber, with clusters 
of rich purple flow’crs. 15 cts. each, 
$1 for 10. 
ARCTOSTAPHYLOS 
Uva-ursi (Bearberrv). Native. An ever¬ 
green trailer having small, glossy leaves. 
It is an excellent cover for a sandy place. 
The berries are red, being attractive in 
the autumn. Plants grown in 2^-inch 
pots, 50 cts. each, $4 for 10, $30 per 100. 
Consult us about your planting plans. 
Our years of experience with native plants 
are at your service. 
CELASTRUS 
scandens (Staff Tree; Bittersweet). Na- 
tive. The principal attractions of this 
shrub arc its twining habit and the 
orange-colored fruit, which is pretty and 
very ornamental in autumn. 35 cts. 
eacli, $3 for 10. 
CLEMATIS 
virginiana (Virgin’s Bower). Native. Al¬ 
though quite common in many locali¬ 
ties, it is one of the prettiest, both on 
account of its clusters of numerous 
white flowers and its feathery tailed 
fruit in autumn. Found on banks of 
brooks and streams, climbing over 
shrubs. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10, $12 
per 100. 
RUBUS 
hispidus (Running Swamp Blackberry), 
Native. 15 cts. each, SI for 10, $8 
per 100. 
canadensis (Low Blackberry; Dewberry). 
Native. Common in dry, sandy fields, 
running extensively; the edible fruit is 
of excellent quality, ripening in August. 
15 cts. each, SI for 10, $8 per 100. 
