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‘Edlvard Gillett, Southlvick, Mass.—‘Bog Qarden 
Acorus Calamus varicgatus at Gillell's (sec page 41) 
Drosera rotundifolia (Round-leaved Sundew). Found in wet, sandy places near water, in 
spha^^nuin mo.ss and in a bog. Leaves roundish, covered with red hairs. I-'lowers white, 
lo cts. each, Si per doz. 
D. longifolia. Similar to the above, only the leaves arc narrower. Bog. lo cts. each, Si per doz. 
DION.®A muscipula (Venus’ Fly-Trap). A most wonderful plant. The flowers are small, 
white and quite pretty, but the wonder is centered in the hairy-edged, roundish leaves, 
which are so sensitive that they quickly close if touched on the inside. Insects are quite 
often caught and closely held until they die, when the leaf-trap again opens and is ready 
for more game. It is easily grown in wet or very damp sand, either in pots or in the oj)en 
ground, in damp moss or bog. 15 cts. each, Si'25 per doz. 
HABENARIA ciUaris. Sec Orchids. 
H. blephariglottis. Sec Orchids. 
HELONIAS bullata (Stud-flower). \ rare perennial, found in wet places southward, with a 
icpv large, smooth leaves at the base. Mower-stalks i to 2 feet, with a raceme of beautiful 
pink or purple flowers. Plant in a wet place or bog. 25 cts. 
IRIS Pseudacorus CN’ellow Tris). Quite large, bright yellow flowers on stems 2 feet high. 20c. 
JUNCUS effusus (Bog Rush). SiTun round, dark green, 2 to 4 feet high, bearing near the top a 
cluster of small, inconsj)icuous flowers, (^uite desirable for wet, marshy places, where it 
soon establishes itself, forming good clumps. 10 cts. each. Si.25 per doz. 
LOBELIA cardinalis. Sec Hardy Perennials, 
MENYANTHES trifoliata (Buck Bean). .‘\ pretty little 
bog plant, growing in moss. Has large, pure white 
flowers, covered on the upper surface with frost-like 
beards in early spring. Fine for the bog garden. 10 
cts. each. Si per doz. 
NES.ffiA verticiliata. A pretty little water shrub, found 
along llie margins of lakes in shallow v;ater or wel 
ground, with clusters of small, rose-purple flowers. 
Leaves are brightlv colored in autumn. Forms large 
clumos. 25 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
POGONIA ophioglossoides. See Orchids. 
Menyanlhes trifollala 
SABBATIA chloroides. A foot high, with very showy 
rose-purple flowers 2 inches broad. It delights in a 
moist peaty soil, is quite hardy and easy to grow. 
New plants are formed around the old stalks like 
the cardinal flower, making it a perennial. 25 cts. 
each, $2 per doz. 
