SOUTIIWICK, MASS., U. S. A 
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SCIRPUS atro VireilS (Marsh Sedge)—1 to 3 feet high. 
Fine for moist 
or wet places. 15 cents each, $1 per dozen, 3 .T .8 
SIMPLOCARPUS fffitidns— This is one of the 
earliest of the spring flowers. The covering for 
the yellow flowers is dull purple, showing above 
ground before the frost is gone, the large green 
leaves appearing later and lasting through the sea¬ 
son. Desirable for wet places. 2u cents each, $1.50 
per dozen. 
TYPHA latifolia (Cat-tail)—A plant found in 
wet places, growing 2 to 4 feet high. Leaves long, 
grass-like. Flowers grow in a spike at the top. 
Fine for the bog. 15 cents each, $1.50 per 
dozen. 
VERATRUM viride (White Hellebore)—4 feet. 
Broad ribbed, dark green foliage, large heads of 
greenish white flowers. A good plant for the bog. 
25 cents each. 
TYPHA LATIFOLIA. 
Shrubs Desirable for a Wet Place. 
Andromeda poli folia, 1 ft. 
Azalea viscosa, 4-10 ft. 
Cassandra calyculata, 1 ft. 
Cephalanthus occidentalis, 4 ft. 
Galyussacia resinosa, 2 ft. 
Ilex verticillata, 5 ft. 
Kalmia angustifolia, 1 ft. 
Kalmia glauca, 2 ft. 
Ledum latifolium, 1 ft. 
Nemopanthes Canadensis, 4 ft. 
Pyrus arbutifolius, 5 ft. 
lihodora Canadensis, 2 ft. 
Vaccinium stramineum, 3 ft. 
Vaccinium corymbosum, 5-10 ft. 
ORCHIDS. 
Among the following will be found a few of our most hardy Orchids, such as 
may be easily grown. These all like shade at least half or two-thirds of the day, 
and b} r planting in a mixture of peat or leaf-mould, in loamy soil or a clay loam, 
they are easily grown. The mixture of peat or leaf-mould tends to keep them 
moist. After they are planted, an inch of pure leaf-mould placed over them as a 
mulch will be very beneficial. 
APLECTRUM hyemalc (Putty Root)—This plant sends up from a bulbous 
root late in summer, a pointed green leaf, 2 to (> inches long, which lasts 
through the winter, and in spring a stalk about a foot high, bearing a raceme 
of rather large greenish brown flowers. 15 cents each, $1 per dozen. 
CAL0P0C0N puleliellus —Although this plant is more generally found in 
swamps and peat hogs, it also frequently grows in moist, sandy soil. It is a 
small bulb about the size of a large bean, which sends up in spring a long, 
grass-like leaf and a stalk about a foot high, bearing in June and July 2 to 6 
showy pink-purple flowers about 1 inch broad. 10 cents each, $1 per dozen. 
CALYPSO borealis —A pretty little early blooming Orchid, sending up 
from a bulb-like root in autumn, a single green leaf about 1 inch long by % of 
an inch in width. This remains green through the winter and early spring; 
sends up a short stalk bearing a large, showy, purple-pink and yellow flower. 
10 cents each, $1 per dozen. 
CYPRIPEDIUM acaulef (Lady Slipper, Moccason Flower)—This is often 
called the Red Lady Slipper, but the flower is rose purple in color. The plant 
sends up two broadish green leaves from the base, and from between them 
comes a stalk about a foot high bearing a single large, showy flower. Plant in 
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