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BOG AND AQUATIC PLANTS 
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Calla palustris (See page 32) 
DROSERA rotundifolia (Round-leaved Sundew). Found in wet, sandy places near 
water and in sphagnum moss and in a bog. Leaves roundish, covered with 
red hairs. Flowers white. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
D. longifolia. Similar to the above, only the leaves are narrower. 
Bog. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
DIONJEA muscipula (Venus’ Fly Trap). A most wonderful plant, 
he flowers are small, white and quite pretty, but the wonder is 
centered in the hairy-edged, roundish leaves, which are so sensi¬ 
tive 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 open ground, in damp moss 
or bog. 15 cts. each, Jr.25 per doz. 
HELONIAS bullata (Stud Flower). A rare peren¬ 
nial, found in wet places southward, with a 
few large smooth leaves at the base. Flower- 
stalks 1 to 2 feet, with a raceme of beautiful 
pink or purple flowers. Plant in a wet place 
or bog. 25 cts. 
IRIS pseudacorus (Yellow Iris). Quite large, bright yellow flowers on stems 2 feet 
high. 20 cts. 
JUNCUS effusus (Bog Rush). Stem round, dark green, 2 to 4 feet high, bearing 
near the top a cluster of small, inconspicuous flowers. Quite desirable for wet, 
marshy places, where it soon establishes itself, forming good clumps. 10 cts. 
each, ji.25 per doz. 
LIMNANTHEMUM lacunosum (Floating Heart). A pretty little aquatic, with small 
blotched leaves and pure white flowers all summer. Plant in water 2 to 5 feet 
deep. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
MENYANTHES trifoliata (Buck-Bean). A pretty little bog plant found 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, $1 per doz. 
NASTURTIUM officinale (Hardy English Water Cress). A well-known hardy 
perennial aquatic, easily grown in any stream. Flowers white. 8 cts. each, 
75 cts. per doz. 
NESiEA verticillata. A pretty little water shrub, found along the margin of lakes in 
shallow water or wet ground, with clusters of small rose-purple flowers. Leaves 
are brightly colored in autumn. Forms large clumps. 25 cts. each, J1.50 per doz. 
NUPHAR advena (Common Yellow Lily). Has large cleaves and single yellow flow¬ 
ers through the summer. Found in still water, 
2 to 5 feet deep. Easily grown and exceedingly 
ornamental and satisfactory. 25 cts. each, #2 per 
doz.; by express, $1.50. 
NYMPHO A (Water Lily) — 
N. odorata (Sweet-scented Water Lily). This plant is 
too generally known to need description. Its 
large, fragrant white flowers are well worth the 
trouble required in growing them. Where no 
pond or slow-flowing stream is near at hand, the 
plant may be grown in a large tub partly filled 
with rich mud of clay, the roots planted in this 
and the tub filled with water. For planting in a 
lake, a stone can be tied to the root and thrown to 
the place where they are to be grown, or pressed 
into the mud with a stick. Plant in water 2 to 5 
feet, or below frost. They are very easy to estab¬ 
lish.. 25 cts. each, J1.50 per doz. 
Menyanthes trifoliata 
