34 Rdlvard Qillett, Southlvick, Massachusetts 
BOQ AND aquatic plants 
PELTANDRA Virginica (Water Arum). Leaves on long petioles, something like a 
growing a foot or more out of the water. 
Plant in water a foot deep in mud. 
15 cts. each, $1-25 per doz. 
PONTEDERIA cordata (Pickerel Weed). 
Flowers blue ; grows in water about a 
foot deep ; quite often in sand, in ponds 
or slow streams. Flowers small but 
numerous, raised 8 to 12 inches above 
the water. Common throughout New 
England. For massing, plant 18 inches 
apart. 25 cts. each, $2 per doz. ; by 
express, $1 .50 per doz. 
SARRACENIA purpurea (Pitcher Plant). 
This plant usually sends up a single 
flower-stalk 6 to 18 inches high, bearing 
a single deep purple flower an inch or 
more broad. Leaves pitcher-shaped, 
curved,ascending,2 to 6 inches in length, 
greenish with purple veins, or reddish 
purple. Plant in a wet place, keeping moss around the plant. The Sarracenias 
are all fine bog plants. 15 cts. each, jr.25 per doz. 
S. flava (Trumpet Leaf). Flowers and leaves yellow, the former 4 to 5 inches wide, 
leaves 2 feet long. This is one of the best flycatchers ; often hundreds of insects 
are found in a single pitcher. This is an easy one to grow in the bog. 15 cts. 
each, #1.50 per doz. 
S. Drummondii. Leaves 2 feet long, beautifully variegated ; flowers 3 inches wide. 
Give this some protection through the winter. 20 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
S. psittacina (Parrot-beaked Pitcher Plant). Quite small 
and rare. 20 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
S. rubra (Red-flowered Trumpet-leaf). Pitchers red-veined ; 
flowers reddish purple. 15 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
S. variolaris. A smaller species from Georgia, with taller 
and more slender leaves. 15 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
SCIRPUS atrovirens (Marsh Sedge). One to 3 feet high. 
Fine for moist or wet places. 15 cts. each, Jr per doz. 
SYMPLOCARPUS fcetidus. 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, d'he large green leaves appear later. 20 cts. 
each, #1.50 per doz. 
TYPHA latifolia (Cat-tail). A plant found in wet places, 
growing 2 to 4 feet high. Leaves long, grass-like. Flow¬ 
ers grow in a spike. Good for wet, marshy places or 
quite moist soil. For massing, plant 2 feet apart. 20 
cts. each, Jr.50 per doz. " Typha latifolia 
calla in outline, with greenish flowers, 
Sarracenia purpurea 
Shrubs Desirable for a Wet Place 
These can be planted where it is quite wet, or they will grow in any moist garden 
soil. Most of them are desirable for growing in masses. The following are usually 
found growing this way : Andromeda polifolia, Cassandra calyculata and Ledum 
latifoliurn. 
Andromeda polifolia, 1 ft. 
Azalea viscosa, 4 to 10 ft. 
Cassandra calyculata, 1 ft. 
Cephalanthus occidentalis, 4 ft. 
Gaylussacia resinosa, 2 ft. 
Ilex verticillata, 5 ft. 
Kalmia angustifoiia, 1 ft. 
Kalmia glauca, 2 ft. 
Ledum latifoliurn, 1 ft. 
Nemopanthes Canadensis, 4 ft. 
Pyrus arbutifolius, 5 ft. 
Rhodora Canadensis, 2 ft. 
Vaccinium stramineum, 3 ft. 
Vaccinium corymbosum, 5 to 10 ft. 
