Edward Gillette SoafIncick\ J/a.v.s *. — Bog Garden 
HABENARIA ciliaris. See Orchids. 
H. blephariglottis. See Orchids. 
HELONIAS bullata (Stud-flower). A 
rare perennial, found in wet places 
southward with a few large, smooth 
leaves at the base. Flower-stalks 
1 to 2 feet, w’ith raceme of beauti¬ 
ful pink or purple flowers. Plant 
in a wet place or bog. 25 cts. 
each. 
IRIS Pseudacorus (Yellow Iris). Quite 
large, bright yellow flowers on 
stems 2 feet high. 20 cts. each. 
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, 
SI.00 per doz. 
LOBELIA cardinalis. See Hardy 
Perennials. 
MENYANTHES trifoliata (Buck Bean). 
A pretty little bog plant, growing 
in moss. Has large, pure white 
flowers, covered on the upper 
surface with frost-like beards in .‘^arraoenia variolaris 
early spring. Fine for the bog 
garden. 10 cts. each, $1.00 per doz. 
NES.^A verticillata. A pretty little water shrub, found along the margins of lakes in shal¬ 
low water or wet ground, with clusters of small, rose-purple flowers. Leaves are brightly 
colored in autumn. Forms large clumps. 20 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
POGONIA ophioglossoides. See Orchids. 
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. Xew plants are 
formed around the old stalks like the cardinal flower, making it a perennial. 25 cts. 
each, $2.00 per doz. 
SARRACENIA purpurea (Pitcher Plant). This plant usually 
sends up a single flower-stalk 0 to 18 inches high, bearing 
a single, deep purple flower an inch or more broad. Leaves 
pitcher-shaped, curved, ascending, 2 to G inches in length, 
greenish, w'ith purple veins, or reddish purple. Plant in 
a wet place, keeping moss around the plant. The Sarra- 
cenias are all fine bog plants. 15 cts. each, $1.25 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 fly-catchers; often hundreds of insects are 
found in a single pitcher. This is an easy one to grow in 
the bog. 20 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, $2.00 per doz. 
S. psittacina (Parrot-beaked Pitcher Plant). Quite small 
and rare. 20 cts. each, $2.00 per doz. 
S. rubra. (Red-flowered Trumpet-Leaf). Pitchers red- 
veined; flowers reddish purple. 20 cts. each, $2.00 
per doz. 
S. variolaris. A smaller species from Georgia, with taller and 
more slender leaves. 20 cts. each, $2.00 per doz. 
SCIRPUS atrovirens. (Marsh Sedge). One to 3 feet high. 
Fine for moist or wet places. 10 cts. each, $1.00 per doz. 
SYMPLOCARPUS foetidus. 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 
Sftrracenia rubra gone. The large green leaves appear later and attain a 
height of 1 to 3 feet. 20 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
