Edward Gillette Southwick , Mass .—J5o<7 Garden 
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plants which are very attractive to the lover of plant curiosities. Any one who has a wet 
spot can have one of these gardens containing such plants. When planting such 
plants, it is well to cover the ground with Sphagnum moss — just a thin covering. 
This will protect the foliage from mud spattering on the leaves during a hard shower. 
It will also prevent too rapid evaporation of moisture. 
ACORUS Calamus (Sweet Flag). 
Grows in low, wet places. Leaves 
light green, 1 to 3 feet long. The 
root-stock has an aromatic flavor 
well known to people of New Eng¬ 
land. Desirable for shallow lakes 
and wet places. 15 cts. each, $1.50 
per doz. 
C A L L A palustris (American 
Calla). Similar to the cultivated 
sort, only smaller; easily grown in 
the bog. 10 cts. each, SI.00 per 
doz. 
CALTHA palustris (Marsh Mari¬ 
gold). Six to 15 inches high. Flow¬ 
ers bright yellow in spring. A very 
showy plant in wet places, both in 
sun and shade. It can also be 
planted in brooks, water 2 to 4 
inches deep; for massing, plant 1 
foot apart. It can also be grown 
in pots for forcing. 10 cts. each, 
$1.00 per doz.; $6.00 per 100. 
CALOPOGON. See Orchids. 
CYPRIPEDIUM parviflorum. See Or¬ 
chids. 
C. spectabile. See Orchids. 
D R O S E R A filiformis (Thread- 
leaved Sundew). A little bog 
plant, with long threadlike leaves, 
covered with short, red-colored hairs. Flowers rose-purple, along the upper part of 
the stem. Four to 8 inches high. Wet, sandy soils. 10 cts. each, $1.00 per doz. 
D. rotundifolia (Round-leaved Sundew). 
Found in wet, sandy places near water, in 
Sphagnum moss, and in a bog. Leaves 
roundish, covered with red hairs. Flowers 
white. 10 cts. each, $1.00 per doz. 
D. longifolia. Similar to the above, only the 
leaves are narrower. Bog. 10 cts. each, $1.00 
per doz. 
DIONjEA muscipula (Venus Fly-Trap). A 
most wonderful plant. The flowers are small, 
white and quite pretty, but the wonder is 
centered in the liairy-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 
15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz 
Diontea muscipula 
open ground, in damp moss or bog. 
HABENARIA ciliaris. See Orchids. 
H. blephariglottis. See Orchids. 
Scirpus atrovirens (see page 58) 
