Edivard Gillett, Sonthwick, Ma,ss\ — Bog Garden 
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404 Viola pubescens. a Six to 12 inches high. Flowers yellow, veined with purple. 
This little Violet is found throughout New England, in rather dry soils, in shade, in 
early summer. 10 cts. each, $1.00 per doz. 
405 V. rotundifolia. m Low, 2 to 3 inches high. A yellow Violet, with large, round 
leaves, flat on the ground, growing on moist, mossy banks near mountain brooks. 
Early spring. 10 cts. each, $1.00 per doz. 
406 V. pedata (Bird’s-foot Violet) ^ 
Leaves all divided. Large, handsome, 
pale or deep purple or blue flowers in 
summer. Delights in a dry, sandy soil 
in open sun. Spring or early summer. 
One of the very best of our wild Violets 
and satisfactory to grow by reason of its 
great flower-bearing quality. Fine large 
clumps. 20 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
407 V. pedata var. bicolor. A variety 
with the two upper petals very much 
darker. 15 cts. each. 
408 V. ?-# The little Violet found in 
old gardens, with bright yellow and pur¬ 
ple flowers, sometimes called “Johnny- 
jump-ups.” 10 cts. each, $1.00 per doz. 
409 V. septrentrionalis. ^ An albino, grow¬ 
ing 6 to 10 inches high in early summer; 
a strong vigorous grower, with masses of 
well-developed, dark green leaves. The 
flowers are white, with purple in the 
Dioncea inu8cipula'.(see‘page 57) 
Sarracenia Drummondii (see page 58) 
throat, standing up well above the leaves (not unlike the Canada Violet color) 
and covering the plant with its masses of bloom. It does exceedingly well in the rich, 
moist border or partially shady nook; not fragrant; forms large clumps. 15 cts. 
each, $1.50 per doz. 
410 YUCCA filamentosa (Adam’s Needle). ^ The dark green leaves, 1 to 2 feet long, are 
clustered at the base, about an inch wide in the center, running to a sharp point, the 
edges splitting off into little hairs 1 to 4 inches long. The flowers are large, creamy 
white, borne along the stalk near the top; 3 to 6 feet high. It is an evergreen and looks 
well through the winter. Too heavy for the mail. Not prepaid, 35 cts. each. 
Bog Garden 
There are some very interesting specimens which belong to the class of bog plants. 
The true lover of plants needs some of these sorts to make his collection complete. 
The Venus Fly-trap is in itself a curiosity. This little plant is so constructed as to catch 
See page one for explanation of sign before description of plants. 
