Kelsey's Hardy 
American Plants 
INSECTIVOROUS, AQUATIC AND BOG PLANTS, Con. 
moss and peat. We have seen acres of the beautiful S. flaw a growing in its native 
habitat, the erect golden leaves 2 to 3 feet high making a unique and brilliant landscape 
effect, heightened in time of flowering by the large drooping blossoms. The leaves of all 
the species are so conspicuous as to be taken for flowers. 
SARRACENIA drummondii. Drummond’s Pitcher Plant. 2-2 l / 2 ft. Leaves erect, 
variegated with white on top. Flowers white with purple. Very conspicuous. April. 
30c. ea., $2 for 10. 
flava. Trumpet-Leaf. 1-3 ft. Bright yellow leaves. Large nodding yellow flowers 
2 to 3 inches. Very showy bog plant. April and May. 20c. ea., $1.50 for 10. 
minor (var to laris). Spotted Trumpet-Leaf. 6-12 in. Erect trumpet-shaped leaves, 
broadly winged, spotted with white. Yellowish summit flowers in May. 20c. ea., 
$1.50 for 10. 
psittacina. Parrot-Beaked Pitcher Plant. I ft. Short spreading leaves broadly winged, 
variegated with white spots. Purple flowers in April and May. 30c. ea., $2 for 10. 
purpurea. Northern Pitcher Plant. Deep purple. The only northern species. Large 
purple flowers nodding on a stalk 1 foot high. Prostrate pitcher-shaped leaves. May. 
15c. ea., $1 for 10. 
rubra. Red Trumpet-Leaf. Reddish purple flowers in May. Erect, slender, narrow- 
winged leaves with purple veins. 20c. ea., $1.50 for 10. 
SPARGANIUM ramosum. Bur Reed. 2-3 ft. Hardy bog plant with flowers in bur- 
shaped head. 10c. ea., 75c. for 10. 
TYPHA latifolia. Broad Leaved Cat-Tail. 2-6 ft. A stout marsh plant sometimes 
growing in running water. Dark brown spikes. Gives quick effects. 10c. ea., 
75c. for 10. (See illustration.) 
angustifolia. Narrow-Leaved Cat-Tail. 5-10 ft. Similar to the last species, but with 
narrower leaves and taller growth. Light brown spikes. 20c. ea., $1.25 for 10. 
VACCINIUM macrocarpon. See Oxycoccus macrocarpus. 
Hardy Native Terrestrial Orchids 
A MOST charming group of showy and curious plants, and easy to grow if given proper 
conditions of soil and location. But they are shy wildlings and many of them rare 
and local. A rich, peaty, rather moist soil, with shade, best favors the growth of most 
species, and some love the bog even, such as the delightful Cypripedium reginae, the dainty 
Pogonias, Calopogon and Habcnarias, though all these thrive well in the rich shady garden. 
Showy Ladies'Slipper (Cjfrifedium retinae), at " Egandalc,” Chicago. 
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