Sarracenia flava in a southern pine barren. From photograph 
SARRACENIAS, continued 
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 catesbaei. 6 to 12 in. A new species resembling flava, though very much 
smaller. Greenish yellow leaves and yellow flowers, 
drummondii. Drummond’s Pitcher Plant. 2 to 2% ft. Leaves erect, variegated with white 
on top. Flowers white with purple. Very conspicuous. April, 
flava. 1 rijmpet-Leaf. 1 to 3 ft. Bright yellow leaves. Large nodding yellow flowers 2 to 3 
inches. Very showy bog plant. April and May. 
minor [variolaris). Spotted Trumpet-Leaf. 6 to 12 in. Erect trumpet-shaped leaves, broadly 
winged, spotted with white. Yellowish summit flowers in May. 
psittacina. Parrot-Beaked Pitcher Plant. 1 ft. Short spreading leaves broadly winged, 
variegated with white spots. Purple flowers in April ard May. 
purpurea. Northern Pitcher Plant. Deep purple. '1 he only northern species. Large 
purple flowers nodding on a stalk 1 foot high. Prostrate pitcher-shaped leaves. May. 
rubra. Red Trumpet-Leaf. Reddish purple flowers in May. Erect, slender, narrow-winged 
leaves with purple veins. 
OTHER INSECTIVOROUS. AQUATIC AND BOG PLANTS 
ACORUS calamus. Sweet Flag. 2 tod ft. Yellowish green. Good for shallow water and hog. 
ASTER puniceus. Red Stalk or Purple Stem Aster. II to 8 ft. Lilac-blue. Tall-growing marsh species, 
making a striking display in late September. 
CALLA palustris. Water Arum. 4 to 8 in. White. Resembling the cultivated oalla, though smaller. 
CALTHA palustris. Marsh Marigold. 1 to 2 ft. Bright yellow. One of our showiest early-llowering hog 
plants. 
CASTALIA (y t/mplupa ) odorata. White Water Lily. Few aquatics equal this for hardiness and elTeel. 
odorata rosea. Pink Cape Cod Water Lily. Bright pink. This famous variety is very rare. 
CHRYSAMPHORA [DarUmjtonia) californica. California Pitcher Plant. 0 to 12 in. Nod¬ 
ding purple flowers. A rare bog plant, very interesting. Mulch with sphagnum moss. 
CHELONE glabra. White Turtle-Head. 1 to .'I ft. White tinged 
with rose. Also grows well in dry ground. Elegant plant, 
lyoni. Lyon’s Turtle-Head. 1 to 3 ft. Red or rose-purple. Beau¬ 
tiful bog plant. 
CICUTA maculata. Water Hemlock. 3 to C ft. White. Finely cut 
leaves, very large. 
DIONAEA MUSCIPULA. VENUS FLY-TRAP. 4 to 20 in. A 
most curious and rare insectivorous plant with extraordinary 
irritable leaves, furnished with sensitive hairs, which when 
touched induce the leaves to close forcibly, holding fast 
any venturesome insect. The small, white flowers are 
in clusters on the ends of stems 4 to 6 inches high. 
Very interesting for the winter garden and to study. Pot 
in sandy loam or swamp moss, keeping moist, or plant 
with the Sarracenias. 
DROSERA filiformis. Thread-leaved Sundew. 8 to 20 in. 
Purple-ro.se color. Another strange insectivorous plant. Grow 
with Diona?a. Thread-like leaves covered with reddish hairs, 
rotundifolia. Round-Leaved Sundew. 4 to 10 in. White. 
Tin- round leaves covered with red hairs and sticky fluid to Foliage of 0 Sarracenias and Chrysamphora 
catch insects. Wiotograph by II, 1\ K. 
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