BOG PLANTS AND NATIVE ORCHIDS 
CALTHA PALUSTRIS 
To the group of plants which can be conveniently classed as Bog Plants belong 
some of the most interesting varieties of our American flora. These require a damp 
situation in which the moisture must be constant yet not excessive. 
Native Orchids can be successfully grown under the right conditions. The 
Cypripedium acaule should be planted where the soil is very light, composed 
chiefly of sand and where the drainage is exceptionally good and should always 
be planted in the shade. The Cypripedium spectabile requires boggy conditions 
where there is constant moisture. The Cypripedium pubescens will grow either 
under boggy conditions or in a rich wood soil in the shade. 
Each 
Per 10 
Per 100 
Acorus calamus. Sweet Flag. 
. $ .25 
$ 1.50 
$12.00 
Calla palustris. Wild Calla, Pale yellow, June. 
.15 
1.00 
8.00 
Caltha palustris. Marsh Marigold, Bright yellow, April . 
.25 
1.50 
12.00 
Calopogon pulchellus. Grass Pink Orchid, June. 
.25 
1.50 
12.00 
Cypripedium acaule. Lady's Slipper. 
.25 
2.00 
15.00 
This is often called the Red Lady's Slipper, but the flower 
is rose-purple in color. The plant sends up two broadish 
green leaves from the base, and from between them 
comes a stalk about a foot high, bearing a single large, 
showy flower. Plant in a well-drained soil, with some 
leaf-mold. This does quite well in pots. 
Cypripedium pubescens. Yellow Lady's Slipper..25 2.00 15.00 
In this variety the petals are usually slightly twisted and 
are much narrower than the sepals. The flowers, which 
come in May and June, are pale yellow in color. The 
plant is found under natural conditions as far north as 
Newfoundland, and has a southern range into lower 
Georgia. 
