BOG PLANTS AND NATIVE ORCHIDS 
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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. 
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Each Perl0O Per 100 
Acorus*calamus; ow eet 1G ere ee ee S225) oleae oi 2000 
Calla palustris, Wild Calla, Pale yellow, June. ao 1.00 8.00 
Caltha palustris, Marsh Marigold, Bright yellow, April... 20 SU eat 2-00 
Calopogon pulchellus, Grass Pink Orchid, June. ce 0 hol SeiZ.08 
Cypripedium acaule,, lady s=ulipperenss eee AD 2.00 15.00 
This is often called the Red Lady’s Slipper, but the flow- 
er is rose-purple in color. The plant sends up two broad- 
ish 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. ccc 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. 
Cypripedium spectabile, Showy Lady's Slipper... 30 250 pee 200 
The finest and most showy of all our Orchids. It grows 
about 2 feet high, bearing along the stalk several rather 
large, roundish leaves, and on top one or two quite 
large rose-purple or nearly white flowers. It is a bog- 
loving plant, yet does exceedingly well in a moist and 
partly shaded bed of peat or leaf-mold. Nothing can be 
more charming than masses of this plant in a cedar 
swamp, its natural home. 
Goodyera pubescens, Rattlesnake Plantain, White, Jullv............ 25 SOY 200 
Juncus effusus, Boo Rusiie cece erecta tre ee ere oS 1.00 8.00 
Menyanthes trifoliata, Buck Bean, White, June... eo 50 bet 00 
Pogonia ophioglossoides, Snake Mouth Orchid, Pink, a ai aD e505 32.00 
Primroses—See Hardy Perennials 
Sarracenia flava, Trumpet-Leaf, Yellow, July once 50 400 30.00 
Sarracenia purpurea, Pitcher Plant, Deep purple, Jully............... ao V0) 602-60 
Scirpus) atrovirens, Marsh oedge uy. ane ot 1.00 8.00 
Typha’ latifolia; Gat-tels2 nc ee 25 PSO 712.00 
Vaccinium macrocarpon, American Cranberry, June... a5 1.50 12.00 
Veratrum viride, American White Hellebore..ceccccsemusnssemene io 1.50 32-00 
