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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Edch Per 10 Per 100 
Acorus calamtsiSweets Fidgiicce sel anon ene taypeeedae $ .25 $ 1.50- $12.00 
Calla palustris, Wild Calla, Pale yellow, June. 20 1.50 12.00 
Caltha palustris, Marsh Marigold, Bright yellow, Appril............ 29 £90 732200 
Calopogon pulchellus, Grass Pink Orchid, June. nee ie 2.00% 15:09 
Gypripedium acaule, Lady's Slippers ....c.baisamisieganenidentien 30 200. 20,00 
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... occu OD oe, nerOL ie 2 CHO. 
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. cncsesusmue Phe 3.00%)025.00 
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. 
Dionaea muscipula, Venus Fly Trap............... Ding Sane ea Dea 50 450 40.00 
Goodyera pubescens, Rattlesnake Plantain, White, Jully............. 29 POO. a 2100 
Juncus: effisus;, Bod. Hushis tcouh acetates ee an: 9 1.00 8.00 
Pogonia ophioglossoides, Snake Mouth Orchid, Pink, June... Zo PSO (42.00 
Primroses—See Hardy Perennials | 
Sarracenia flava, Trumpet-Leaf, Yellow, Julyenccccccccccusscsscsumsuon 50 400 30.00 
Sarracenia purpurea, Pitcher Plant, Deep purple, Jullv............. 25 PSO FL 00 
Scirpus atrovirens, Marsh Se€dge.ncieccccssecscsessssssnsssssnsssssdtoesisassnesserisssssasssen at 1.00 8.00 
Typha: latifolia’ Catetaili=..care yiateecenien ee ee eae ee 25 aS eet 
Vaccinium macrocarpon, American Cranberry, June................ Uae USO a? an 
Veratrum viride, Americon White Hellebore wc cece. 25 PSO ee 
