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Pipsissewa; Prince’s Pine (Chimaphila umbellata). Ever- 
green, with creeping stems, long underground shoots 
and thick shining leaves. The flesh-colored flowers 
are fragile and aromatic, appearing in June; one of 
the latest of the early wild flowers. Simple to establish 
in conditions resembling dry woods, and especially if 
it has an evergreen coniferous tree to look at. The long 
roots may be pot-bound before setting out if desired. 
Small plantings yield good increase, because it spreads 
vigorously. The popular name is of Indian origin, re- 
ferring to strengthening properties; and “Chimaphila” 
is Greek, meaning “winter loving.” 25c¢ each. 
Pitcher Plant; Side-Saddle Flower; Huntsman’s Cap (Sar- 
racenia Purpurea). A bog plant of extraordinary in- 
terest, in form, color and habits. Pitcher leaves sur- 
round the flower stalk, which reaches a height of about 
a foot. The green leaves, 5 to 8 inches long, are vein- 
ed blood red and hold as much as a pint of water, in 
which are trapped and drowned the fatally inquisitive 
bugs. These victims disintegrate and are believed to 
feed the plant, for when insect diet is scarce, the sparse 
roots extend. The raw-meat red of the astonishing 
flower draws carrion flies for cross-fertilization. Best 
planted in the juiciest of bog soil and in sombre light. 
25c each. 
Rattlesnake Plantain (Epipactis pubescens; Goodyera pu- 
bescens). An Orchid with little leaves in a low cluster, 
dark olive green with white veins, resembling rattle: 
snake skin, make this plantain an odd and _ striking 
feature for a dry and shady spot. Stout, woolly stem, 
4 to 6 inches high, bears a plume of tiny, white, sac- 
like blossoms, in July and August. Evergreen, it likes 
coniferous woods in nature. Adapts to indoor use, 
potted or dished in wet moss and leaf mold. Colonizes 
in clumps of a dozen little rattlesnakes around the 
parent plant. Indians firmly believed that the leaves 
cured snake-bite—the old “signature” idea of herbs 
antidoting the things they resemble. 30c each. © 
Rose, Wild (Rosa virginiana). Queen of flowers, this 
wild rose, native to Pennsylvania, is a low, bushy, 
tree-like shrub, from a few inches to 3 or 4 feet high. 
The richly pink, shell-like blossoms open successively 
from May to July, forming round, hairy, red berries 
in the fall, which cling to their separate stems through 
the winter. Slender, sharp thorns throughout the stalk 
and branches with finely hairy flower stems. Head and 
prototype of the mighty family Rosacee (apple, pear, 
plum, cherry, chokeberry, raspberry, blackberry, to 
name a very few), the Wild Rose, or Rosa, is the 
only genus of the tribe Rosee of the family Rosa- 
cee. There seem to be very few species of the Rosa 
genus and this Rosa virginiana seems to be broadly 
typical of them all. Many flowers on a bush, it blooms 
constantly through its season and the berries continue 
pleasing against the winter snow. 85c each. 
Sarsaparilla, Wild (Aralia nudicaulis). Leafy umbrella, 
18 inches high, good for foliage effects. The large 
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