Onther Orchids 
APLECTRUM HYEMALE (The Putty-Root and Adam 
and Eve). A very interesting subject for the woodland 
or shady corner of the garden. Flowers of yellowish 
brown with narrow petals and a three-lobed lip, borne 
on racemes up to 4 inches in length and leading to a 
height of 1 foot. The foliage is very interesting, dark 
green, heavily plaited. Foliage appears in early fall and 
disappears again in early May, after which the flower 
spikes appear. Extra strong, flowering bulbs, $5.25 for 
10; $50.00 per 100. 
ORCHIS SPECTABILIS (The Showy Orchis). A charm- 
ing early blooming Orchid, flowering from April to June. 
Flowers are carried in many flowered racemes up to | 
foot in heig't with sepals and petals purple, united into 
a hood. Lip is white, marked violet. Requires a cool, 
moist, shady position. Extra strong, selected clumps, 
$6.75 for 10; $65.00 »er 100. See illustration. 
The Cannibals 
OF THE BOGS 
Possibly the most interesting of our native plants. They are the meat eaters of the plant world and are easily 
domesticated in the moist, cool, shady or semi-shady position in the garden or home woodland. We offer here only 
those that are most easily grown. 
DIONAE MUSCIPULA (The Venus Flytrap). A most 
interesting plant. The leaves are open with rows of stiff 
hair along the edges. These leaves will close up if an 
insect crosses them a second time. They will not open 
again until the body of the insect has become completely 
absorbed. The Venus Flytrap should be protected by a 
mulch of leaves during the winter. It flowers in mid- 
summer and carries a white blossom on a six-inch stalk. 
Extra strong, selected plants, $7.75 for 10; $75.00 per 
100. 
SARRACENIA FLAVA (The Trumpet Pitcher Plant). 
Differs from above in the length of the pitchers which 
are green, shaped like a trumpet and reach a height of 
3 feet. The blossoms are a clear yellow. This is possibly 
the easiest of the Pitcher Plants to domesticate and is one 
of the most picturesque. Extra strong, selected plants, 
$6.75 for 10; $65.00 per 100. 
SARRACENIA MINOR (The Hooded Pitcher Plant). The 
end of the leaf is tipped over and downward like the 
beak of a bird of prey, giving the plant a vicious appear- 
ance. Blossoms are yellow and grow to a height of 8 
inches. A very beautiful plant on account of its mottled 
beak formation. Extra strong, selected plants, $7.75 for 
10; $75.00 per 100. 
SARRACENIA PURPUREA (Pitcher Plant). One of the 
curiosities of the plant world. It is a low spreading plant 
producing pitchers on the terminal part of the foliage. 
These pitchers are partly filled with liquid which attracts 
various insects such as flies and spiders. When such in- 
sects fall in the pitchers, they are dissolved by the action 
of the fluid and absorbed by the plant as food. These 
pitchers are green in the shade, turning reddish in the 
sun. They remain green all winter, dying away in spring 
when new pitchers are produced. The blossoms are curi- 
ous, reddish brown and are borne singly on 10- to 12-inch 
stems. They flower during June-July. Extra strong, se- 
lected plants, $5.25 for 10; $50.00 per 100. 
There are many other varieties of Native Orchid available and collections can be made up for any purpose. Send 
us a note of your requirements and lists will be submitted. 
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