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white, stained with magenta crimson. The name 
“regina” refers to queenliness; the name “hirsutum” to 
the downy or bearded stem. Blooms about a foot high, 
with stately grace in shadowy nooks having constant 
moisture. It grows well in sun or shade, and drowns 
in boggy wetness. 40c each; $4.00 for 12. 
Lady’s Slipper, Yellow (Cypripedium pubescens). The 
yellow flower, streaked with madder purple, blooms in 
May and June, 12 to 15 inches high. It likes rich acid 
soil, with ample moisture, on shaded, stony slopes. If 
there is a maple, beech or butternut tree on the place, 
the Yellow Slipper will like its fallen leaves for mulch. 
It prefers a lot of other fussy things, but it is really 
a tough little plant which does quite well in ordinary 
gardens. The crisp, yellow shoe, with its twisted, un- 
tied laces has compelling color, with an alert, startled 
manner when surprised. 40c each; $4.00 for 12. 
Lily, Turkscap (Lilium superbum). Tall decorative and 
easily grown, the American Turkscap Lily is closely 
allied to a common lily of Palestine. The height, 5 to 
7 feet, is important in garden planning. Orange red 
flowers, purple spotted, help to fill in the midsummer 
slack season, July and August. A true “‘lily of the field,” 
it calls for open, moist ground and yields to cultiva- 
tion. Plant 6 to 8 inches deep. 65c each; $6.50 for 12. 
Lobelia, Great; Large Blue Lobelia (Lobelia syphilitica). 
Rich blue flowers in lavish amount on a straight spike 
stem, 1 to 3 feet high, preferring low moist ground. 
Useful plant, establishing readily and blooming from 
July to September. Named after a Belgian herb au- 
thority, M. de l’Obel. Culture is simple, color fills in 
late summer slack, and combination with Cardinal 
Flower is effective. 30c each; $3.00 for 12. 
Marsh Marigold; “Mary-bud” (Caltha Palustris). Once 
known as the golden flower of the meres or marshes 
of old England, or simply as “Marsh Gold” this bril- 
liant bog flower stands out in low wet places, and 
adapts nicely to the small garden pool, or even near 
the rainspout. Sometimes confused with the cowslip, 
something like the buttercup, the “golden eyes of the 
winking Mary-buds” (Mere-buds) can be wetly potted 
for the house or sick room. The stocky, hollow stems 
are succulent, sturdy, the leaves edible and more pala- 
table than spinach. The flowers burst early, April and 
May, from 6 to 15 inches high, in sun or shade. 35c¢ 
each; $3.50 for 12. 
May Apple; Mandrake; Umbrella Leaf; Wild Lemon 
(Podophyllum peltatum). Lushly spreading by its roots, 
the umbrella leaves form a dense, knee-high magic car- 
pet, or elevated ground cover. Waxy white flowers 
hang under the leaves. The fruit, ripening in late 
summer, is a large, fleshy, lemon-shaped berry, or 
“apple,” yellow when ripe. Flower has wild fruity 
smell, and fragile beauty; the fruit is reputedly edible 
when ripe, but insipid; the leaves are poison if eaten; 
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