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but also seems to carry on well enough in dry and 
‘barren soil, on the acid side. Can be potted or dished 
for the house in winter, and planted out entire in the 
spring. 30c each; $3.00 for 12. 
Peppermint. (Mentha piperita). Grows near slow or stand- 
ing water, often in roadside ditches. Minty scent adds 
zest to a garden. Flowers are bunchy and spiky and 
the leaves have a peppery taste. Good idea for the 
small pond or sluggish drain. Grows anywhere, in 
moisture, 18 to 30 inches high, and sometimes found 
with Spearmint. Came from Europe with the early 
settlers. Most of us know it or have it, and we list it 
for those who may need it. 35c¢ each; $3.50 for 12. 
Phlox, Wild Blue (Phlox divaricata). Blooms in April 
and May, with fragrant, lavender flowers, blue with a 
hint of purple, sometimes violet or lilac. Grows from 
9 to 15 inches high, choosing moist, open woodlands. 
Graceful; takes kindly to rockeries. Tolerates average 
soil and exposure, and summer drouth. 30c each; $3.00 
for 12. 
Phlox, Pink (Phlox ovata). The clear rose pink of the 
flower, on stalks 4 to 7 inches high, has an arresting 
quality in mass. Blooms chiefly in May. Light hard- 
wood shade, or full sunlight. An evergreen, creeping, 
ground cover. 30c each; $3.00 for 12. 
Phlox, Sweet William (Phlox maculata). Wild Sweet 
William Phlox has richly pins flowers in a long cluster. 
It is found on stream banks, in open sunshine. It re- 
quires soil that is constantly moist. Blooming in meadow 
grass, it catches the eye for half a mile. It also flourishes 
in moist, rich, open woods. Flowers from mid-June to 
late August. Several blooming stalks from a single root. 
1 to 2 feet high. 45c each; $4.50 for 12. 
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 veined 
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 rawmeat red of the astonishing 
flower draws carrion flies for cross-fertilization. Best 
planted in the juiciest of bog soil and in sombre light. 
30c each; $3.00 for 12. 
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 fea- 
ture for a dry and shady spot. Stout, woolly stem, 
4 to 6 inches high, bears a plume of tiny, white, sac- 
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