Harpy PLANTS OF THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS 13 
Hardy Aquatic and Bog Plants 
AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER PLANTING RECOMMENDED FOR SPRING FLOWERS 
PRICE EACH OVER 
1-9 10-24 25-250 1000 
ACORUS calamus. Sweet Flag. Hardy waterside plant, 
with sword-shaped, bright green leaves. Strong 
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ASTER novae-angliae. New England Aster. Stems 3-4 feet 
high, densely clothed with narrowly lanceolate 
leaves. Flowers violet-purple, very large and showy. 
One of the best of the native Asters... 2.222... 25 ee .20 
ASTER puniceus. Swamp Aster. Deciduous. 3-5 ft. 
Leaves narrow, lanceolate. Flowers light violet, 
Aug. and Sept. Sometimes pale or purplish. Moist 
sunny location or semi. X strong clumps................ 24 .20 18 16. 
CALTHA palustris. Marsh Marigold. Deciduous. 6-15 ins. 
Leaves bright green, broadly heart-shaped. Flowers 
bright yellow in early spring. Very showy. Moist 
location, semi-shade. Strong plants... eb) .30 .24 .22 
CHELONE glabra. White Turtlehead. Deciduous. 1-3 
ft. Stem smooth upright branching. Leaves oppo- 
‘site, lance shaped, toothed. Flowers white or pink- 
ish, July or Sept., in spike or clusters. Moist loca- 
tion. Shade or semi. Strong plants............0.0....... 23 ak .16 a) 
CHELONE lyoni. Pink Turtlehead. Deciduous. 1-3 ft. 
Stems slender erect. Leaves lanceolate, with sharp 
toothed margins. Flowers red or rose. July to Sep- 
tember. Moist location, shade or sun. Strong 
CICUTA maculata. Spotted Waterhemlock. Deciduous. 
3-5 ft. Finely cut leaves. Flowers white in umbels 
in mid-summer. Moist location. Sun or shade. 
Strong plants... eee 2 Wns eae SS 22 i19 abe 14 
CORNUS canadensis. Bunchberry. Deciduous. 5-8 ins. 
Flowers white or yellowish. Bright red berries, in 
clusters, moist open location. Sun or shade. Splen- 
did ground cover. Strong clumpy plants.................. .50 45 .40 
DIONAEA muscipula. Venus Flytrap. Deciduous. 4-8 ins. 
Leaves thick dark green, trap-like, catching insects. 
Flowers white terminal clusters, May and June. 
Peat bogs, moist location. Semi-shade. Strong 
DIPHYLLEIA cymosa. Umbrellaleaf. Deciduous. 1-2 ft. 
Leaves large lobed. Flowers white terminal, May. 
Fruit showy purple in bunches. Prefers damp loca- 
tion, shade or semi. X strong plants....2..:...........-..- 24 .20 ati7 15 
EUPATORIUM  purpureum. Joe-Pye-Weed. Trumpet 
Weed. 4-10 ft. Deciduous. Smooth purple stalks. 
Leaves in whorls. Flowers large purple heads borne 
on top. Found in moist meadows and along streams. 
Yields readily to cultivation in ordinary rich garden. 
Sunny location or semi. X strong plants............... 2 .20 aL7 16 
