14 E. C. Rossins, ASHFORD, NORTH CAROLINA 
Hardy Aquatic and Bog Plants 
ACORUS calamus. Sweet Flag. Hardy waterside plant, 
gern 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 lance- 
olate leaves. Flowers violet-purple, very large 
and showy. One of the best of the native Asters 
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 
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 
CHELONE glabra. White Turtlehead. Deciduous. 112-3 
ft. Stem smooth upright branching. Leaves op- 
posite, lance shaped, toothed. Flowers white or 
pinkish, July or Sept., in spike or clusters. Moist 
location. Shade or semi. Strong plants................ 
CHELONE lyoni. Pink Turtlehead. Deciduous. 1-3 ft. 
Stems slender erect. Leaves lanceolate, with 
sharp toothed margins. Flowers red or rose. 
July to September. Moist location, shade or sun. 
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CICUTA maculata. Spotted Waterhemlock. Deciduous. 
3-5 ft. Finely cut leaves. Flowers white in 
umbels in mid-summer. Moist location. Sun or 
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CORNUS canadensis. Bunchberry. Deciduous. 5-8 ins. 
Flowers white or yellowish. Bright red berries, 
in clusters, moist open location. Sun or shade. 
Splendid ground cover. Strong clumpy plants.... 
DIPHYLLEIA cymosa. Umbrellaleaf. Deciduous. 1-2 
ft. Leaves large lobed. Flowers white terminal, 
May. Fruit showy purple in bunches. Prefers 
damp location, shade or semi. X strong plants 
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. 
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