Cypripedium Spectabile.—Mocassin-flower. This is perhaps the finest of all bog plants, and hails from the woods of North America, where it grows to perfection. The plant forms handsome clumps, and the flowers are white marked with a rosy blotch.
Primula Japonica.—This plant revels in the cool surroundings of the bog garden, and produces an abundance of rich crimson blossoms. P. rosea is a smaller variety, with polyanthus tufts of delicate pink flowers. P. sikkimensis, with pale yellow flowers, is distinct.
Dielytra Spectabilis.—Bleeding Heart.
Trillium.—Wood Lily. A beautiful plant, with rich green foliage and snowy three-petalled flowers.
Parnassia Palustris.—Grass of Parnassus. An easily grown plant, with white flowers on long straight stems.
Anagallis Tenella.—Bog Pimpernel. Creeping habit. The flowers are pink.
Pinguicula.—Butterwort. The wettest spots in the bog should be chosen for this little plant.
Adiantum Pedatum.—Maidenhair fern. This is the hardy North American kind, which looks well associated with the flowering plants in sheltered corners.
Orchis Foliosa.—Madeira Orchis. One of the finest of the family. It produces bold spikes of purplish flowers.
Ficaria Grandiflora.—An improved form of the common Pilewort. Its bright masses of golden flowers render it a welcome addition to the bog garden in spring.