Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-20

and boys" Our native Trilliums at least
 two of them grow finely in cool. shady
 place; such are the white Trillsum
 granditiorum and the plum colored
 Trehectum. The painted cup, or Trillium erythrncarpuyn, does not take kindly to cultivation but might be rais-. ed from seed. The lovely blue MerteTl- sia virginica, columbines, the closed FGentian and charming partridge berry will grow admirably in moist shady piac-- esy Eolonons seal, one of our most
 graceful plants with it's arching growth i of white pendant flowers makes an ex- celIent background for a wild flower bed. l The baneberry, Actaca splcata and al 1 be, and eratrum are also tall attractive i plants. The hobble btsh, Vipurnum | lantaneides does best in a shady place and is suitable in size and habit for the l wild flower garden. The southern Do- decatheon meadia or shooting star is a charming plant to cultivate. yiolets of several species, the light blue lowered l Polenonaium Eaeruleum and the bright I yellow marsh marigold will do well in l the shade or in the moist sunrier parts l of the shaded garden. also Bluets or l Houstonias and the blue-eyed grass, sisyrinnhiun bermudiana do well in sunny spots In open spaces where it is sunny but fairly moist the fine tall 1 mallow or Hlbiscut moscheutos makes. a
 striking feature Jack-in-the- pulpit can Ibe planted in Shaded or sunny spots
 land besides the attractive flowers has
 red seed pods which are a showy fea- I ture. Cardinal flowers grow admirably l in sunny moist soil. The tiny Primula mistassinica is a delicate plant, but ] have grown it successfully in a cool shady spot and it is a little floral geDE l The Southern Leucothoe catesboei will I do well in shady moist spots and being evergreen is an interesting winter fea- ture. To make an effect of evergreen l mass in the shady garden ibera planting of our native yew, Taxus cana densis especially as a background, adds l much to the attractiyeness, our western l evergreen Mahonia is also adapted tc such position.
 Some of our native orchids will dc well under conditions of partial shade aud abundant leaf-mould. The yellow Cypripedium pubescens is perhaps tho I easiest of it's family to grow and I have l plants in my garden collected nearly l forty years ago that bloom freely ever. l year. The splendid Cypripedium spec
 tabile does well in the sunnier parts o l the moist ground or perhaps better il i the bog garden if such is available Or | the other hanQ the common laQy Sllp l per Cypripedium acaule is difficult tt I grow more than year or two and
 have never seen it well established il
 cultivation. It might perhaps be growl l from seed. The beautiful yellow or I enid Habenaria cilaris and equall. beautiful pink Habenaria fimhriata d l well in shade with plenty of leaf mould
 Some part of our shady garden shoul'
 have an extra liberal amount of lea mould or peat dug into the depth Of tw feet or more and here will be suita
 ble place for our fine native Rhodeden
 dron, mountain laurel and azaleas, ei
 ther the northern forms Azalea viscos and nudihora or the southern flame col ored calendulacea. In the sunnier par
 of the Rhododendron and Azalea bed
 an excellent place for our native turk
 cap lily Lilium superbum and our beau tifM yellow Lilium Canadense.n