WAKE ROBIN FARM, HOME, PENNSYLVANIA 
Vervain, Wild Blue; Simpler’s Joy (Verbena hastata). A very decorative wild 
plant, growing from 4 to 5 feet tall, with numerous flower spikes curving up- 
ward like the arms of a candelabra. The flowers bloom and fade out progres’ 
sively up the stem. They are purple rather than blue. The Vervain is known 
abroad as the holy herb, sacred, among others, to the Druids of England. The 
old name, “Simpler’ Joy”, grew out of the good prices obtained for Vervain 
by vendors of medicinal “simples” or herbs. Flowers from July to September. 
Decorative, easily established almost anywhere and needs little if any attention. 
25c each; $2.00 for 10. 
Violet, Common; Common Blue Violet (Viola papilionacea). There is nothing 
quite so familiar in the springtime as the violet. It contains the very essence 
of spring. Nothing will bring more suggestion of the delight of that glad 
season than this little flower, whether in a clump or a mass. There are many 
kinds, but the Common Violet and others following are chosen from the wild 
varieties. The Common Violet is our well-known purple kind, easy to grow 
either in sun or shade. The flowers, light purple to pale violet, are abundant, 
often more so than the dark green leaves. Emblem of the Bonapartes, favorite 
of Mohammed, its popularity is as old as widespread. 20c each; $1.50 for 10. 
Violet, Dogtooth; Yellow Adder’s Tongue; Trout 
Lily (Erythronium americanum). Not a violet at all, 
of course, but a lily, which must take its place in 
the alphabet under its best known name. It is a 
small flower, only 4 to 9 inches from the ground, 
quite lily-like, and bright yellow in color, with foliage 
a mottled purple. It grows by preference in shady 
spots with ample moisture. The blossoms certainly 
suggest dog’s teeth and the mottling of the leaves 
account for the adder or the trout, but whoever 
thought of “violet”? Yet a lily under any other 
* name is just as nice, and this is a very sweet and 
.. prolific lily. It goes for shady spots with ample mois- 
“ture and a good stand of it will be a perpetual, 
golden-yellow delight. 25c each; $2.00 for 10. 

Violet, Downy Yellow (Viola pubescens). Flowers yellow. Grows 6 to 12 inches 
high and does well in rather dry places in shade. This is a showy violet, which 
adds color to any naturalistic planting. Unlike the Common Violet, it rises 
above its surroundings. Appears on forked stems in April and May. 25c each; 
$2.00 for 10. 
Violet, Pale; Spurred Violet (Viola striata). Handsome, with deep green leaves 
and fairly large, white, light yellow or pale lavender flowers, on very long 
stalks. The stripes, or striations (whence comes the name), appear as purplish 
veins on the lower petals. The stems are smooth and branching and the plant 
forms large clumps. 25c each; $2.00 for 10. 
17 
