WakE RoBIN Farm, Home, PENNSYLVANIA 
Club Moss, Shining (Lycopodium lucidulum). A living remnant, geology says, of the 
late Paleolithic period (Stone Age), these little 4 to 8 inch bristly plants were 
once 100-foot trees, buried under high pressure in heaving earth wrinkles to. form 
the abundant bituminous coal of this Allegheny Mountain region, and under ter- 
tific pressure eastward to form the nearly pure carbon of anthracite. A primitive 
form, even to the tyro, as the dark green stem is readily seen to be merely an 
elongation of the brown rootsalk or base, bent to run a little way underground. 
Dwells in cool, damp, hemlock woods. Redolent of long ago, this Club Moss 
and its related companions, Ground Cedar and Ground Pine, stir the imagination. 
This Family Lycopodium (“‘wolf’s foot”) is allied to ferns. The spores yield flash 
light powder of early photography and when dry are highly inflammable. 25¢ each. 
Columbine, Wild (Aquilegia canadensis). Hardy and 
brilliant rockery flower, growing 10 to 20 inches 
high. Blossoms, an inch long, appear in May, 
in yellow and bright red. Named for the dove 
(“columba”), the flower resembles both the 
claws and the graceful droop of a drinking pig- 
eon. Grows in average soil and tolerates summer 
drouth. Lives in careless grace on fearful perches 
and loses charm on plucking. Definitely hardy, 
encouraging to beginners. 25c each; $2.50 for 12. 
Crinkleroot; Two-Leaved Toothwort (Dentaria di- 
phylla). The little white flowers have a loose, 
careless manner. They appear in a terminal clus- 

ter, blooming in May, or somewhat earlier. The 
root is crinkled and both root and leaves are WILD COLUMBINE 
toothed. Found growing contentedly with Hep- 
aticas and Bloodroot. The leaves, opposite in pairs, distinguish this toothwort from 
the three-leaf, or cut-leaf Pepper Root, a like relative in the Dentaria genus of the 
numerous Mustard Family. Increases by creeping roots in rich, moist ground. The 
edible root has a pleasant watercress flavor. 25c each; $2.00 for 12. 
Dog’s-tooth Violet; Trout Lily; Yellow Adder’s 
Tongue (Erythronium americanum). A_ very 
small lily, not a violet. Leaves are mottled 
in purple suggesting the trout; and curved, 
pointed petals, the dog’s tooth. The bright 
yellow flower appears in May and is ferti- 
lized by queen bumblebees and small. butter- 
flies. The little pellet bulb goes deep under- 
ground, sending up a stalk too fragile to 
DOGTOOTH VIOLET warrant digging when in growth. The plant 
rises above ground 4 to 9 inches. It de- 
mands acid soil and seeks shady spots with ample moisture, especially in shaly clefts 
and hollows near woodland brooks. Best planted in masses; suits the rockery. 
25c each; $2.00 for 12. 

