WAKE ROBIN FarM, HOME, PENNSYLVANIA 
Pepper Root; Cut-Leaved Toothwort (Dentaria laciniata). Similar to Crinkleroot, and 
a close relative in the Mustard Family, but with deeply divided and coarsely toothed 
leaves and root of a peppery taste. The leaves are in threes, close under the blos- 
soms. Flowers delicate pink, in a top cluster, 6 to 8 inches above ground. Pepper 
Root likes the company of Wake Robin and Bellwort; we find them contentedly 
tangled together. 25c each; $2.50 for 12. 
Phlox, Wild Blue (Phlox divaricata). Blooms in April and May, with fragrant, lavender 
flowers, blue with a hint of purple, sometimes violet or lilac. Grows from 9 to 15 
inches high, choosing moist, open woodlands. Graceful; takes kindly to rockeries. 
Tolerates average soil and exposure, and summer drouth. 25c each; $2.50 for 12. 
Phlox, Pink (Phlox ovata). The clear rose pink of the flower, on stalks 4 to 7 inches 
high, has an arresting quality in mass. Blooms chie‘y in May. Light hardwood 
shade, or full sunlight. An evergreen, creeping, ground cover. 25c each. 
Pipsissewa; Prince’s Pine (Chimaphila umbellata). Evergreen, with creeping stems, long 
underground shoots and thick shining leaves. The flesh-colored flowers are fragile 
and aromatic, appearing in June; one of the latest of the early wild flowers. Simple 
to establish in conditions resembling dry woods, and especially if it has an ever- 
green coniferous tree to look at. The long roots may be pot-bound before setting 
out if desired. Small plantings yield good increase, because it spreads vigorously. The 
popular name is of Indian origin, referring to 
strengthening properties; and “Chimaphila” is 
Greek, meaning “winter loving.” 25c each; 
$2.50 for 12. 
Pitcher Plant; Side-Saddle Flower; Huntsman’s 
Cap (Sarracenia Purpurea). A bog plant of ex- 
traordinary interest, in form, color and habits. 
Pitcher leaves surround the flower stalk, which 
reaches a height of about a foot. The green 
leaves, 5 to 8 inches long, are veined bloo¢ 
red and hold as much as a pint of water, in 
which are trapped and drowned the fatally 
inquisitive bugs. These victims disintegrate and 
are believed to feed the plant, for when in- 
sect diet is scarce, the sparse roots extend. 
The raw-meat red of the astonishing flower 

draws carrion flies for cross-fertilization. Best 
planted in the juiciest of bog soil and in sombre light. 25c¢ each. 
Rattlesnake Plantain (Epipactis pubescens; Goodyera pubescens). An Orchid with little 
leaves in a low cluster, dark olive green with white veins, resembling rattlesnake skin, 
make this plantain an odd and striking feature for a dry and shady spot. Stout, 
woolly stem, 4 to 6 inches high, bears a plume of tiny, white, sac-like blossoms, 
in July and August. Evergreen, it likes coniferous woods in nature, Adapts to 
indoor use, potted or dished in wet moss and leaf mold. Colonizes in clumps of 
a dozen little rattlesnakes around the parent plant. Indians firmly believed that 
the leaves cured snake-bite—the old “signature” idea of herbs antidoting the 
things they resemble. 25c each. 
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