WAKE ROBIN FARM 
Bindweed, Hedge; Wild Morning Glory (Convolvulus 
sepium). Pink, funnelform bell blossom 2 inches long, 
stemming off from a twining vine, among soft-green, 
arrowhead leaves. The vine trails over the ground, 
climbs around poles, trees, shrubbery; over stone walls 
and old wooden fences, glorifying the seedy, obscuring 
the unsightly, in addition to positive adornment around 
porches and trellises. As fine as the familiar annual 
Morning Glory, with the advantage of perennial con- 
venience. The fragile, sensitive blossoms greet the ris- 
ing sun and close before noon. The vine reaches lengths 
of 3 to 10 feet. Moist alluvial soil, fence-rows, stream 
banks, roadsides, are types of habitat to guide in 
planting. Extract of Bindweed is reported to have 
a prompt coagulating property when applied to bleed’ 
ing wounds. ZOc each; $1.50 for 12. 
Bishop’s Cap; Mitrewort (Mitella diphylla). The white 
flowers on a slender raceme rise 8 to 16 inches high, 
each blossom a tiny cap. Blooms April and May. A 
gem for the shady rock garden. 25c each; $2.50 for 12. 
Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta). Grows 1 to 2 feet 
tall in open places and brilliant sunshine. A mid-sum- 
mer flower, brightening dried fields and meadows. 
Deep golden blooms, gay and laughing, to color any 
open spot in the garden. Biennial. 25c each; $2.50 for 
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Bleeding Heart, Wild (Dicentra eximia). Delicate fol- 
iage, with deep rose flowers, blooming May to August. 
This rare species, found on stony slopes, and growing 
a foot high, is splendid for the rock garden. Prefers 
moderately acid soil. Also called the Fringed Bleeding 
Heart. 35c each. 
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis). Low-growing per- 
ennial, 6 to 10 inches high. Fragile white flower, an 
inch or two wide, with a golden center. Blooms in 
April, followed by heart-shaped leaves which remain 
until autumn. If plucked, it exudes a blood-like juice 
from the root, which stains. Indians used this sap to 
decorate their faces. Elusive, tender, and altogether 
alluring is this ephemeral flower. Tolerates dry, light, 
neutral soil. 25c each; $2.50 for 12. 
Bluebell; Harebell; Bluebells of Scotland (Campanula 
rotundifolia). Dainty but extremely hardy, withstand- 
ing flood and drought with equal persistence. Grows 
equally well in sandy soil, rocky cliffs and crevices, in 
field or forest, mountain or meadow, in places dry or 
moist, in sunshine or shadow. Persistent, satisfying, 
easily established. Produces bluebells from June to 
late autumn. 25c each. 
Bluebells, Virginia; Virginia Cowslip; Lungwort (Merten- 
sia virginica). The rare beauty of Virginia Bluebells, 
we think, is in the clear, sky-blue coloring of the small 
trumpet-shaped flowers, on erect, smooth stems, ap’ 
pearing in early spring. Stems grow 1 to.2 feet high, 
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