WAKE ROBIN FARM 
root and leaves are toothed. Found growing content- 
edly with Hepaticas and Bloodroot. The leaves, op: 
posite 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 fertilized 
by queen bumblebees and small butterflies. The little 
pellet bulb goes deep underground, sending up a stalk 
too fragile to warrant digging when in growth. The 
plant rises above ground 4 to 9 inches. It demands 
acid soil and seeks shady spots with ample moisture, 
especially in shaly ‘clefts and hollows near woodland 
brooks. Best planted in masses, and only in the Fall. 
Suits the rockery. 25c each; $2.50 for 12. 
Dutchman’s Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria). Little white 
pantlets bobbing on a string. A patch of Dutchman’s 
Breeches in bloom is a mass of white, suggests lin- 
gerie laundry for a whole miniature city of little men. 
Reaching 8 inches above ground, in moist, shady cre- 
vices and folds of woodland, the flowers appear in 
pairs during April and May. Cross-fertilized by long- 
tongued visitors, bumblebees, Cabbage and Monarch 
butterflies and beelike flies of the tribe Bombylius. Its 
feathery foliage resembles that of the Maidenhair Fern, 
and the two are boon companions. 25c each; $2.50 
for 12. 
Firepink; Catchfly (Silene virginica). For a dash of mid- 
summer crimson in the garden, June to August, when 
wild flower bloom is scarce, Firepink needs no water- 
ing; moreover, it does not tolerate soggy wetness. 
Grows in open sunlight or partial shade; glows sturdily 
on barren shaly banks. 30c each. 

