WAKE ROBIN FARM 
description under “Club Moss,” as it belongs to the 
same Lycopodium Family. 25c¢ each. 
Ground Pine (Lyconodium obscurum). This member of 
the Club Moss Family is like a miniature evergreen 
tree, or, more precisely it is a dwarf pine. It is another 
small descendant of early “giants in the earth.” Furth- 
er description under “Ciub Moss.” 30c each. 
Hellebore, American White; Indian Poke (Veratrum 
viride). Bie bog plant, at first a fresh yellow-green, 
about 3 feet high. Clasping, spreading leaves, ribbed 
and grooved, are as interesting as the greenish flower- 
ing plume. 35c each. 
Hepatica, Acute-Lobed (Hepatica acutiloba). A variant 
hepatica which has a distinctly pointed leaf lobe. 
Otherwise very similar to its close relative, the Round- 
Lobed Hepatica, into which form it often blends. 
Rather scarce around these parts, changing in num- 
bers from year to year, with puzzling, and exciting, 
leaf forms, intermediate between acute and round. 
Acid soil required; partial shade desirable. Blooms in 
April. 25c each. 
Hepatica, Round-Lobed; Liverwort; Liver-Leaf (Hepat- 
ica triloba). The earliest. flower of spring, appearing 
before the new growth of leaves, in many shades of 
blue from near-white to dark. The leaves of the pre- 
vious year persist through winter, olive green, re- 
sembling the lobes of the liver. Good for rockeries, 
indoor pots and window boxes. Appears early, even 
in March, and before the snow is gone, to satisfy the 
eager, turgid gardener. Blooms through May. In- 
tensely acid soil is indicated. Tiny, fuzzy and delicate 
looking, they are tougher than you think. Once 
thought to be a liver medicine because of the leaf, as 
if it were a label on a bottle! 25c each; $2.50 for 12. 
Indian Cucumber Root (Medeola virginiana). Named 
for the flavor of its white tuberous root, relished by 
Indians. Grows here about a foot high, with distinc- 
tive whorls of leaves at top and middle of slender 
stem. Quaint, xsthetic blossoms at the top in May 
and June, protected by leaves, and replaced in Sep- 
tember by dark purple berries. Keeps company with 
aristocrats like Solomon’s Seal, Bunchberry, Arbutus 
and the Trilliums. A real woodland plant, this per- 
ennial herb likes subdued sunlight and rich damp 
soil, not too wet. Belongs to the same tribe (Paridee), 
in the Lily Family, with the Trilliums. 25c¢ each. 
Iris, Wild Blue; Larger Blue Flag; Fleur de Lis (Iris 
versicolor). Bog plant by choice, standing in water, 
but, happily for gardeners, adapts readily to drier 
ground. Height here is 20 to 30 inches. Purple 
flowers of regal beauty, this Wild Iris was chosen by 
Louis VII of France as the royal emblem, from which 
comes the name “Flower of Louis” (contracted in 
French to Fleur de Lis). Spreads by the root, rather 
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