WAKE ROBIN FARM 
terflies and bumblebees. Fragrant; 3 to 4 feet tall; 
hardy; spreads eagerly from roots; grows best in moist 
ground, along stream banks and wood borders. Fad- 
ing August is cheered by the scarlet flowers which 
bloom from July to September. 25c¢ each. 
Partridgeberry; Twinberry (Mitchella repens). Ever- 
green, creeping vine, with small fragrant blossoms in 
pairs, or “twins.” Forms a matted carpet of glossy 
green the year around. Flowers are creamy white 
within, pink without, and appear in June. Bright red 
berries come in autumn and feed the hungry winter 
birds. Easy to start; little care needed; grows best in 
rich wet woods, but also seems to carry on well enough 
in dry and barren soil, on the acid side. Can be pot- 
ted or dished for the house in winter, and planted out 
entire in the spring. 25c each. 
Peppermint (Mentha piperita). Grows near slow or 
standing water, often in roadside ditches. Minty scent 
adds zest to a garden. Flowers are bunchy and spiky 
and the leaves have a peppery taste. Good idea for 
the small pond or sluggish drain. Grows anywhere, 
in moisture, 18 to 30 inches high, and sometimes 
found with Spearmint. Came from Europe with the 
early settlers. Most of us know it or have it, and we 
list it for those who may need it. 25c each. 
Pepper Root; Cut-Leaved Toothwort (Dentaria laciniata). 
Similar to Crinkleroot, and a close relative in the Mus- 
tard Family, but with deeply divided and coarsely 
toothed leaves and root of a peppery taste. The leaves 
are in threes, close under the blossoms. Flowers deii- 
cate pink, in a top cluster, 6 to 8 inches above ground. 
Pepper Root likes the company of Wake Robin and 
Bellwort; we find them contentediy 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. 
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 chiefly in May. Light hard- 
wood shade, or full sunlight. An evergreen, creeping. 
ground cover. 25c each. 
Phlox, Sweet William (Phlox maculata). Wild Sweet 
William Phlox has richly pink flowers in a long cluster 
It is found on stream banks, in open sunshine. It re- 
quires soil that is constantly moist. Blooming in mead- 
_ ow. grass, it catches the eye for half a mile. It also 
flourishes in moist, rich, open woods. Flowers from 
mid-June to late August. Several blooming stalks from 
_a single root. 1 to 2 feet high. 35c each. 
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