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THE YELLOW SHEETS 
MAY-JUNE, 1947 
WOOD SORRELL (a native Ox- 
alis), another very early bloomer. 
Clover-like leaves decidedly red- 
dish. Makes a small bulb and trans- 
plants readily even when in bloom. 
Different colors, white, cream and 
pink. Dormant after blooming. The 
shredded leaves are nice in salads 
and some use them in soups. Does 
well in pots. Needs rather more than 
half shade, but thrives in rather poor 
soil. 
WOOD BETONY (Betonia). I 
thought this was a Fern until I found 
it in bloom. Yellow flowers about 
the size and shape of Ragged Rob- 
ins, nice clean stems, a good cut 
flower. Does not do well in pots for 
me. Indifferent to soil, but needs a 
damp spot and plenty of shade. The 
young leaves push up dark red, 
changing to dark green. 
PARTRIDGEBERRY (Michella 
repens), also called Buckberry and 
Twinberry. A. small-leaved ground 
cover, with tiny pinkish white, fra- 
grant flowers in spring, always 
borne in pairs. Red berries in fall 
which hang on all winter. Does 
fairly well in one-pound coffee cans 
for me, if I lift a slab of moss with 
the little vines growing through it; 
divide by breaking moss apart; set 
moss and all on top of soft ground 
and pull: dirt around the edges to 
keep out the air. Seems to need the 
moss for inoculation as I cannot get 
it to live at all without the moss. 
This plant furnishes one of the num- 
erous botanical puzzles I run against 
in my work. Before the coming of 
the white man with his sinful squan- 
dering of God’s gifts, the Quapaw 
women depended to a great extent 
upon this berry for winter desserts, 
stewing them with honey .Now, even 
knowing its haunts, and it is plenti- 
ful, | doubt if I could gather a tea- 
_cupful of berries in a day's search. 
Hardy into Canada. Must have acid 
soil, and in South, needs deep shade. 
Can stand full sun in Michigan. 
FIVE. FINGERS (Potentilla) a 
rock garden plant, vine, does not 
