WAKE ROBIN FARM 
among a wealth of stubby round leaves, persist from 
spring to fall. A fast growing ground cover, it accepts 
the damp or dry, town life and window boxes. A medi- 
cine, too, which “helpeth weake and akeing backs,” but 
only if boiled with the mutton of its native England. 
25¢ each; $2.50 for 12. 
Ginger, Wild (Asarum canadense). The red-brown of 
the Ginger flower comes in April and May. It buds 
off the hairy leaf stalk so close to the ground that it is 
hidden by the glistening dark-green, elephant-ear 
foliage and lies close to the leaf mold which it re- 
sembles in color for protection. 4 to 6 inches high, 
reclining stems. An oddity in flowers, appealingly elu- 
sive. Spicy, gingery smell. Rich, moist ground. 30c 
each; $3.00 for 12. 
Greek Valerian (Polemonium reptans). Light blue flow- 
ers, nodding in several clusters at the top of a slender 
stem, with alternate tufts of small leaves, about a foot 
high. Blooms in April and May. Grows in the sun, 
but light shade is better. Seeks the lower spots where 
moisture may linger. 40c each; $4.00 for 12. 
Ground Cedar (Lycopodium conplanatum). A conspicu- 
ous evergreen club moss, dwarfed residue from pre- 
historic bigness. It is used for interior decoration in 
winter, but is better left where it grows, on open or 
shady hillsides, and in dry, piny woods. Additional 
description under “Club Moss,” as it belongs to the 
same Lycopodium Family. 30c each; $3.00 for 12. 
Ground Pine (Lycopodium 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.” Fur- 
ther description under “Club Moss.” 40c each; $4.00 
for 12. 
Hawkweed; Rattlesnake Weed; Poor Robin’s Plaintain 
(Hieracium venosum). For sheer, startling, varied 
loveliness, this member of the Hawkweed group of the 
Composite Family is unsurpassed. Purple-veined light- 
green leaves close to ground stop you in your tracks. 
The insouciant grace of the slender, forking, clustered 
stems, topped with flowers like dandelions, blooming 
in June, holds your interest again and again. Once 
thought a specific for snake bite, as if the rattlesnake 
leaves were the authority! Serene and undemanding, it 
grows in poor soil, dry woods and thickets, open sandy 
places. 35c each; $3.50 for 12. | 
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 its often blends. 
Rather scarce around these parts, changing in numbers 
from year to year, with puzzling, and exciting, leaf 
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