WAKE ROBIN FARM 
Spearmint (Mentha spicata). A well known, fragrant 
herb, with spicy, minty leaves. It has a flower, plumy 
and pale purple, which flourishes at the expense of the 
more fragrant foliage. Moist ground, ditches and road- 
sides are its favorite haunts. Once started in the garden, 
it spreads rapidly. Cuttings can be dried for winter use. 
The fresh leaves are nice to nibble while reflecting 
upon important impractical things and of course every- 
body likes mint sauce with mutton. 30c each; $3.00 
for 12. 
Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica}. Sensitive and deli- 
cate, this shy flower, with its blush of rosy pink, is one 
of Spring’s earliest signs, appearing even in March, 
and lasting into May. It seeks protection under larger 
plants, although it needs light to keep its petals open. 
It shrinks and wilts on plucking, which ought to be a 
warning to well-meaning vandals. Good for massing in 
the rockery, with moisture and partial shade. The bulb 
is a bean-sized, lentil-shaped pellet, of dun earth color, 
sending up a stalk of exquisite fragility. Spring Beauty 
responds well to cultivation even in wide open gardens, 
and increases rapidly. Its allure for scores of insect 
species is compliment enough, and its visitors and sta- 
men structure combine to assure cross-fertilization. 25c 
each; $2.50 for 12. 

Strawberry, Wild (Fragaria virginiana). Main species of 
the Fragaria (fragrant) genus of the Potentilla tribe of 
the great Rose Family, these are real strawberries, good 
to eat, after enjoying from April to June the pure 
white, five-petalled flowers with their golden hearts. 
These are the very same strawberries on the hill which 
kissed the red lips, made redder still, of Whittier’s 
Barefoot Boy. On the hill indeed they grow around 
here, in rough, open fields. They will give a wild and 
useful touch to a neglected sunny corner of the yard. 
Spreads like the garden strawberry by rooting runners. 
25c each; $2.50 for 12. 
Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare). Roadside plant, blooming 
July to September, 2 to 3 feet tall. surmounted by 
tight little yellow clusters resembling the eye of a 
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