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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 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 it often blends. 
Rather scarce around these parts, changing in numbers 
from year to year, with puzzling, and exciting, leaf 
forms, intermediate between acute and round. Acid 
soil required; partial shade desirable. Blooms in April. 
35c each; $3.50 for 12. 
Hepatica, Round Lobed; Liverwort; Liver Leaf (Hepa- 
tica 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, resem- 
bling 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. Intensely 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! 30c each; $3.00 for 12. 
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 rapidly, soon yield- 
ing desirable massed effect, from a modest beginning. 
Blooms all through June, sun or shade. 35c each; $3.50 
for 12. 
