WAKE ROBIN FARM 
Trillium, White; Large-Flowering Trillium (Trillium 
grandiflorum). Waxy white flowers, superbly showy 
when grouped in shady woodland glades, bloom in 
April and May, later turn pink, and are followed by 
red berries. White Trillium requires little attention if 
planted amongst garden shrubbery or under hardwood 
trees. Soil average, or at least not too acid, and moist 
but well drained. White Trillium rejoices in plenty of 
leaf mold, which seems, among other qualities, to hold 
moisture constantly in moderation. This is one of the 
Trillium genus of the Paridee tribe of the Lily Family. 
Requires several years, estimated at 5 to 7, to reach 
blooming age for seed. It appreciates attention during 
its childhood. It likes when possible to be in sight and 
sound of a babbling brook. 30c each; $3.00 for 12. 
Turtle Head (Chelone glabra). Really a bog plant, but 
one which roots as close to water as possible without 
wetting its feet. Versatile, it survives in less watery 
places. The globular flower, tinted rose, has a startling 
likeness to a turtle’s head (Chelone), and a bald 
(glabrous) one at that. The flowers bloom successively, 
up a dense terminal spike, from July to September, in 
a cluster rather large for the slender, two-foot stalk. 
The plant increases by root division. A small start can 
be spread in a few seasons over extensive brookside or 
bog border. Similar in habit to the Monkey Flower, a 
Figwort Family connection. 35c each; $3.50 for 12. 
Vervain, Blue; Simpler’s Joy (Verbena hastata). Kitten- 
ish about wet feet, Vervain is still a plant of bog and 
ditch, seeking hummocks, islands and banks of marsh 
and stream. Perhaps most familiar at roadsides, where 
drainage wets the berm. Height from 3 to 5 feet, with 
many flower spikes curving like the arms of a candela- 
brum. The flowers are purple or violet, never blue, as 
the name denotes, and they bloom progressively up the 
stems from July to September. Vervain has been sacred 
to Druids, Romans and other peoples, ancient and 
modern, as fetish or talisman, to invoke blessing and 
avert disaster. The English name, “Simpler’s Joy,” 
grew out of the ready sale at good price of Vervain 
by venders of medicinal “simples” or herbs. Decora- 
tive, the plant is easily established, requires little at- 
tention, and grows in full sun or partial shade, over 
a wide range of climate. 35c each; $3.50 for 12. 
Violet, Blue (Viola papilionacea). This is the violet every- 
one knows. It typifies violets of every kind. It unites 
the main qualities of the Violet Family. It has unsur- 
passed beauy. It is found in unlimited quantity. It 
permits unrestricted plucking. It has unrivalled scent. 
It is unknown almost nowhere. It has an intricate 
mechanism for cross-pollination in the blossoms, and 
self-fertilizing buds at the base of the stem. It yields 
perfume; has been cooked and eaten; and has been 
recommended as a remedy for skin diseases (e. g., 
eczema). The blossoms are often more abundant than 
the leaves, and are truly violet in color, verging into 
purple hues. Leaves are deep green and heart-shaped. 
Spreads lustily in clumps and masses, 3 to 6 inches 
high, in shade or sun, in groves, orchards and moist 
meadows. It grows lushly around dwellings, as if re- 
sponding to the widespread human appreciation. Emb- 
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