WAKE ROBIN FARM HOME, PENNSYLVANIA 
Myrtle (Vinca minor). Ground cover; blue flowers; plant 
in 1-foot squares; likes a little shade; grows readily in 
any soil. 30c each; $3.00 for 12. 
Oswego Tea; Bee Balm (Monarda didyma). Flaming dark 
red flower on stem 3-4 feet tall. Fragrant, hardy, spreads 
by root runners, in moist ground; July to September; 
border shade. 35c each; $3.50 for 12. 
Partridgeberry; Twinberry (Mitchella repens). Evergreen 
creeper; small, fragrant, white blooms in June; bright 
red, edible berries in autumn. Damp shade, drained, 
acid. 30c each (clump); $3.00 for 12. 
Peppermint (Mentha piperita). Small blue flower, luscious 
mint aroma from leaves. Damp to soggy soil, ditches, 
any wet place; 18-30 inches high; spreads by roots. 
35c each; $3.50 for 12. 
Phlox, Wild Blue (Phlox divaricata). Evergreen; lavender 
flowers, April, May; grows 9-15 inches in open shade. 
Multiple drooping stems for rock garden; average soil, 
damp and drained. 30c each; $3.00 for 12. 
Phlox, Pink (Phlox ovata). Rose-pink flowers on stalks 
4-7 inches high, in May. Creeping roots and spreading 
foliage form gorgeous ground cover, evergreen too. 
Light shade. 30c each; $3.00 for 12. 
Rattlesnake Plantain (Epipactis pubescens; Goodyera 
pubescens). Little orchid, dark evergreen leaves, 
strongly white-veined, rattlesnake effect. Woolly stem, 
4 inches, bearing tiny white blossoms, July, August. 
Stony, shaly, piney spots, in shade. 40c each; $4.00 
for 12. 
Saxifrage, Early; Virginia Saxifrage (Saxifraga virgini- 
ensis). Rockery item; flourishes in stone and _ shale, 
grows anywhere. Small white flowers on 6-inch stem 
rising from basal leaves, in April. 25c each; $2.50 
for 12. 
Shooting Star; American Cowslip (Dodecatheon meadia). 
Blossoms rose-pink, clustered on 10-inch stem, over 
basal leaves, May and June. Grows in any soil, open 
shade. 35c each; $3.50 for 12. 
Snakeroot, Black; Black Cohosh; Bugbane (Cimicifuga 
racemosa). Tree-like plant, 2-4 feet; white flower 
plumes, purple berries in fall. Damp woods, drained 
soil. 30c each; $3.00 for 12. 
Snakeroot, White (Eupatorium urticaefolium). Downy 
clusters of white flowers at top and ends of open 
branches, 1-3 feet high. Woods plant, suits a shady 
garden; blooms August. 30c each; $3.00 for 12. 
Solomon’s Seal, False (Smilacina racemosa). White flower 
plume at end of single, arching stem, 12-18 inches 
long. Blooms May and June; ruby red berries. 30c each; 
$3.00 for 12. 
Solomon’s Seal, True (Polygonatum biflorum). Small 
greenish flowers hang in a row of pairs under arching 
stalks, a foot long, forming steel-blue berries in fall. 
Favors stony soil; rockery; semi-shade; well-drained to 
dry soil. 30c each; $3.00 for 12. 
Spearmint (Mentha spicata). Pungent fragrance of leaves 
more sought than the little lavender flower. Wet 
ground, ditches, open soggy spots; spreads rapidly. 
30c each; $3.00 for 12. 
