WAKE ROBIN FARMS HOME, PENNSYLVANIA 
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. 35c each; $3.50 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. 35c each; $3.50 for 12. 
Phlox, Sweet William (Phlox maculata). Deep pink 
flowers; open damp ground; moist open woods; 1-2 
feet; June-August. 50c each (clump); $5.00 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. 45c each; $4.50 
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. 30c each; $3.00 
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. 40c each; $4.00 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. 35c each; $3.50 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. 35c each; $3.50 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. 35¢ each; 
$3.50 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: 35c each; $3.50 for 12. 
Spearmint (Mentha spicata). Pungent fragrance of leaves 
more sought than the little lavender flower. Wet 
ground, ditches, open soggy spots; spreads rapidly. 
35c each; $3.50 for 12. 
Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica). Rosy-white flowers 
on numerous drooping stems from a tiny pellet bulb. 
Blooms very early, even in March, and into May. Moist 
ground, under trees or in open. 30c each; $3.00 for 12. 
Strawberry, Wild (Fragaria virginiana). White-petalled, 
yellow flowers, April to June, followed by real straw- 
berries, on spreading vines. Any soil in open sun. 
30c each; $3.00 for 12. 
Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare). Richly aromatic leaves, 
topped by yellow flowers, July to September; 1-3 feet 
tall. Grows lustily and spreads in poorest soil, full sun- 
light. 35c¢ each; $3.50 for 12. 
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