Violet, fwo-colored Birdfoot 
Viola pedata bicolor 
This handsome violet has light blue upper 
petals and rich purple lower petals. The 
blossom is as large as the preceding 
species. Wants dry soil,preferably sand. 
Occurs naturally in open sun but tolerates, 
some shade if soil not moist. 
Violet, Yellow Round-leaved 
Viola rotundifolts 
A modest small violet, light yellow, veined 
with madder purple, April to May. Leaves 
round to long heart-shaped, about 1 in. 
broad at blossom time, expanding to 2 to 
4 inches and flat on the ground later. Cool, 
damp ground cover where other things won’ t 
grow. 
Ferns 
Beech Fern, Broad | 
Dryopteris hexagonoptera 
Winged woodfern. Triangular fronds. Shade 
or partial shade, damp to dryer sites, 
neutral soil. Height 12-18 in. 
Beech Fern, Narrow 
Phegopteris polypodioides 
Triangle-shaped fronds, 3 to 10 in. long. 
Succession of fronds all season, only one. 
frond present at a time. Creeping root- 
stocks. Bottom pair of pinnae grow down- 
ward. and outward.Moist to fairly dry sites 
prefers shade, but will grow in sun if 
not too dry. 
Except where noted, prices as follows: 
Large-.60¢ea. Med. 45¢ — Small 40¢ ea. 
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