PROPAGATION. Seeds and division.
SPECIAL USES. Woodland and rock gardens.
Epigaea repens Ericaceae Trailing Arbutus
Flat evergreen creeper with overlapping hairy stems and bright-green oval leaves. In early spring it has white or pink phlox-like flowers, not very large but interestingly fragrant. Although it is usually cultivated in shady, protected spots, it can thrive in hot dry areas.
CARE. Humusy and very acid soil, sandy, with leaf mold. Good drainage. Moist. Don’t dig wild plants which are difficult to transplant. Use pot-grown plants.
PROPAGATION. Cuttings. Seed if strictly fresh.
SPECIAL USES. Wild gardens, rock planting.
Erythronium Liliaceae Adder’s-Tongue, Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet
A very large clan of bulbous wild flowers native to many parts of the country. All species have the marks of family resemblance—two leathery basal leaves, often beautifully marbled, and miniature lily flowers nodding from the tops of central stems in spring. Height, usually six inches.
albidum—Leaves may be matted or not. In the East flowers are white, in April.