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11 (iKT 1 lULTURE 



Juiiuury 8, 191C 



Evergreens, Shrubs & Perennial Plants 



Headquarters For 

 PACHYSANDRA TERMINALIS 



OLD TOWN NURSERIES, South Natlck. Mass. 



PACHYSANDRA TERMINALIS AS A 

 GROUND COVER. 



For many years past, various plants 

 have been in use to give a pleasing 

 effect to plantings where grass can 

 only find a struggling existence. In 

 recent years, Pachysandra terminalis 

 has often been used as a substitute for 

 Vinca minor. As a ground cover the 

 latter is unquestionably very satisfac- 

 tory, but one objection to its morp 

 general use is its frequency in ceme- 

 tery planting, hence Pachysandra ter- 

 minalis has found a welcome with the 

 discreet planter. 



Whether for a city lot or a suburban 

 home, or large estate, or for pleasure 

 resorts and public parks, oftentimes 

 we have to resort to a ground cover to 

 complete the pleasing effect and Pachy- 

 sandra terminalis is well adapted for 

 either situation. 



To harmoniously complete a group 

 of evergreens or deciduous planting in 

 the border, or especially near a dwell- 

 ing, Pachysandra terminalis makes an 

 ideal under cover, thus evading the ex- 

 posure of unplanted ground, or grass 

 which must be mowed every week. 

 Lawn mowers or other implements 

 will often do much damage when ma- 

 nipulated too closely to the trees and 

 often injure the bark of plants, how- 

 ever careful the workman may be, the 

 damage often resulting in the loss of 

 some valuable plant. 



The saving of labor by the use of 

 Pachysandra holds good also in regard 

 to steep bankings which often are a 

 very hard proposition to keep in a sat- 

 isfactory condition if seeded down in 

 grass. 



One feature worth mentioning in the 

 use of Pachysandra as a ground cover 

 is that by planting spring flowering 

 bulbs in the midst of it a most pleas- 

 ing effect is gained, with the one great 

 advantage that after the foliage of 

 the bulbs has shrivelled there will be 

 no noticeable gap, on account of the 

 profuse evergreen cover. 



The writer further has in mind the 

 planting of Pachysandra as used by 

 Duncan Finlayson, superintendent of 

 the Larz .Anderson estate. There one 

 can see this plant used as an edging 

 In front of shrubbery borders with 

 beautiful effect, and taking the place of 

 low box edging, with the difference of 

 being less stiff than the latter and 

 more adapted to our climate. 



Without doubt there are many nooks 



A FlEI.ll OK P.^CHYSANnH.\ TERMINALIS AT OlD TOWN NUBSEBIES, SoUTII 



Natick, Mass. 



and corners on estates whcri liiuri 

 culture is practiced where plantings o: 

 Pachysandra might be more generally 

 used and to refined effect. It is a per- 

 fectly hardy evergreen and will do 

 equally well in either sun or shade. 

 M. P. Hae.vdi.kh. 

 South N'atick, Mass. 



NEW CORPORATIONS. 



Franklin, Pa. — Bell Floral Co., in- 

 corporators, Philip A. Edward, Rachel 

 L. and Anna Bell. 



Pittsburgh, Pa. — Keystone State Nur- 

 series, capital stock $5,000. Incorpor- 

 ators, J. M., V. R. and D. G. George and 

 M. L. Sweeney. 



Maiden, Mass. — Through the efforts 

 of Park Commissioner J. G. Tilden a 

 rest room is being erected on Ferry- 

 way Green, equipped with shower 

 baths, lockers, etc. for men, and re- 

 tiring rooms for ladies. The main 

 room above on the street level will be 

 used as a rest room for mothers with 

 children. Com. Tilden is an enthusias- 

 tic worker in behalf of the playground 

 and the young people throughout the 

 city have enjoyed outdoor sports 

 through his untiring efforts. There 

 has been some talk of naming Web- 

 ster Playstead Tilden Lea in his honor. 



THE PRAIRIE STYLE OF LAND- 

 SCAPE GARDENING. 



The .Middle West is just beginning to 

 evolve a new style of architecture, in- 

 terior decoration, and landscape gar- 

 dening in an effort to create the per- 

 fect home amid the prairie states. 

 This movement is founded on the fact 

 that one of the greatest assets which 

 any country or natural part of it can 

 have, is a strong national or regional 

 character, especially in the homes of 

 the common people. Its westernism 

 grows out of the most striking pe- 

 culiarity of middle-western scenery, 

 which is the prairie, i.e., flat or gently 

 rolling land that was treeless when 

 the white man came to Illinois. One 

 landscape gardener has done, since 

 1901, $6,000,000 worth of work, which 

 he declares has been inspired by the 

 prairie. Some of the progress that has 

 been made toward a prairie style of 

 architecture is illustrated in "The 

 Prairie Spirit in Landscape Garden- 

 ing," by Wilhelm Miller. This is a 36- 

 page circular containing 100 illustra- 

 tions published by the University of 

 Illinois. It is too expensive for un- 

 limited free distribution, but is sent to 

 Illinoisans who will promise to do 

 some permanent ornamental 'planting 

 within a year. — Vniv. of III. Press. Bul- 

 letin. 



