210 THE PLAN OF THE PLACE 



failure to obtain a good sward within a reasonable 

 time is almost out of the question. On the other 

 hand, if one needs sod and has no place from 

 which to cut it except the lawn, by taking up 

 blocks of sod, leaving strips and cross -strips, and 

 treating the surface as described above, the bare 

 places left are soon covered with green." 



Under trees, and in other shady places, it may 

 be necessary to cover the ground with something 

 else than grass. Good plants for such uses are 

 periwinkle ( Vinca minor, an evergreen trailer, 

 often called "running myrtle"), moneywort (Ly- 

 simachia nummularia) , lily -of -the -valley, and 

 various kinds of sedge or earex. 



