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that can only be grown in shade, unfortunately, as undue exposure 

 to sunlight and consequent freezing and thawing in winter causes 

 unsightly browning of the foliage. However, the plant is perfectly 

 hardy and in spring quickly puts out a new growth of leaves. The 

 Mountain Fetter-bush is an interesting iron-clad subject whose 

 leaves are not browned or injured any way in winter, even when 

 exposed to full sunlight. The plant is a low, compact, round- 

 headed one whose bloom spikes, closely resembling those of lily-of- 

 the-valley, appear in autumn and burst into full flower very early in 

 spring. 



When well established Mountain Laurel is a prolific bloomer 



For carpeting under the shade of trees the familiar, old- 

 fashioned myrtle (Vinca minor) and Euonymus radicans are two 

 valuable vines. Pachysandra terminalis is an excellent perennial 

 plant, spreading slowly, that furnishes a neat mat of good foliage 

 throughout the year. Except in very sheltered nooks and corners 

 on north or west walls, English ivy has not given satisfaction in 

 this country, but when protected by a mulching of straw, leaves 

 or evergreen boughs it is sometimes utilized as a covering for 

 graves. A new plant which it is thought may to some extent sup- 

 ply the need for a satisfactory evergreen wall covering is Evergreen 

 Bitter-sweet (Euonymus vegetus), which so far has been tested 

 only in a limited way but promises much for future usefulness. 



