EVERGREEN VINES 135 
seed, try a few clumps of periwinkle (Vinca minor). 
It will not only remedy the bad place in the lawn, 
but will be a source of pleasure on its own account, 
for there is no plant quite so much at home, and 
therefore none that will do so well in shady nooks, 
as this. Nor are its flowering possibilities to be 
overlooked, for the charming aspect of the tiny 
flowers poking up through the dark-green foliage 
lasts for a considerable season. The periwinkle 
is a very rapid grower, and can be divided every 
third or fourth season if more plants are desired. 
There is one variety with white flowers, one with 
double flowers and a third with variegated leaves; 
but the most popular is the blue-flowered type 
variety, found in many a garden. 
There is another species of vinca (V. major) 
that is popular as a decorative plant for use in 
vases, pots, etc., but unfortunately this form is 
not hardy. Its leaves are much larger than those 
of the periwinkle and are prettily mottled with 
white and light yellow. 
Another little gem for shady nooks and wild 
spots is the trailing arbutus (Epigea repens), 
but only after you get it well established. And 
this is more difficult than it sounds, for the 
graceful little vine has a most inconvenient habit 
of refusing to grow, except in locations that it 
