GROUND COVERS 



for Carpets of Green 



Do you have places where grass won't grow or where it's hard to mow? 

 Solve your problem the easy way with carefree Ground Cover plants. Once 

 planted and established, these good-looking evergreen plants spread and 

 cover the area thickly, giving you a carpet of green where once you struggled 

 to maintain grass. In Ajuga Reptans, English Ivy, Max Graf Rose, Pachy- 

 sandra and VLnca Minor, we offer you what we know are five of the better, 

 more beautiful and more practical kinds. Using one or more of these 

 according to your need will not only care for your ground cover problem 

 but also add a great deal to the beauty of your property. Endless stretches 

 of lawn grass can be monotonous. It is good landscaping practice to break 

 up or relieve such areas with good ground cover plants. Plant them under 

 trees, on banks, along walks, under shrubbery. 



AJUGA REPTANS (Carpet Bugle) does well in sun or partial 

 shade and spreads quickly, forming a dense carpet. From early 

 May to mid-June, it produces upright spikes of gay blue flowers 

 giving you a profusion of colorful eye-catchers rising eibove the 

 mass of flat, bright green leaves. This is an excellent, perennial 

 ground cover which is evergreen, with lustrous foliage almost all 

 the yeetr. Plant eibout 10 inches apeirt. 5 plants for S2.60; 

 10 for S4.90; 50 for S21.50. 



ENGLISH rVY makes one of the most satisfactory ground 

 covers — a hardy plant that grows fast and spreads vigorously. 

 It will grow in densest shade or in sun, its beautiful shiny leaves 

 literally covering the area mth a wonderful green carpet. When 

 planted 8 inches apart, English Ivy makes short work of ridding 

 you of your problem area. The illustration below shows a typical 

 planting and gives you a good idea of the effect. 5 rooted cut- 

 tings for 75c; 10 for $1.30; 50 for §5.50; 100 for $9.50. 



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MAX GRAF ROSE 



ENGLISH IVY 

 VINCA MINOR 



MAX GRAF ROSE is made 

 to order for problem banks or 

 any other area — a trailing 

 rose which is hEtrdy, spread- 

 ing, low-growing and colorful 

 «ith rich green foliage and 

 bright pink, 3-inch flowers. 

 It multiplies itself when its 

 canes or branches touch the 

 ground, where they take root. 

 Space them about a foot apart 

 for quick coverage. These 

 are 1-year, field-grown, dor- 

 mant plants. 95c ea.; 3 or 

 more. 85c ea.; 10 or more, 

 75c ea. 



PACHYSANDRA TER- 

 MINALIS (Japanese Spurge i 

 is a tough, hardy, dependalije 

 plant which grows close to the 

 ground and spreads quickly 

 to form a continuous mass. 

 Since it thrives in shade, it is 

 wonderful for those areas imder trees where grass won't grow. Use them also at 

 the foot of an evergreen border or among evergreens, or anywhere it pleases you 

 to have a trouble-free ground cover. Plant 8 inches apart. 'The remaining spaces 

 wnl! soon be filled. 10 rooted cuttings for S1.40; 50 for S6.00: 100 for .?10.00. 



VINCA MINOR (Periwinkle) does exceptionally well in shade, semi-shade or in 

 sun. It is a hardy, trailing evergreen with nice, shiny foliage and lovely blue 

 flowers. Makes a good border or edging for evergreens, and is excellent on all 

 slopes. Plant 4 to 6 inches apart and \"inca Minor does the rest with no attention 

 from you. Incidentally, many flowering bulbs do well planted under \ inca Minor. 

 5 large plants per clump for 95c: 10 for .SI. 75; 50 for $7.00; 100 for $13.00. 



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