KELSEY'5 HARDY AMERICAN PLANTS 
"^rolvn in the Carolina jyfountains at 38oo_^et elel^ation 
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HARDY CREEPERS AND GROUND-COVERING PLANTS 
Tlic'ii' ;iri' ln;iiiy spiits on liillsidcs, uiiilcr tici's !iii<t on banks of slri-anis win re ordinary |.lanls do not tlirive 
and where a low ooverinij of green is very desiralile. Kor these ])nr)»oses the list below is a jxood one, thotiyh 
only partial, for many of the taller vines can be used, sneh as Lonicera, Vitis, etc., and low shrnbs as Xanthorrhiza, 
Hjrica. <'te.. which are olTered elsewhere. Advice on this ini|iortant (|Uestion gladly given where conditions and 
effect lU'sired are indicated. 
The approximate height Srom ground is given, but not the space covered by plants. 
EPIGAEA repens. Tkailinu Ahui ti s. 2 to 4 in. White and rose colored. One of the most popular of all 
our native llowers, but dilTicult to transplant. Flowers deliciously fragrant in clusters in May. 
GALAX APHYLLA. GALAX, 
OR Coltsfoot. 6 to 18 in. 
White. A smooth plant, 
with heart-shaped, crenate- 
toothed and shining ever- 
green leaves of striking 
beauty. The small white 
Howers are borne on a scape 
12 to 18 inches high, form- 
ing a beautiful dense-spiked 
raceme. The thick leaves 
turn brilliant shades of 
bronze, red and crimson in 
autumn where exposed to 
the sun, and remain so 
throughout the winter, but 
in shade they retain their 
striking green effect. We 
introduced the leaves for 
winter decorating purposes, 
and ship millions of them 
every winter. A remarkable 
ground-covering plant, par- 
ticularly when used with 
Rhododendrons. 
GAULTHERIA procumbens. 
WlXTEKtiHEKN. :i to ij in. 
Hriglit red clusters of edible 
berries all through winter. 
Highly aromatic dark green 
leaves. Flowers while. Plant 
with Oalax and lihododen- 
droiis. 
GLECHOMA hederacea. 
tiHot'NiJ Ivv. ;{ to 5 in. ^t}t 
native. Light blue. One of 
the best ground - covering 
l>lnnts. Very fragrant; stands 
moisture well. 
HOUSTONIA serpyllifolia. 
Bi.i KTs, .'ItoGin. ],igbt blue 
or white, blooming nearly all 
summer. Forms carpet ot* 
n;innte leaves. It is easily 
forced and a most exquisitely 
beaulifnl dainly window plant 
and for borders. 
Wistaria frutescens (See p.ige 22) 
ft. The Lycopodiums are very u.seful for planting in moist 
1.YCOPODIUM clavatum. Ki nnixc 1*ini:. I 
sIkuIv places or under Itliododendrons, etc. 
complanatum, TnAiux<i Ciihistmas Guekn. 
lucidulum. Shinino Oi-t'ii Moss. <i lo 10 in. 
obscurum. (tKounu Pine. C to 10 in. Erect 
G to 10 in. Creeping. 
Erect, very fine. 
; spreading stems. 
MITCHELLA repens. Pahthiuge Vine. 3 to r, in. While. A small Irailing evergreen, with white or pur- 
ple-tinged very fragrant flowers in June. Berries bright red, persistent through winler. 
PHLOX reptans. TiiAii.iSG PiiixJX. 3 to 8 in. Kcddish purple. Splendid prostrate species for covering 
bare spaces of ground. The flowers rise like stars from the nearly evergreen leaves, making a showy dis- 
l>lay in Mav or .Tune. 
subul'ata. Moss Pink. 3 to 8 in. Strong-growing dwarf shrubby Phlox, making thick clumps literally 
covereel with tiie showy purple flowers. For massing etTects and covering hillsides it is without an equal. 
subulata alba. White Moss Pink. 3 to 8 in. White variety. 
RUBUS canadensis. Oewreruv. 1 to 2 ft. White. All the Hubus arc useful for shrubberies and have 
showy llowers and fi'liit. 
cnneifolius. Sani> Hlackuekkv. I to 2 ft. 
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