:KELSEY'5 HARDY AMERICAN PLANTS 
^roJvn in the Carolina jyfountains at 3800 ^et elevation 
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HARDY CREEPERS AND GROUND-COVERING PLANTS 
TluTc are niiiny spots on liillsi<les, uiuU r ti-i'cs ami on liaiiks of si reams wlicrc ordinary plants do not thrive 
and where alow co'verinic of green is very desirahle. Kor these purposes the list below is a frooil one, thouiih 
^ only partial, for many of llic taller vines oan be used, such as Lonicera, Vitis, etc., and low shrubs as Xanttaorrhiza, 
Hyrica. etc., which are offered elsewhere. Advice on this important (pustion jiladly given where conditions and 
effect desii'ed ai'e indicated. 
The approximate height from ground is given, but not the space covered by plants. 
EPIGAEA repens. TuAiLiNfi AKiit Trs. 2 to 4 in. White and rose colored. One of the most popular of all 
our native llowers, but dillicnlt 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 
tlowers 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 w inter. A remarkable 
ground-covering plant, par- 
ticularly when used with 
Rhododendrons. 
GAULTHERIA procumbens. 
WiNTEltCHKKN. 11 to » in. 
Bright red clusters of edilile 
berries all through winter. 
Highly aromatic dark green 
leaves. Flowers white. Plant 
with Pialax and Rhododen- 
drons. 
GLECHOMA hederaoea. 
(iKoi'Nii 1\"Y. ;{ to 5 in. ^ot 
ttative. Light blue. One of 
the best ground - covering 
|>lants. Very fragrant; stands 
nn>islure well. 
HOUSTONIA serpyllifolia. 
Bu KTs. Ittotiin. Light blue 
or white, blooming nearly all 
stimmer. Forms carpet of 
minute leaves. It is easily 
forced and a mo.st e.^iquisitely 
beautiful dainty window plant 
and for borders. 
The Lvcopodiums are very useful for planting in moist 
Wistaria frutescens (See pnge 23) 
LYCOPODIUM clavatum. Ui nmni: I'ine 
shady places 4)r under I\'bodo<lendrons, i-tc. 
complanatum. TuAii.iNd Ciihist.ma.s Greks. 
lucidulum. fsiTixiNO Cl.l'B Moss, (i to 10 in. 
obscurum. Gkounu Pine. 6 to 10 in. Erect 
1 ft. 
() to 10 in. (Creeping. 
Erect, very tine, 
spreading stems. 
MITCHELLA repens. Partridoe V'ine. .'t to a in. White. A small trailing evergreen, with white or pur- 
ple tinged very fragrant tlowers in June. Berries bright red, i)ersistent through winter. 
PHLOX reptans. Traiung Phi-ox. 3 to 8 in. Reddish purple. Splendid prostrate species for covering 
bare spaces of gr<Min<l. The tlowers rise like stars from the nearly e\'ergrecn leaves, making a showy dis- 
plav in Mav or .lune. 
sabulata. Moss Pink. 3 to 8 in. Strong-growing dwarf shruljby Phlox, making thick clumps literally 
covered with the showy purple flowers. For massing effects an<l covering hillsides it is without an equal. 
subulata alba. White Moss Pink. 3lo8in. While variety. 
RUBUS canadensis. Dewberry. 1 to 2 ft. White. All the Rubus are useful for shrubberies and have 
showy tlowei-s an<l fruit. 
caneifolius. Sand Klackberkv. 1 to 2 ft. 
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