BENEATH THE TREES 
To carpet richly green the space beneath 
trees where grass does not thrive, try these half¬ 
trailers, or they may be used effectively in the 
rockery, being sun-tolerant, altho liking shade. 
Gaultheria Procumbens—True Wintergreen. An 
evergreen creeper with spicy long hanging 
crimson berries. Pkt. 15c; special pkg. 35c; 
X A oz. 60c. 
Maianthemum Bifolium—An excellent carpeter 
for rich woods. White flower sprays and red- 
dotted berries. Pkt. 15c; special pkg. 35c. 
Mitchella Repens — Partridge Berry. A pretty 
carpeting trailer, very dwarf, for rich shade. 
Jewel-like brilliant scarlet berries. Pkt. 25c; 
special pkg. 60c. 
Epimedium Macranthum—The Bishop’s Hat. Airy 
flowers, white, pink or purple, and charming 
evergreen ground cover foliage. Particularly 
good. Pkt. 15c; special pkg. 35c; Vs oz. 50c. 
Chiogones Hispidula—Creeping Snowberry. A 
dainty trailer with oval evergreen leaves turn¬ 
ing to russet, and attractive pure white edible 
berries. Likes cool woods. Pkt. 20c; special 
pkg. 50c. 
The Bear Berry—Botanically it is Arctostaphyl- 
los Uva-Ursi. The hardiest of evergreen trail¬ 
ers, forming close mats of dark green leathery 
foliage. The tiny pink flowers in early spring 
are followed by bright red berries that hang 
until winter. Pkt. 15c; special pkg. 35c; % 
oz. 50c. 
Offer 6A4—One pkt. each of the above for 95c. 
THE VIOLETS 
The Violet has been called the “mirror of the 
dky,” but it could only have been an evening sky 
in the dark of the moon from which the rich deep 
purple sorts caught their coloring. Anyway, 
they are all friendly flowers, and as such, easy 
to grow from seed. See also page 7. 
Viola Papilionacea (a)—The Butterfly Violet, 
probably the hardiest and easiest grown of 
all. The flowers, of deep purple, are produced 
in enormous profusion. The robust plant 
clumps with their rich foliage have consid¬ 
erable beauty even when not in bloom. Will 
grow in any garden soil. Pkt. 20c; special 
pkg. 50c; 14 oz. $1.25. 
Viola Lanceolata—A very pretty violet, forming 
in spring, great drifts of solid white along 
the roadsides. Lance shaped leaves. Pkt. 20c; 
special pkg. 50c. 
Viola Pedunculata (a)—The Golden Violet. This 
is possibly the finest yellow Violet, the large 
flowers are truly golden, but marked toward 
the center with ruddy brown lines. A splendid 
species. Pkt. 25c; special pkg. 60c. 
Viola Pedata (a)—A lovely species with long 
stemmed flowers of richest blue-purple. Some¬ 
times, although rarely, it comes bi-colored, 
the lower petals lilac and the upper ones deep 
violet. Pkt. 25c; special pkg. 60c. 
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