Plants for Ground-Cover and for 
Planting Under Trees 
One of the most trying propositions which confront the 
planter is to make a satisfactory arrangement for a ground¬ 
covering, and particularly under old trees, where the root- 
action has absorbed all the moisture and fertility, leaving the 
place bare and uninviting. But few things can be used in such 
positions with any satisfaction, but the following are suggested 
as varieties which have time and again proved their ability to 
live and thrive, giving the desired results under just such con¬ 
ditions. Tell us your problem, and let us suggest. 
English Ivy ( Hedera Helix). An evergreen vine with which everyone is 
familiar; its rich green foliage, ability to stand shade, and the excellent 
effects when the plants have developed, make it worth considering for 
every planting. 
Periwinkle ( Vinca minor). As a cover-plant, under trees, or for trailing 
in the rockery, this is unsurpassed. Of close growth, with long, trailing 
shoots densely foliaged with leaves of deep green, and attractive purple 
blossoms. 
Trailing Euonymus ( Euonymus radicans). Of these there are three very 
distinct and desirable types: Euonymus radicans , with quite small foliage 
and slim, close-growing stems, excellent for rough walls, rocky banks, as 
a cover or to climb on the tree trunks. Carrieri , of much stronger growth, 
larger foliage, and desirable where a more prominent trailing or climbing 
shrub is required. Vegeta , with foliage more rounded than that of Carrieri, 
but in general habit very similar. In the autumn it is brilliant with its 
orange-scarlet fruit. 
Paciiysandra. A close-growing cover-plant, spreading by root-stalks; 
stems are short, foliage densely tufted, color a good green. Unsurpassed 
for cover under trees. 
The Periwinkle, or Vinca, unsurpassed as a cover-plant 
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