K e 1 s e y ’ s 
Hardy 
American Plants 
Gaultheria procumbcns. Wintcrgrccn. 
HARDY CREEPERS, Con. 
LYCOPODIUM clavatum. Running Pine, i ft. The Lycopodiums are very useful for 
planting in moist shady places or under Rhododendrons, etc. Col. 15c. ea., $1 for 10. 
complanatum. Trailing Christmas Green. 6-ioin. Creeping. Col. 15c. ea., $1 for 10. 
lucidulum. Shining Club Moss. 6-10 in. Erect, very fine. Col. 15c. ea., £1 for 10. 
obscurum. Ground Pine. 6-10 in. Erect; spreading stems. Col. 15c. ea., $1 for 10. 
MITCHELLA repens. Partridge-Vine. 3-5 in. White. A small trailing evergreen, 
with white or purple-tinged very fragrant flowers in June. Berries bright red, per¬ 
sistent through winter. Col. clumps, 15c. ea., $1 for 10. (See illustration.) 
PHLOX reptans. Trailing Phlox. 3-8 in. Reddish purple. Splendid prostrate species 
for covering bare spaces of ground. The flowers rise like stars from the nearly evergreen 
leaves, making a showy display in May or June. Col. strong, 10c. ea., 75c. for 10. 
subulata. Moss Pink. 3-8 in. Strong-growing dwarf shrubby Phlox, making thick 
clumps literally covered with the showy purple flowers. For massing effects and 
covering hillsides it is without an equal. Clumps, 20c. ea., $1.50 for 10. 
subulata alba. White Moss Pink. 3-8 in. White variety. 25c. ea., £1.75 for 10. 
RUBUS canadensis. Dewberry. 1-2 ft. White. All the Rubus are useful for shrub¬ 
beries and have showy flowers and fruit. 6-12 in., 10c. ea., 75c. for 10. 
cuncifolius. Sand Blackberry. 1-2 ft. 6-12 in., 30c. ea., $2.50 for 10. 
delieiosus. Canon Blackberry. 1-3 ft. Beautiful lobed leaves and in June covered 
with clouds of snow-white flowers almost as large as single roses. Very hardy. 6-12 
in., 25c. ea., $2 for 10; 1-2 ft., 40c. ea., $3 for 10. 
hispidus. Running Blackberry. 6-12 in. White. Leaves color brilliant shades of 
crimson in autumn. Nearly evergreen. 10c. ea., 50c. for 10. 
laciniatus. Cut-Leaved Blackberry. 6-8 in. Not native. White. Strong grower, 
elegant cut leaves. 1-2 ft., 30c. ea., $2 for 10. 
VACCINIUM crassifolium. Creeping Huckleberry. 3-8 in. White or reddish. Doubt¬ 
fully hardy but an elegant evergreen for damp places. 20c. ea., £1.50 for 10. 
VERONICA officinalis. Speedwell. 3-10 in. Light blue. A prostrate creeper with 
pubescent leaves and pale blue flowers in summer. 10c. ea., 75c. for 10. 
scrpyllifolia. Thyme-Leaved Speedwell. 2-10 in. Pale blue; makes a pretty carpet of 
ln ,mI '' VINCA minor. Periwinkle. 4-6 in. Not native. 
Blue. An evergreen ground-covering plant, 
and particularly under trees and on banks. 
The blue flowers are showy 
and appear in May. Of 
greatest value and beauty. 
We have a very large stock, 
ioc. ea., 75c. for io, $5.50 
per 100. 
minor alba. White Periwinkle. 
4-6 in. Not native. White 
variety of above. 15c. ea., 
?i for 10, $7 per 100. 
Mltchclla repens. Partridcc Vine. 
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