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PLANTS FOR GROUND-COVERS AND BORDERS 
Galax Aphylla: Showing Detail of Leaf and Flower 
GAILLARDIA grandiflora. Perennial Gaillardia. i 
U/2 to 2 ft. Western United States. Plant with 
grayish, more or less notched or cut foliage and 
large, red and yellow daisy-like flowers, solitary on [ 
good stems from June to late fall. Any drained 
soil. Likes sun and dry weather. The plants of¬ 
fered are from seed of plants which bore very large 
flowers with a double row of ray florets. 
Field-plants.$1.25 for 10; $10 per 100 
GALAX aphylla. Native. Dwarf evergreen, 6 in. 
★ Bears a profusion of pure white flowers in mid¬ 
summer. The leaves are round, 3 to 4 inches 
across, turning crimson and bronze in autumn. 
Invaluable as a shady and woodland ground-cover. 
For 10 Per 100 Per 1000 
Field-clumps.$2.50 $20.00 $150.00 
GAULTHERIA procumbens. Aromatic Wintergreen. 
Native. A low, trailing evergreen with bright 
green leaves. Flowers white, followed by large 
bright red berries which remain until next season. 
Mulch the bed with peat moss. It requires one 
season to establish this plant. 
For 10 Per 100 Per 1000 
Large, clumpy plants. ... $2.00 $15.00 $125.00 
GENTIANA Andrewsi. Closed Gentian. Native. 
^ Leaf-bearing stems to about 2 feet. Flowers large, 
showy, purplish blue, clustered in the upper leaf- 
axils during July and August. Likes moist, rich 
soil in sunlight or semi-shade—not stagnant water. I 
Field-plants.$1.50 for 10; $12 per 100 
GYPSOPHILA, Bristol Fairy. 2 to 3 ft. Large : 
panicles of double white flowers. Will bloom con- 
tenuously throughout the summer. 
Field-plants.$3.00 for 10; $25 per 100 
Gypsophila paniculata. Baby's Breath. 3 ft. Masses 
of delicate white flowers in June. Suitable for 
dry places. 
Field-plants.$1.25 for 10; $10 per 100 
G. repens. Creeping Gypsophila. Europe. Stems 
^ trailing and branching, a few inches high. Flowers 
pinkish white, rather large for Gypsophila, July 
until fall. Full sun. 
For 10 Per 100 Per 1000 
Field-plants.$1.50 $12.00 $100.00 
HEDERA Helix. English Ivy. The well-known 
★ large-leaved evergreen clinging Ivy so much used 
on walls and houses. Free from diseases and insect 
pests. Fine as a border for garden beds or to out¬ 
line walks, and the like, and as a ground-cover 
plant in all semi-shady places. To obtain best re¬ 
sults as a ground-cover, use many small plants 
rather than long, large plants which must be 
pinned down and cannot be clipped as well. 
For 10 Per 100 Per 1000 
2V4'in. pot-plants.$1.25 $ 7.50 $62.50 
4-in. pot-plants. 5.00 40.00 
H. Helix gracilis. Small-leaved English Ivy. Similar 
to the preceding and used for the same purposes. 
The foliage is smaller and it is a slower grower. 
It is hardier than the former and is ideal for edge 
of flower borders, walks, and bordering formal 
pools, and for rock-garden work in sun or shade. 
In all these places it gives a pleasing effect. 
For 10 Per 100 Per 1000 
2V4'in. pot-plants.$1.25 $10.00 $87.50 
