Evergreen Pachysandra and Ivy break the formal line of coping, while Cotoneaster horizontalis provides added interest 
on the bank of the pool. 
Plants Needed for Ground-Covers, Borders, 
Cutting-Gardens, and Rock-Gardens 
For the convenience of customers and friends, these various plants are arranged in one section 
of this booklet. As a further convenience, the Ground-Cover Plants are indicated by the 
character * (star), and Rock-Garden Plants by the symbol ^ (diamond). 
Ground-Cover Plants need little attention, as 
nature seems to have given them an unusual ability 
to care for themselves. As a result, they have a mul¬ 
titude of uses. Many of them are useful in rock- 
gardens, quickly filling open spaces that otherwise 
would be unsightly. Further notes about Ground- 
Cover Plants will be found on page 2. 
Rock-Garden Plants. The delights of a well- 
planned and properly constructed rock-garden amply 
repay one for the labor and cost involved, particu¬ 
larly because it gives opportunity to possess and ad¬ 
mire many unfamiliar and beautiful flower gems, 
not at all at home in other locations. 
Select as a proper site a sloping bank or terrace, 
preferably with south and west exposure, as most 
rockplants are sunshine plants. As irregularity of 
contour is most of the charm of the garden, make 
this irregularity in the soil before placing the rocks; 
otherwise, try as you may, a flat, uninteresting sur¬ 
face will be the result. The stone selected should be 
hard limestone, preferably, or any large and natural 
field-, water-worn, or moss-covered rocks or boulders, 
not quarried, and should be selected from one local¬ 
ity, if possible, so that the general color of the 
rocks is alike. They should be placed in a natural 
irregular formation, by no means regularly spaced 
like so many spots on a design of wallpaper, and 
very firmly lodged in the soil. A good rule is to 
bury at least half the stone. 
For general purposes, prepare the soil by the 
addition of well-rotted manure and Peat Moss, and 
if heavy clay soil, add considerable sand, this prep¬ 
aration to be made before placing the rocks. Many 
plants require special soil-conditions, of course, but 
that is too lengthy a subject to discuss here. 
In the pockets of irregular size and form between 
the stones, plant the flowers you have selected, using 
a number of one kind together, because most of the 
Rock-Garden Plants are more effective in masses. 
Low shrubs, vines, and evergreens — Laurel, 
Daphne, Azaleas, English Ivy, Prostrate Junipers, 
Vinca minor, and the like will relieve the harshness 
of the rocks and form backgrounds for the flowering 
plants as well as increase the irregularity of the 
planting. 
The list of plants herewith includes such as are 
most positive to succeed without special soil and 
culture. If one has time and intense love for such 
gardening, many more and beautiful plants are 
available. 
We shall be glad to afford you the benefit of our 
experience in selecting plants or outlining more ex¬ 
plicitly the procedure of making a rock-garden. 
