





Hardy Baltica Ivy Covering Bank—It is Very Hardy and Excellent on Banks—Creates a Beautiful Easy-to-Keep-Up “Lawn” 

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G round Covering Plants 
for shady places where grass is not satisfactory 
There’s no need to despair over making attractive the 
shady places under trees and other places where grass won’t 
grow. Here are several plants that are ideal for just such 
situations. 
Once established they will spread quickly, last indefinitely 
and require practically no care. Although primarily foliage 
plants, some have blooms. The Myrtle, for instance, is 
sprinkled in the early spring with blue or white flowers. 
Any of these ground coverings can be planted either in 
the spring or fall. Let us know the amount of ground you 
want to cover, and we'll gladly advise how many of any of 
the plants are needed. 

HARDY BALTICA AND ENGLISH IVY 
The famous English Ivy with its familiar evergreen, glossy foliage. 
requires winter protection in cold sections of the country where it is 
exposed to chilly winds on open walls. It can, however, be planted 
with perfect safety as a ground cover or as an edging to flower beds 
anywhere. Gracilis is perfectly hardy and we recommend its use on 
the north side and west side of buildings and walls or in shady places 
or as a ground cover under trees in dense shade. The 24-inch pot 
plants offered are very economical. 
ENGLISH IVY—Hedera helix 
A lovely vine as well as a splendid ground cover. Its beautiful shiny 
leaves make a wonderful ground cover in densest shade. 
5-in. pot plants, 30 inches high Each 60c, Doz. $6.00, 100 $40.00 
214-in. pot plants Doz. $2.75, 100 $15.00, 1000 $140.00 
For ground covering the 24-inch pot plants are recommended and 
should be spaced 8 inches apart. 
BALTICA IVY—Hedera helix gracilis 
Identical in habit with the English Ivy, but with foliage not as large 
and more cut; a most graceful vine; perfectly hardy and a splendid 
evergreen vine on walls with north or west exposures, also an excellent 
ground cover. 
5-in. pot plants, 30 inches high Each 60c, Doz. $6.00, 100 $40.00 
214-in, pot plants Doz. $2.75, 100 $15.00, 1000 $140.00 
For ground covering the 2V2-inch pot plants are recommended and 
should be spaced 8 inches apart. 
A Shady Lawn Made from Ivy is Less Expensive and Easier 
to Keep Up Than Grass and Much More Handsome 
The Ajugas Are Suitab 



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le for Sun or Shad 
EUONYMUS KEWENSIS 
Each 50c, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00, 1000 $225.00 
This is the miniature “Evergreen Bittersweet,” a delightfully effective 
small vinelike creeper. Everyone who sees it appreciates its value and 
charm as a ground cover. Of fine texture, perfect for covering ground 
around small statues or small pools or anywhere a plant of small Ppropor- 
tions is required. Rich, dark green fcliage all year round and hardy as an 
oak. Does excellently in shade or full sun. 
PACHISTIMA CANBYI 
This small holly-ieaved prostrate 
18 inches. Several planted together 
cover. It grows equally well 
little evergreen shrub spreads about 
make a perfectly charming ground 
i in sun or shade and is hardy anywhere. Be- 
cause of its ease of culture and fine habit without any care, it is rapidly 
becoming first choice as a cover for graves as well as in small shady places 
in the garden. As a ground cover, plants should be spaced 6 inches apart. 
See page 159 for illustration. 
Three $1.75, Doz. $5.50, 100 $35.00, 1000 $325.00 
AJUGA - Bugle 
Satisfactory in both sunny or shady places. Dwarf, creeping peren- 
nials. The leaves are a rich shiny green, and the shoots more or less 
creeping. Excellent plants for edging or carpeting bare spots. Suit- 
able for sun or shade. 
*Reptans Genevensis Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00, 1000 $175.00 
Grows 3 to 4 inches high, with deep blue flowers in May and June. It is 
an excellent plant for ground covering and mekes a good ground carpet 
for bulbs, such as Snowdrops and Grape Hyacinths, which may be 
planted under its foliage. As a ground cover, plants should be spaced 
8 inches apart. Of rapid growth and spreading fast. 
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