Selected GROUND COVERS 
Not Prepaid 
Plant these in the bare spots of your 
lawn where grass just doesn’t seem to 
grow. Put them around trunks of trees and 
on banks that wash. All are very fast 
growing and require a minimum of care; 
fine in deep shade. 
CULTURAL HINTS: Most ground cover 
plants should be handled in a manner 
similar to that used for perennials. Rich, 
friable soil is always desirable, but the 
Evergreen Bittersweet and the Myrtles will 
do well in almost any soil. Pachysandra 
and Wintergreen both prefer a definitely 
acid (sour) soil. Spzing planting only. 
EVERGREEN BITTERSWEET 
(Euonymus) 
Radicans (Wintercreeper). A fine, spread- 
ing evergreen vine. Very glossy leaves, 
compactly matting; pink fruit. Great for 
covering rocky banks, rough walls, tree 
trunks, etc. 
Radicans Colorata (Red-Leaf Winter- 
creeper). Large, round, glossy leaves 
and rapid spreading growth rooting 
every place it touches the ground. Good 
for retaining difficult banks or as a low 
growing vine, either in sun or partial 
shade. Dark green foliage turns bronzy 
red during autumn and in the winter. 
9-12 in., 50c each; 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
15-18 in., 85c each; 3 for $2.25; 10 for $6.50. 
PACHYSANDRA 
Terminalis (Spurge). Considered the most 
satisfactory ground cover. Widely used 
in shady locations and rockeries, as it 
forms a dense carpet that is glossy 
green the year around. Also makes a 
very neat, clipped, dwarf edging. 6 to 
8 inches high. Heavy, field-grown, $2.40 
for 10; $5.00 for 25; $16.50 for 100. 
HALL’S HONEYSUCKLE. See page 18. 
POLYGONUM 
Dwarf Reynoutria. New. One of the finest 
ground covers. Neat and decorative al] 
year. Becomes established quickly, mak- 
ing a bed that is more like many small 
shrubs planted close together than a 
vine. The pleasing green foliage edged 
and veined red, turns a brilliant red in 
the fall. Fragrant, pink sprays of flowers 
and the even more decorative seed clus- 
ters, appear in early fall and hang on 
for a long period. Enjoys a light, sunny 
position. Grows 4 to 6 inches high. 50c 
each; $1.35 for 3; $4.00 for 10. 

Rhododendron 
MYRTLE (Vinca) 
Minor. A trailing evergreen ground cover 
used widely in shady places. Will thrive 
where many another plant will not grow. 
Small, thick, glossy green leaves and blue 
flowers. Spreads rapidly. Plant from 8 to 
12 inches apart. 2-year, field-grown, $2.00 
for 10; $4.25 for 25; $14.00 for 100. 
Bowles’ Variety. (Improved.) A new variety 
having runners which do not brown off. 
Leaves of stronger texture. Flowers are 
large, bright Eleanor-blue, produced in 
wild profusion in ealy spring with a 
sprinkling of bloom all summer. Strong 
plants, $3.00 for 10; $6.00 for 25; $21.00 
for 100. 
WINTERGREEN 
One of the most attractive ground covers 
known, for use with Evergreens, Rhododen- 
drons and Azaleas. In the spring they are 
plentifully supplied with dainty white flow- 
ers and in the late summer and fall with 
attractive, fragrant red berries. Plant a few 
clumps of these under your foundation plant- 
ing about one foot apart. Grow in sun, but 
prefer shade. 6 inches. Clumps, $1.00 for 3; é 
$2.75 for 10, Evergreen Bittersweet 

(Vinca Minor Rubra Flore-Pleno) 
A mat of glistening emerald-green foliage, profusely set with ruby-like double flowers for many 
weeks during the spring season. Here is the ultimate in ground cover and low border plants. The 
foliage is even more beautiful and compact than cther Myriles. It thrives in either full sun or shade. 
Grows rapidly to form a solid mass. May be trimmed at the edges to formal shapes, but its uniform 
height requires no trimming. Ultimate height about 4 inches. For quick effect, plant 15 inches apart. 
$2.00 for 5; $8.75 for 25; $30.00 for 100. 
BROADLEAF EVERGREENS ®:.«: 
CULTURAL HINTS: This entire group of plants much prefers a partly acid soil. Semi-shade 
and some protection from the high winter winds is highly desirable. Never use lime or bone 
meal with this group of plants. Plant in the same manner, otherwise, as shrubs. 
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