EVERGREEN SHRUBS 
THese are being used more and more in landscape work. Their leaf masses meet the demand 
for fresh green foliage to enliven and cheer the bare prospect in winter. But best of all is the 
magnificent display that most of them make in bloom, especially the Rhododendrons and Kalmias. 
Another desirable quality is such a fondness for shady places that they meet a demand for 
beautifying these spots which are so difficult to adorn. They transplant easily, are hardy, give 
immediate results, and are highly satisfactory. 
Once each year a handful or two of aluminum sulfate should be scattered around the Rho- 
dodendrons and Mt. Laurels to insure proper soil acidity. Also a mulch of peat moss should be 
kept around the plants. 
Do not dig about the plants since they are largely surface rooting. All the native species are 
hardy as far north as Canada, but several of the 
hybrids are not reliably hardy in the North, 
unless thoroughly protected in winter. 
DAPHNE cneorum (Rose Daphne). Dwarf evergreen 
shrub producing masses of rosy pink flowers in May 
and June. Fine for rock gardens. 
KALMIA latifolia (Mountain Laurel). Handsome 
shrubs that should be planted in groups for a beau- 
tiful pink mass effect. Entirely hardy and thrive in 
partial shade. 
RHODODENDRON. Plant in moist, sour soil with 
plenty of shade. 
maximum (Great Laurel). Enormous bushes of pale 
pink and white flowers in May and June. 
catawbiense. Compact clusters of dark purple flowers. 
Very handsome. 
; carolinianum. Narrow foliage. Charming pink flowers 
Daphne Cneorum in May and June. 

Hardy Vines and Ground Covers 
VINES provide the finishing touch of any planting. Some adhere to masonry, some must be 
trained through lattice or trellis, and others, with their tendrils, will cling anywhere tenaciously, 
unshaken by wind or weather. Visualize the effect desired and train them accordingly, to cover 
your walls and pilasters, your lattice or trellis, the pergola or laundry posts, the porch or portico, 
veranda, or fence. 
ARISTOLOCHIA | sipho (Dutchmans-pipe). Pipe- covered with flowers, almost the entire season. One 
shaped, yellowish brown flowers. A native species of of the best bloomers, and a strong, vigorous vine. 
climbing habit and rapid growth. Foliage, light green. L. heckrotti (Everblooming Honeysuckle). 
CAMPSIS radicans (Trumpet Creeper). Large trumpet- PACHYSANDRA terminalis (Japanese Spurge). The 
shaped scarlet flowers in August. A hardy climbing perfect ground cover, especially useful in dense 
plant. shade where nothing else will grow. Low growth, 
CELASTRUS scandens (American Bittersweet). A na- glossy evergreen leaves, small white flowers and 
tive climber with fine large leaves, yellow flowers and waxy white berries. 
clusters of capsuled orange fruit. A rapid grower. PARTHENOCISSUS quinquefolia (Virginia Creeper). 
CLEMATIS paniculata. In September the flowers ap- One of the finest vines for covering walks, verandas 
pear in a perfect mass of white. The fragrance is most or trunks of trees. Foliage green, turning to rich 
delicious and penetrating. Vine is a rapid grower. crimson in autumn. A rapid grower and quickly 
fastens to anything. 
P. tricuspidata (Veitchi) (Boston Ivy). Very valuable 
for covering brick or stone structures, rockeries or 
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; ense sheet of green as leaves overlap each other. 
C. hendryi. Free bloomer producing large white flowers Foliage changes to crimson scarlet in the fall. A little 
constantly during the entire summer. difficult to start, but when established requires no 
C. Madame Edouard Andre. Much like Clematis furthericare 
Jackmani. Flowers a beautiful shade of crimson. A =WINCA minor (Hardy Myrtle). Evergreen ground 
Foliage, glossy green. 
C. jackmani (Jackman Clematis). Perhaps the best known 
Clematis. Immense flowers of an intense violet purple, 
free bloomer. cover for dry sunny or shady positions. Periwinkle 
EVONYMUS radicans (Wintercreeper). Useful for blue fewer Boner in ancora and occasion- 
covering old walls, etc., as it is self-clinging. A very ally during summer and fall. 
hardy, dense-growing, trailing vine. Leaves, dull WISTERIA sinensis (Chinese Wisteria). Flowers of 
green with whitish veins. Grows rapidly. pale blue are borne in long, pendulous clusters in 
LONICERA Japonica Halliana (Hall's Honeysuckle). May and June. Rapid growing and elegant, attaining 
Pure white flowers, changing to yellow. Foliage re- 15 to 20 feet in a season. One of the best of the 
mains green well into winter. Very fragrant and Wisterias. 
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