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GROUND COVERS 
Useful in bare spots in your lawn where 
grass just won't grow and around trunks 
of trees and on banks that wash. All are 
fast growing and all will withstand shade. 
Planting Aids: 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. Spring planting only. 
BIG-LEAF WINTERCREEPER 
May be used either as a ground cover 
or as a specimen plant. One of the most 
useful plants of modern day. The lush 
evergreen foliage climbs well over foun- 
dations, piles of rocks, stone fences, or the 
sides of houses. Tiny attractive yellowish 
flowers are followed by a glory of orange, 
Bittersweet-like fruits that persist far into 
the winter. Husky, 2-year plants, $1.00 
each; $2.70 for 3; $8.00 for 10. 
Big-Leaf 
Wintercreeper~ 
EVERGREEN BITTERSWEET 
(Euonymus Radicans) 
A fine, spreading Evergreen vine. Very 
glossy, leaves compactly matting; pink fruit. 
Great for covering rocky banks, rough walls, 
tree trunks, etc. 
Red-Leaf Wintercreeper 
Large, round, glossy leaves and rapid 
spreading growth, rooting every place it 
touches the ground. Good for retaining dif- 
ficult 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. 
Prices above two varieties: Strong, 
plants, $2.00 for 3; $6.00 for 10. 
(Radicans colorata). 
2-year La 
Vinca, Bowles’ Variety 
THE VINES atures Draperies 
Planting Aids: Use about the same planting methods as practiced with shrubs. When planting 
near a house, be sure sufficient space—about 18 inches—is allowed between the foundation and 
the plants so that there may be a circulation of air around the lower parts. Vines are good feeders 
and like a fertile soil. 
HONEYSUCKLE 
An exquisite variation of an old favorite. 
BOSTON IVY 
Goldflame. 
The immense, showy clusters of trumpet-shaped buds 
open into fragrant flower clusters up to 7 inches in the fall. 
persist well into the winter. 
$2.30 for 3; $6.50 for 10. 
across. The inside color is a lovely creamy, golden 
yellow, while the reverse is a brilliant flame-pink, 
Dark glossy foliage. Can be sheared to a hedge or 
shrub, despite its natural tendency to vine. Always 
frost. 
in bloom from spring until heavy 2-year 
plants, $1.00 each; $2.50 for 3. SILVER LACE VINE 
Where quick coverage on a trellis or a screen for 
any other location is desired, 
Halliana (Hall's Honeysuckle). The old favorite used a porch or 
for so many years as a ground cover, to hide un- nothing like the Silver Lace Vine. 
sightly fences and walls, and to hold steep banks. 
The evergreen foliage is most attractive and during 
the summer the fragrant cream-colored flowers ap- in great sprays. 
pear. Excellent for trellises. 
many years. Plant 18 inches apart each way. 2-year 
plants, 60c each; $1.50 for 3; $4.00 for 10; $8.00 
for 25. 
A universal favorite for are most attractive. 
90c each; $2.30 for 3; $6.50 for 10. 
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Terminalis (Japanese Spurge). 
The most valuable plant for covering walls of all 
kinds. Dense, lustrous green foliage becomes a flame 
The blue berries add attractiveness and 
2-year plants, 90c each; 
The foliage is a 
good shade of green to the very end and the fluffy, 
cream-white flowers are borne in late summer and fall 
Even the seedpods that follow them 
Plants will often grow as much 
as 20 feet in a single year and are quite easily trimmed 
to keep them from getting out of bounds. 2-year plants, 

Pachysandra 
PACHYSANDRA 
A most satisfac- 
tory ground cover for shady locations and as 
a dressing for the foundation planting. Grows 
well under evergreens or other trees. Can be 
used as an edging. Heavy, field-grown plants, 
$2.50 for 10; $5.00 for 25; $18.00 for 100. 
VINCA (Myrtle) 
Minor. The common trailing Evergreen widely 
used as a ground cover in shady places. 
Thrives where many plants will not grow. 
Glossy green leaves and blue flowers. 
Spreads rapidly. Plant 8 to 10 inches apart 
for immediate effect. $2.00 for 10; $4.25 for 
25; $14.00 for 100. 
Bowles’ Variety. An improved type that has 
many more runners and stronger textured 
leaves. Flowers are larger and of a brighter 
blue color and bloom much more freely than 
the older type. Altogether a better type than 
the parent Vinca Minor. $2.50 for 10; $5.00 
for 25; $18.00 for 100. 
WINTERGREEN 
A most attractive ground cover, particularly 
for use with Broad-Leaved Evergreens and 
Azaleas. Plentifully dotted with dainty white 
flowers in the spring. In the late summer these 
are supplanted by fragrant red berries. Both 
leaves and berries are edible; in fact, they are 
the source of the familiar oil of Wintergreen. 
Put a few clumps of these under your founda- 
tion planting, about 1 foot apart. Will grow 
in sun, but prefer shade or partial shade. 
6 inches. Clumps, $1.20 for 3; $3.50 for 10; 
$7.00 for 25. 

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