Ground-Cover Specials 
Eventually one plant will cover a large 
area, but on banks it is important to 
get the soil held quickly. We suggest 
bad steeps be planted 18 inches apart 
each way—gentler slopes 2 feet, except 
as noted below. 
PACHYSANDRA terminalis 
Tolerant in poor soil and shade. Set 3 to 
each sq. ft. (25) (100) (1000) 
RGCTSOMCUTETICOS a2 cn cn Fs. $10.00 $ 95.00 
ia, a <n $6.00 20.00 190.00 
ROSE wichuriana (Memorial Rose) 
Branches grow quickly, droop and root. Thick- 
set effect. Best in sun. 
Pepe oe 6.00 819.00. 115.00 
CALLUNA vulgaris (Heather) 
In sunny, windy, loose soils. 
Ihe, joC 8.50 33.00 300.00 
LONICERA janonica (Honeysuckle) 
[op Cie 5.00 30.00 
10) aay WS ike 2, Ga eons 5.00 15.00 120.00 
WILDTHYME (Thymus Serpyllum) 
A mat in sun or light shade that entirely 
blankets the ground. Evergreen. Can be 
walked on. Hardy to Zone III. Set 12 inches 
apart. 
STumciyeplcmis ! 4... 400 15.00 120.00 
VINCA minor (Myrtle) 
Dense, neat, evergreen carpet. Sun or shade 
—even poor soil. 
Syizesaley elibhael o}se soe ase eee 400 12.00 90.00 
HEDERA baltica (Hardy English Ivy) 
Finé ground cover, in shade or sun. Does 
not climb readily. 
BE behs, [OVS Lae ee 8.00 30.00 250.00 
Osta, jee. Se oa ee 12.00 42.50 395.00 
ARCOSTAPHYLLOS uvi-ursi (Bearberry) 
Low matting evergreen. Best cover for sandy 
banks—succeeds even on sea-shore. Sun, 
drain. 
ik fells 5 for $4.00; 100 $55.00 
HELIANTHEMUM (Sun-Rose) 
A thick tangled cover about 12 inches high. 
Very dry, hot, sunny slopes. Show of flowers 
through summer, too. 
PIGIG“OTOWT aa.-f-- 2) 10 for $3.75; 100 $30.00 
SARCOCOCCA (hookeriana) 
Hardy, evergreen dwarf shrub that thrives in 
dense shade in poorest of soils. Excellent 
SV OCs Feo hr eel ohn seen Jeep 
J ae 10 for $7.00; 100 $65.00 
FERNS—Will grow where almost nothing else 
will. Christmas and Ostrich ferns particularly, 
in any shady spot—even though dry. Prices 
on page 48 (back cover). 
JUNIPERS make vigorous mats on sunny 
slopes. J. Sargenti, communis depressa, and 
all forms of horizontalis are recommended. 
Prices and descriptions on page 13. 
PERENNIALS include several fine mat-forming 
ground covers. We suggest: Ajuga, Iberis, 
Sedium, veronica ruprestis (descriptions and 
prices begin on page 42. 
Also STEPPING-STONE HERBS, special offer 
page 36. 
