McDONNELE’S GROUND COVERS... . for AU Situations 
AJUGA repens. Glossy-leaved creeping perennial for shady locations. H. Hahn‘s Self-Branching. Excellent for pot-culture as the foliage is 
Abundant blue flowers. $3.00 per flat. small to medium, handsomely cut, densely compact. Good for ground 
too. |-gall t LEOO OR: 9.00; 4” pots 75c, 10 
DICHRONDRA repens. Lawn substitute for sunny situations only. $3.00 for $7.00; aye ee Ue oo ee a : 
per flat. 
EVERGREEN STRAWBERRY. Excellent for hot, dry locations and very 
good on sloping ground. Glossy foliage, tiny red fruits. $5.00 per flat 
HELXINE (Baby’s Tears). Tiny-leaved densely-spreading plant for 
moist, shady situations. $2.25 per flat. 
HYPERICUM calycinum. Excellent ground cover for shaded areas. At- 
HEDERA helix (English Ivy). Modern use is for ground cover in shade tractive elongated light green foliage and many golden-yellow flowers 
or sun; provides thick carpet of dark green foliage. |1-gallon containers in spring and summer. Plants set about two feet apart fill in quickly. 
85c, 10 for $8.00. Flats: $7.50 per 100 plants. 1-gallon containers 85c each, 10 for $8.00. Flats of 50 plants, $5.00. 
H. canariensis yariegata. Large, heart-shaped foliage, strikingly varie- WINCA minor (Periwinkle). Small glossy foliage, blue flowers in 
gated cream. Very decorative. Not equipped with pads for clinging to spring, low creeping habit. Excellent for shade or sun. Bare root, 
objects. 1-gallon containers $1.00. Flats: $7.50 per 100 plants. $7.50 per 100, $5.00 per flat. 
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topsoil to the top of the ball. (Camellias, Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Daphne, etc.) . 
] 2 SWEENEY, KRIST & DIMM, HORTICULTURAL PRINTERS, PORTLAND, OREGON 
