GROUND COVER PLANTS 
Hedera helix 
THORNDALE SUB-ZERO ENGLISH 
IVY 
Detailed description and prices on 
page 9 under Vines. 
Hedera helix baltica 
BALTIC IVY 
Detailed descriptions on page 11 
under Vines. 
Evonymus radicans vegetus 
BIG-LEAF WINTERCREEPER OR 
EVERGREEN BITTERSWEET 
Detailed description on page 11 under 
Vines. 
Evonymus radicans acuta 
PURPLE-LEAF WINTERCREEPER 
Location: Sun or shade. 
Soil: Any good garden soil. 
Ultimate Height: 20 to 25 feet 
when climbing on support; 6 to 12 
inches when trailing on ground. 
This variety is a faster growing mem- 
ber of the Euonymus family than 
Euonymus vegetus. Its glossy, green 
leaves turn a rich reddish purple in 
late fall. It’s an excellent ground cover, 
equally good in the dense shade of 
large trees as it is on steep, sunny 
banks. This extremely hardy plant is 
also a good climbing vine for house 
walls, chimneys, tree trunks and gar- 
den walls. 
Planting distance: 12 to 24 inches if 
planted as ground cover; 6 to 12 feet 
on walls. 
Strong plants from 2% inch pots. 
3 $1.45, 12 $5.50, 100 $30.00, 
1,000 $275.00 
Pachysandra terminalis 
SPURGE 
Location: Shade. (Does not do well 
in sun.) 
Soil: Any good garden soil. 
Height: 6 to 8 inches. 
Pachysandra will thrive under ever- 
greens where most other plants seldom 
survive. Under shrubs and in the dense 
shade of trees its heavy leaves form a 
luxurious evergreen carpet which is 
neat and attractive all through the 
year. Its mass of roots will hold the 
soil in place on steep banks in shady 
areas under conditions too unfavorable 
for many shrubs and perennials. A 
good Pachysandra planting will usually 
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remain in place for many years. To 
give the plants a good start, we sug- 
gest that you improve your soil by dig- 
ging generous quantities of well rotted 
manure or leaves into the ground. After 
that they will require little if any care. 
Planting distance: 6 inches each way. 
We do not recommend Pachysandra 
for sunny locations. 
Strong plants from 2% inch pots, 
3 $1.00, 12 $3.75, 100 $20.00, 
1,000 $175.00 
2 year, field grown plants, bare root 
12 $2.50, 100 $12.50, 
1,000 $100.00 
Vinca minor 
PERIWINKLE or TRAILING MYRTLE 
Location: Sun or shade. 
Soil: Any good garden soil. 
Height: 6 to 10 inches. 
Time of Bloom: May. 
Color: Blue or White. 
Vincas are evergreen trailing plants 
with dark green, glossy leaves. They 
spread rapidly forming a thick carpet 
under trees and in places where it is 
too shady for grass. Planted in sunny 
or semi-shady locations they will be 
covered with intensely blue flowers 
from May to June. All Vincas will do 
well with little care in any ordinary 
soil and for this reason and their al- 
ways neat appearance, they make a 
very satisfactory ground cover for 
graves. 
Planting distance: 6 inches. 
Vinca minor, Bowles Variety 
This variety with its larger and glossier 
foliage is quite superior to the common 
Vinca minor which we no longer grow. 
The flowers, too, are of a more intense 
blue and much larger. Strong Plants 
from 2% inch pots or field grown 
clumps. (We'll select whichever of these 
are the best plants at shipping time. ) 
3 $1.25, 12 $4.25, 100 $22.50, 
1,000 $200.00 
Vinca minor alba 
This is the still rare white-flowered 
form of the common Vinca minor. 
Strong plants from 2% inch pots, or 
clumps. (Ourselection at shipping time.) 
3 $1.35, 12 $4.50, 100 $25.00 
