Georgian architecture at its best graced with a superb 
broadleaf evergreen planting. The dominant feature in the 
planting is Bulgarian Ivy, used lavishly for edging walks, foot- 
ing trees and facing the foundation planting. 
Now even the most modest home can afford the abyndant 
use of this wonderful plant. 
(landscaping by Edith Mason) 
English Ivy or the numerous selections of 
the latter. 
The big question was hardiness. Dr. 
Anderson had been searching for a truly 
hardy Ivy when he found ‘‘“MBG’”’ Bulgaria. 
He knew the climate of the Bulgar moun- 
tains was harsh but he also knew that 
mid-continent America possessed severities 
that had proved the doom of many 
promising plants. 
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tic Ivy. The latter has much smaller leaves, is far 
yound, when MBG Bulgaria stood up unflinchingly. 
Year after year MBG Bulgaria withstood 
St. Louis’ climatic worst. Torrid summers, 
frigid winters and every kind of weather 
freak failed to kill the plant but a few 
other ivies such as Baltic Ivy(T) also lived 
through. Then came the winter of 1951-52. 
This was a record-breaker and even Baltic 
Ivy was killed to the ground or badly 
damaged but MBG came through with 
flying colors! Dr. Anderson could finally 
say of Bulgarian Ivy, ““We can now un- 
hesitatingly recommend it as ironclad for 
the difficult St. Louis climate.”’ 
We have every confidence Bulgarian 
Ivy will be equally hardy throughout a 
broad belt of Central and Eastern and 
Northern states. 
*MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN, popularly 
known as Shaw's Gardens after the founder, Henry 
Shaw, is one of the oldest botanic gardens in the 
country, and one of the most famous in the world. 
It is one of two complete botanical gardens in 
America. The plants introduced by Shaw’s Gardens 
during the past century have come from every corner 
of the globe and have helped to enrich and adorn 
the American landscape. 
Among the host of rare plant “finds” and intro- 
ductions by the Garden, we believe that Bulgarian 
Ivy alone will repay, in terms of improvement to the 
American home grounds, the endless trampings and 
searchings of MBG plant explorers over the past 
100 years. 
