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A landscape architect's working manual of 1921: not how to grow a plant but where to put it — the plant lists, the groupings, the seasons of bloom, and the reasons behind a designed garden.

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Plants for Ground Cover: Cress

Arabis albida Rock Cress Arabis alpina Alpine Rock Cress Armeria maritima Sea Thrift Asperula odorata (in shade) Sweet Woodruff Aubrietia deltoidea Purple Rock Cress Bellis perennis English Daisy Camptosorus rhizophyllus Walking Fern Cerastium tomentosum Snow-in-summer Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Leadwort Dianthus deltoides Maiden Pink Evonymus radicans minima Small-leaved Japanese Evergreen Ivy Goodyera pubescens Rattle-snake Plantain Iberis sempervirens Evergreen Candytuft Iris cristata Crested Iris Iris pumila Dwarf Flag Iris verna American Dwarf Iris Linnaea borealis Twin Flower Lotus corniculatus Baby's Slippers Nepeta glechoma Ground Ivy Phlox stolonifera Creeping Phlox Phlox subulata Moss Pink Polemonium reptans Greek Valerian Primula veris English Cowslip Pyxidanthera barbulata Flowering Moss Sedum acre Mossy Stonecrop Sempervivum arachnoideum Spiderweb Houseleek Silene alpestris Alpine Catchfly Thymus serpyllum lanuginosus Downy Thyme Tiarella cordifolia Foam-flower Tunica saxifraga Saxifrage-like Tunica Veronica rupestris Rock Speedwell Veronica teucrium prostrata Speedwell Vinca minor Periwinkle Viola pedata Bird's Foot Violet G. PERENNIALS ADAPTED TO OPEN, SUNNY EXPOSURES. This small list contains perennials which will withstand extreme exposure to the sun. Most of these plants will thrive on a light, sandy soil. Armeria maritima Sea Thrift Cerastium tomentosum Snow-in-summer Dianthus deltoides Maiden Pink Gaillardia aristata Blanket Flower Phlox subulata Moss Pink Sedum acre Mossy Stonecrop Sedum sexangulare Dark Green Stonecrop Sempervivum (in variety) Houseleek Veronica repens Creeping Speedwell Yucca filamentosa Adam's Needle

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