PLANTS FOR GROUND COVER : Page 580
Periwinkle Violet
Finca minor alba Xanthorrhiza apiifolia
White Periwinkle Yellow-root
I. Ground Cover Among Roses. Many persons object to thebare ground existing among roses. For the best success in growingroses every opportunity should be provided for cultivating thearea around each rosebush. During a portion of the season, however,this bareness of the soil can be overcome by the use of an interestingcarpet, providing colour at a season of the year when the roses havepassed the height of their bloom. Any ground-cover planting amongroses should be watched carefully in order to eliminate the possi-bility that the ground-cover plants absorb food which should remainfor the rose plants, or that they should prevent cultivation at a timewhen the roses need cultivating.