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corn or maize, and they are all worth 

 growing by those who can make room 

 ior them. 



Lctgurus ovatus, a favourite with j 

 those who grow grasses for bouquets. I 

 It is popularly known as hare's-tail 

 grass. 



SOEGHUM BICOLOE. 



Pennisetum longistyluvt, one of 

 the most elegant grasses known. 



Panicum Italicum is one of the 

 best of a beautiful family. P. capil- 

 lare is also a most graceful species. 

 P. Miliaceum (common millet) is also 

 well worth a place in any garden. In- 



deed all the Panicums are worth 

 growing. So also is 



Setaria Gernianica and Setaria 

 macvocliceta, the last being a thorough 

 " cat's tail" grass. 



Sorghum birolor is a stiff, bold, 

 massive grass, which produces abun- 

 dance of its shiny seeds, and may 

 be tossed in the poultry run when 

 done with in the garden. It will 

 do for the borders. It grows three 

 to four feet high, and has a 

 character quite its own. 



Eragrostis elegans cannot be 

 surpassed for elegance when in 

 flower, though until the bloom 

 appears it has a rather coarse ap- 

 pearance. 



Milium multijlorum is the most 

 elegant of this elegant family. It 

 is invaluable for winter bouquets to 

 mix with everlasting flowers. 



Airopsis pulchella, a little gem 

 for pot culture. When covered with 

 seeds it is quite a curiosity. 



Hordeum juhatum is the pretty 

 squirrel's-taii grass, a good com- 

 panion to Lagurus ovatus. 



jEgilops cyliitdrica, a stiff, 

 quaint, and not inelegant grass, 

 which comes in well for bouquets. 

 Lepturus subulatus, a wiry back- 

 bone sort of grass that will make 

 anyone laugh who see it for the 

 lirst time. 



Promns brizccformus, a minute 

 grass of the most exquisitely 

 graceful construction. It is a 

 genuine candidate for complete 

 seclusion in fairyland ; such a 

 sordid world as this does not 

 deserve to behold its beauty. 



I could name you fifty more, 

 but these are the creme de la creme 

 of my collection, and such as are 

 likely to make lovers of grasses 

 of all who grow them. Take my 

 word for it that you cannot find 

 a better lot if you search gardens 

 and catalogues for the rest of your 

 life. 



A word about the growing. All 

 the smaller kinds are suited for pot 

 culture, and are of the highest service 

 for embellishing the conservatory. 

 The best way to grow all that are 

 raised from seed is to sow the seed in 

 pots filled with rich, light, sandy soil 



