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be now and then used as an isolated specimen on the 

 turf. 



*Panicum altissimum. — A very handsome hardy 

 perennial grass, very like P. virgatwn, and often con- 

 founded with it, although much more elegant in habit. 

 It forms dense, erect tufts from 2 ft. to 6i ft. high, 

 according to climate, soil, and temperature. The leaves 

 are linear, finely toothed, long, and arching. When in 

 flower the plant presents a very attractive appearance, 

 the inflorescence consisting of very large panicles of 

 slender whorled branchlets covered with numerous small 

 spikelets of flowers, which ultimately assume a tinge of 

 dark chestnut-red. 



*Panicum bulbosum. — A tall and strong species, with 

 a free and beautiful inflorescence. It grows about 5 ft. 

 high, and the flowers are very gracefully spread forth. It 

 forms an elegant plant for the flower-garden in which 

 grace and variety are sought j for dotting about here and 

 there, near the margins of shrubberies, etc. ; and for 

 naturalisation. 



*Panicum capillare. — A hardy annual kind, grow- 

 ing in tufts from 16 ins. to 20 ins. high, and very orna- 

 mental when in full flower, the tufts being then covered 

 with large, pyramidal panicles, which are borne both at 

 the ends of the stems and in the axils of the stem-leaves. 

 Grows in any soil or position, and sows itself. I noticed 

 it in great abundance in cultivated fields in many parts 

 of Canada and the United States. Well suited for 

 border beds or isolation, being one of the most graceful 

 plants in cultivation. It is commonly grown under the 

 name of Eragrostis elegans. 



