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of much dwarfer size, but of the most exquisite grace when 

 grown ; the stem standing from 8 to 1 5 inches high, and 

 well covered with numerous slender, spreading, or deflexed 

 compound branches. Very suitable for rockwork, mar- 

 gins of ornamental water, or any of the positions in which 

 E. Telmateia may be grown. It also does well and 

 looks very graceful when grown in pots in a cold frame. 

 Multiplied by division. 



*Erianthus Ravennse. A highly ornamental grass 

 from S. Europe, somewhat like the Pampas grass in 



habit, but smaller in size, 

 and frequently having vi- 

 olet-tinged leaves. The 

 flowering-stems grow from 

 5 ft. to 6 ft. high ; but as 

 it only flowers with us in 

 a very warm season, it 

 must be valued for its 

 foliage alone. Its dense 

 and handsome tufts thrive 

 well in light, dry, calca- 

 reous soil, in positions 

 with a south aspect. It 

 thrives but poorly on cold 

 soils, and will probably 

 not grow well north of London except in peculiarly 

 favourable positions, and in well-drained free loams. It 

 is fitted for association with such grasses as Arundo 

 conspicua. Multiplied by division of the tufts in spring 

 or autumn. 



*Eryngium alpinum. A singular-looking plant, 



Erianthus Ravennse. 



