MIRABILIS 



bular 1 



in Jf J 

 simul 



ore a 1 1 1 



the ba e '-tj le 1 w th 

 dened caps le 1 ke an 1 

 Dial herb although gr I 



Ivs pet ole 1 an 1 oppo 1 M I 



late and nearly or qu te sess le n the mvolu 

 A I ol e ta net onl t on fin 



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MISSISSIPPI iu:ii 



a Tvill probably remain in the English language as 

 ™:.-hIv naturalized word, like Gpranlum and Chrys- 

 nuui. Eulalias probably rank among the first half 



as Ne \ I t 1 



enough to be 1 fte 1 and 



A A In ol ere conta 



Calif6Tnica Cray PI i 

 the ma j sten s ascend 

 Ivs th ck or almost fle 1 

 short stalked volucr 

 tain ng 1 3 rose p rple 

 men somet mes protr 1 

 Little known n cult vat ( 



AAA I oj t 



mnltiflora 



B.M ( f p 



fro u C lo to ' 



longifldra I 



in. long a 1 a all fl 

 very fragrant at e en ng 

 plant but le s fre i ent tl 

 fro seed It has been hjbr 



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MISCANTHUS (Greek slo a ten an la tl os a 

 flower), arammeo! Eulalia Com puses about G spe 

 cies in southern and eastern Asia se-\eial of which aie 

 cultivated for ornament Tall perennial grasses with 

 ample terminal fan shaped panicles allied to the sugai 

 cane and Erianthus Include'! the Fuliliis rf tl e tnde 

 but not Eulalia, Kunth wl 1 t 1 t 1 II 



Trin., by Hackel. Spk 1 I 



of the rachis, one neail 

 usually awned. Glun 



arises from the base of tl II II 1 



panicle its beautiful feithen ni- laue li leised 

 by seed or division of roots 



Although many progressive nuiseryraen now adver 

 tise these favorite grasses as Miscanthus, the name 



1407 Miscanthus Sinensis 



Which under the u ime of Lul ilii i!> one o£ the 



most popular of ornamental grasses. 



dozen most popular grasses cultivated for ornament. 

 They are remarkably hardy and are universal favor- 

 ites for bedding, riii.' ^'1 il,.- ii'li rt. -I .ilMJ ii.^l ,i,- 



signs for a bed of t-ri, - ; . i | t , ,, 



Donax as a tall ceiih i ;:■'■. -i; , "isiJ. -i i- I ,, i,,:i-. 



sacohirifer, Benth.(~'iiiii liiii. - .a ••iti.-n .s.i,-. /,,/,■; i /.,,■,,,■), 

 Distinguished by its nearly or ipiite awiiless spikelcts. 

 China. Gt. 1862 :357. - Procurable of dealers in Japanese 

 plants. 



Nepalensis, Hack. Himalaya Fairy Grass. Spikelets 

 one-fourth as long as the brown involucral hairs. Lvs. 

 smooth on the margin. Occasionally cultivated. Hima- 

 layas. 



Sm6nsi3, Anders. {Eiih'iVn Jnp.'niiea. Trin.). Pigs. 



