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boxes of sandy soil and keep in greenhouse. Pot as soon as tlie new 

 roots have started. They may be removed to a cool frame long before 

 the soft bedding material demands all the indoor space. There are 

 several other annual and perennial species grown; none, however, is as 

 desirable as the above. 



SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM VIOLACEUM— A variety of the sugar 

 cane with violet or plum colored leaves and stems; useful for sub-tropi- 

 cal bedding. It is easily increased by cutting the stems into pieces, with 

 two joints to each piece, and placing them on the sand bed of a warm 

 house at almost any time. Numerous shoots are produced at the joints, 

 and they make plants rapidly. 



STIPA PENNATA (Feather Grass)— An old favorite in gardens. The 

 leaves are long and narrow. The flowers are arranged in long, arching 

 spikes, presenting a very delicate appearance. Propagated in Spring by 

 division, and from seed. There are over a hundred species, only a few 

 of which are in cultivation. 



UNIOLA LATIFOLIA is a native species which makes an attractive 

 border plant, growing usually from 2 to 3 feet high. The leaves are 

 broad and arching, about an inch wide; the spikelets are drooping on 

 long pedicels. This grass starts early into growth and is one of the 

 easiest to propagate by division. 



