FOLIAGE PLANTS 
mare Botanical wate Height |time cf 
Color Biglion eS ae Description es Bloom: 
“Green” [SEA LYME Elymus Vigorous strong-rooting ornamental | 2-5 ft. 
GRASS arenarius grass. Flowers valueless. Plant near Sun 
shrubbery or on sandy banks. Tem- 
perate Zone. 
“Green- |WOOL Eridnthus Ornamental grass. Very long| 4-7 ft. jAug. 
ish” GRASS, Ravénnz leaves tinged with violet and with |Sux 
PLUME Saccharum white line down the centre. Hand- 
GRASS, Ravénne some in clumps like the Pampas 
RAVENNA Grass. Prop. by division. Any soil. 
GRASS S. Europe. 
BLUE Festiica Ornamental grass. I nconspicuous |18-20 in. |June, 
FESCUE glatica flowers in panicles grown for the Sun or {July 
GRASS F, ovina var. | dense tufts of very narrow bluish |baif 
glauca leaves. Used for edgings or for con- |shade 
trast with darker foliage. Prop. by 
division. Europe. 
“White” GIANT Heracléum Large bold plant for subtropical | 8-10 ft. |July, 
PARSLEY OR |vill6sum effects. Small flowers in dense clus- |Sun early 
GIANT COW |H. giganteum | ters 1 ft. or more across. Leaves very Aug 
PARSNIP large. Easy to naturalize in rough | 
places. Prop. by seed and division. 
Rich moist loam. Europe. 
“Brown- |EULALIA Miscanthus An excellent grass plant with feath-| 4-9 ft. |Oct 
ish Sinénsis ery panicles of flowers which have Sun 
violet” Eulalia long silky hairs. Good for orna- 
Japonica mental beds or in the shrubbery bor- 
der. Prop. by seed and division. 
Anv soil. Japan. 
Vars. gracillimus, (Eulalia gracil- 
lima unieittata, Eulalia Japonica gra- 
cillima), narrower leaves.  Variega- 
ius, variegated foliage. Zebrinus, has 
cross bands of vellow on the leaves. 
The last two Japanese vars. are prop. 
better by division. 
“White” [RIBBON PhAlaris A grass with flowers in spikes.| 2-4ft. /Aug. 
GRASS, arundinacea | Grown forits ribbon-like foliage, which |Sun 
GARDEN- __jvar. variegata! is striped with white. Good for edg- 
ER’S P. arundind-|ing beds. Northern N. Amer. 
GARTERS {cea var. picta 
“Brown- |GOLDEN Phylléstachys; Graceful grass plant with small! 10-15 ft. 
ish” BAMBOO aiirea light-colored leaves and stems of vel- Half 
Bambisa lowish green. Effective if planted |shade 
aurea against setting of dark foliage. Prop. 
usually by spring division. Rich 
loamy soil. Slight protection neces- 
sary. Japan. 
“Brown- |BLACK Phylléstachys; One of the best-known species. | 10-20 ft. 
ish” BAMBOO nigra Branches turn black after a year. |Half 
Bambitsa Delicate, paper-like foliage of medium |shade 
nigra size. Prop. usually by spring division. 
Rich loamy soil; sheltered position, 
slight protection. Orient. 
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