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CYPERUS Alternifolius or "Umbrella Grass/' A most useful and beautiful dec- 

 orative plant, with slender stems, surmounted by alternate leaves so arranged as 

 to resemble the frame of an open umbrella; as beautiful and ornamental for home 

 decoration as a Palm. Small plants, 15 and 25 cts.; $1.50 to $2.50 per dozen; 

 clumps 50 and 75 cts. each. Fine for cut decorations. 



Alternifolius Gracilis. A charming dwarf variety of Umbrella Grass, that does not 

 grow over 18 inches high. It makes a fine pot-plant and is very pretty in the 

 garden. 20 cts. each. 



D is tans. A very beautiful variety of this ornamental grass, a great addition to the 

 list of rapid growing decorative plants. The slender stems are crowned with 

 alternate leaves about x / 2 an inch wide and about 4 inches long, that lie perfectly 

 flat, and are surmounted by a tuft of dainty, wiry grass, with stems 2 or 3 inches 

 long, tipped with the seeds or flowers. It is much handsomer than the old vari- 

 ety, and will doubtless be very popular when generally known. 25 and 50 cts. each. 



CAREX Japonica Variegata. An exquisite grass, that will find a place among 

 Ferns, Palms and Dracaenas. Its slender arching, green foliage is edged with 

 white, and its elegant habit gives it a place that cannot be equaled by any other 

 plant. It will grow anywhere, forming a beautiful clump outside, or a stately 

 plant indoors. It stands neglect and a heated atmosphere and is not easily 

 damaged. A plant that will please everyone. 25 cts. each. 



BAriBOO. Bamboos are exceedingly ornamental for the garden, sending up the 

 slender canes of featherly growth in splendid groups. They are destined to be 

 extensively cultivated in California for their useful qualities as well as for their 

 beauty. For cut decorations in halls or in dwellings they are very effective. I 

 offer six fine sorts at 25 and 50 cts. each; $3.00 to $5.00 a dozen. 



flelake. A large-leaved, rather dwarf-growing variety, attains a height of 7 feet, 

 grows erect, stems thickly tufted, but entirely covered with sheaths of the leaves. 

 Native of Japan. Price, 25 to 50 cts. each. 



Common Giant. Grows to the height of 25 to 40 feet. I recommend this useful 

 bamboo for windbreaks. The stems can be used for ornamental und useful pur- 

 poses: for fences, plant stakes, and many other ways. 35 to 50 cts. each. The 

 time for planting bamboos is in the spring. 



Striped. Foliage green and white, stems yellow with alternate sections of green up 



and down the stem. 75 cts. 

 Huro=Chiku. "Black stemmed Bamboo." One of the most beautiful. Stems 1 to 2 



inches in diameter. 50 to 75 cts. each. Three other fine tall varieties, 35 and 



50 cts. each. 



Silver Variegated. A dwarf-growing variety, leaves handsomely variegated with 



silvery white. 25 cts. each. 

 Two other pretty dwarf sorts. 25 to TO cts. each. 



GRHSSES, 



PAPYRUS Antiquorus. Or "Egyptian Paper Reed." The most elegant, graceful 

 and stately of all decorative reeds. It grows in creeping rhizomes on the surface 

 of the ground, and sends up reed-like stems, which on old plants rise from 8 to 

 10 feet high, crowned with a tuft or umbel of long wirv grass that falls gracefully 

 above and around the stem. It is an aquatic, but in Southern California grows 

 to perfection, if watered occasionally. It makes a beautiful plant for greenhouse 

 decoration, planted in tubs or bedded, having an effect no other plant can give 

 15 and 25 cts. each; clumps, 35 cts. 



PANICUn Variegata. A charming, dainty trailing grass for hanging baskets Vari- 

 egated Pink, green and white. 15 to 25 cts. each. 



TRYCHOLENEA Rosea. A pretty grass with rose-colored flowers. 15 cts. each- 

 clumps 30 cts. 



