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Ornamental Gourds 



Rapid growing, interesting annual climbers, with ornamental foliage and singular 

 shaped fruit; 15 to 20 feet. per pkt. 



2606 African Pipe. The stem ends of the fruits are much used in making 



pipes $0 10 



2612 Dipper, or Calabash 10 



2613 Egg-shaped. Fruit white like an egg 10 



2614 Hercules' Club. Club-shaped; 4 feet long : 10 



2615 Luffa (Dish-rag, Sponge or Bonnet Gourd) 10 



2617 Pear-shaped. Striped; very showy 10 



2619 Spoon. A very odd variety 10 



2621 Knob Kerrie. A very ornamental variety, bearing fruit 



having a slender stem 3 to 5 feet long, with a round Knob or 



ball on the end 10 



2629 Collection of the above 8 varieties, 50 cts. 



2630 Mixed Varieties. All kinds. Per oz., 25 cts 5 



GypSOphila (Baby's Breath) 



Pretty free-flowering elegant plants, succeeding in any garden soil, 

 white panicles of bloom are largely used for mixing with other cut flowers. 

 2687 Elegans alba grandiflora. This is an improved large flowering pure 



white form of the annual Baby's Breath, of free easy growth, and grown by 



the acre in the suburbs of Paris and London for use with other cut flowers. 



Several sowings should be made during the season to keep up a supply; 18 



inches. Per oz., 25 cts 



2690 Elegans Delicate Pink. A pretty blush pink form 

 of the above, and equally as valuable for cutting; 18 

 inches. Per oz., 30 cts 



2692 Muralis. An annual sort which forms mounds of 

 green 6 to 8 inches high, thickly studded, with little 

 pink flowers from early in the season till frost; fine 

 for edging. Per I oz., 30 cts 



2694 Paniculata. White flowers, fine for bouquets; one of 

 the favorite hardy perennials, blooms first year if 

 sown early; 3 feet. \ oz., 25 cts 



2695 Paniculata Double Snow White. One of the 

 most important hardy perennials of recent intro- 

 duction. The plant grows from 3 to 3j feet high, 

 bearing its pretty little double white flowers in much- 

 branched panicles which, when cut, can be used to 

 great advantage with other flowers or by themselves 

 as they retain their beauty for months. It is also a 

 most desirable addition to the hardy border 



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Ornamental Grasses 



The ornamental Grasses serve the double purpose of rendering 

 the mixed flower-bed or border attractive during the summer and 

 for the use of the spikes or panicles in a dried state in winter 

 bouquets. 



Annual Varieties 

 These are of the easiest culture, the seed may be sown where 

 they are intended to bloom as soon as danger from frost is passed. 

 2638 Agrostis Nebulosa (Cloud Grass). An airy and 

 graceful sort, 18 inches high and looks like a line of 



mist when in bloom \ 



2641 Briza Maxima (Quaking Grass). The pretty heads 

 are in great demand for grass bouquets; 18 inches. . . . 



2644 Coix Lachrymae (Job's Tears). Broad, corn-like 

 leaves and hard, shining pearly seeds; 2 feet. Per oz., 

 20 cts 



2645 Eragrostis Elegans (Love Grass). Of erect growth 

 about 18 inches high. With feathery panicles, nice for 

 cutting 



2654 Pennisetum Longistylum. Extremely graceful 

 greenish-white plumes; excellent for bordering beds; 



2 feet. | oz., 30 cts 



— Rueppelianum (Purple Fountain Grass). Graceful green 

 foliage and purplish plumes, unequalled as an edging to a 

 bed of Cannas or other tall plants; 3 feet. Per \ oz., 30 cts . . 

 2669 Collection of a packet each of above 6 Annual sorts, 50 cts. 

 Perennial Varieties 

 For large beds or groups on lawns nothing gives a finer effect than the 

 Hardy Grasses, and they are now largely used in prominent positions 

 in many of the finest public parks, etc. 

 2651 Gynerium Argenteum (Pampas Grass). White silvery 



plumes; blooms the second season; 5 feet $0 10 



2647 Eulalia Zebrina (Zebra Grass). Light green, barred with 

 creamy white across foliage; 6 feet 



2648 — Variegata. Long, narrow, green leaves, striped with 

 white; fine feathery plumes; 6 feet 



2656 Pennisetum Japonicum. One of the most valuable 

 for beds or specimens. Easily grown from seed, making 

 nice plants the first year; 4 feet 



2658 Stipa Pennata (Feather Grass). Delicate white, feathery 

 bloom; flowering the second season; 2 feet 



2661 TJniola Latifolia (Spike Grass). A native variety, with 

 graceful drooping panicles; 3 feet 



2668 Collection of a packet each of above 6 Perennial sorts, 50 cts 



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Marigolds and Zinnias, two of the most brilliant annuals, see pages 96, 116 and 118 



