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l^lENRrADREER 4^HI^\DELPH^J>A-m HARDY PERENMIAL PbANIS 



Hardy Ornamental Grasses. 



For single specimens, beds or groups on the lawn, nothing gives a finer 

 efiect than these ; they are now largely used in prominent positions in 

 many gardens, public parks, etc. 



Our bed of OKNAMEXTAL GRASSES at the St. Louis Exposition, 

 1904, was awarded a SILVEK JIFDAL. 



Arundo Macrophylla Glauca. 



Festuca QIaUCa {Blue Fescue). A pretty dwarf tufted Gra>s, 

 with glaucous foliage. 15 cts. each; |1.50 per doz.; §8.00 

 per 100. 



Qynerium Argenteum ( Pampas Grass). One of the most 

 eflfective. Its silvery pkimes are produced on stems 8 to 10 

 feet high. Well-establi-ihed plants can remain in the open 

 ground if protected. 2-5 cts. and 50 cts. each. 



Phalaris Arundinacea Varlegata ( Variegated Ribbon 



Grass, or Gardener's Garters). Large variegated foliage; 

 an excellent Gra=;s for bordering large beds. 10 cts. each; 

 $1.00 per doz.; §6.00 per 100. 



Arrhenatherum bulbosum folia variegata. A pretty dwarf tufted 

 grass, growing 6 to 8 inches high ; leaves green and white. 25 cts. 

 each ; $2 50 per doz. 



Arundo Donax (Great Reed). A mngnificent variety, growing to a 

 height of 15 feet. 25 cts. each; §2.50 per doz. 



— — Variegata. A beautiful variegated foim of the above. Foliage 

 creaniy-\\hiie and gretn ; growing 6 to 8 feet high. 25 cts. each; 

 §2.50 per doz. 



• — Macrophylla Glauca [Ciajit Reed). A remarkably strong-growing 

 variety, attaining a height of 15 feet, vith foliage S-J to 4 inches wide, 

 much closer jointed than the type ; the leaves aie of a dark glossy-green 

 en the upper surface, and of a glaucous color underneath. 25 cts. each ; 

 §2.50 per dcz. 



— Phragmites Aurea Variegata. A desirable variegated-leaved sort, 

 especially suited for growing in low, wet ground ; 4 to 5 feet. 25 cts. 

 each; S2.50perdoz. 



Bamboos. See list on preceding page. 



Elymus Glaucus [^Bh<e L)vie Grass) A handst.me Grass, with narrow 



glaucous siiveiy foliage ; well adapted for planting in the border or on 



the edge of beds containing taller soits; 3 feet high. 15 cts. each; 



§1.50 per dcz. 

 Erianthus Ravennse {fh<?!ie Crass, cr Haidy Pampas). Grows from 



9 to 12 ieet high, frequently throving up frcm 30 to 50 flower spikes. 



It closely resembles the Pampas Grass. 25 cts. each; $2 50 per doz.; 



clumps, 50 cts. each. 

 Eulalia Gracillima Univittata [Japan Rush). Of compoct habit, 



with very naiiow foliage; of a blight green colcr, wiih a silvery- midrib. 

 25 cts. each ; §2.50 per doz.; clumps, 50 cts. each. 



— Japonica Variegata. A ven- graceful variety frcm Japan. Its long, 

 narrow leaves are striped green, while and often pink or yellow. Flower 

 stalks from 4 to 6 feet high ; very orramental. 25 els. each ; §2 50 per 

 doz.; clumps. 50 cts. each. 



— - — Zebrina (Zebra Grass). The long blades of this variety are 

 marked with broad }"el!ow bands aeicss the leaf. It makes a very 

 attractive specimen plant for the lawn. 25 cts. each ; §2.50 per doz.; 

 clumps, 50 cts. each. 



Molina Coerulea, An elegant Grass for edging, not exceed- 

 ing 6 inches in height, with pretty green and white variegated 

 foliage. 15 cts. each; §1.50 per doz. 



Poa Trivialis albo=vittata. An elegant dwarf Grass, grow- 

 ing about 6 inches high, forming dense tufts of flat leaves, 

 which arc broadly margined with pure white. 15 cts. each; 

 §1.50 per doz.; §8.00 per 100. 



Uniola Latifolia {Spike Grass). One of the finest of our na- 

 tive Gr.isses, growing from 3 to 4 feet high, with \trs orna- 

 mental flat heads in graceful, drooping panicles. 15 cts. each ; 

 §1 50 per doz. 



HEt,IANTHE:iIU>I (Rock, or Sun Rose). 



Exceedingly pretty, low-growing evergreen plants, forming 

 broad clumps, and which, during their flowering season, are 

 quite hid by a mass of bloom; well adapted for the front of the 

 border, or for the rockerv. Various colors. 15 cts. each ; 

 $1.50 per doz. 



HESPERIS fRocket^. 



flatronalis. A strong-growing perennial, forming stout, 

 bu<hy plants 3 to 4 feet high, with showy terminal spikes of 

 pink flowers during June and July. 15 cts. each ; §1.50 

 per doz. 



HERACEEIJ^. 



Qiganteum (Giant Parsnip). A plant of bold appearance, 

 growing 6 feet or more high, with gigantic ornamental foli- 

 age ; well adapted to plant on the margins of ponds or in the 

 wild garden. 35 cts. each ; §3.50 per doz. 



HEPATICA (Liver Leaf). 



Angulosa. One of the prettiest very early spring-flowering 

 plants, with white, red or pui-ple flowers and handsome foli- 

 age; well suited for shady nooks in the rockery. 



Triloba. A pretty native spring-flowering plant with silvery- 

 white flowers. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



HEEEEBOR.US (Christmas Rose), 



Most valuable hardy plants on account of yielding with ut- 

 most freedom, at a season when flowers are scarce, their beau- 

 ful large — two or three inches across — blossoms. They succeed 

 in any ordinary garden soil, but respond to any extra care which 

 may be given them. They prefer a sheltered, semi-shaded sit- 

 uation. 30 cts. each ; §3 00 per doz. 



For Pennisetums, the beautiful tender ornamental Grasses, see under Garden and Greenhouse Plants. 



