HENRY A. DREER, 
Pennisetum Ruppelianum 
Ornamental Grasses @_& [H?| 
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. Pkt. 10c; } oz. 50c. 
2644 Coix Lachryma-Jobi (Job's Tears). Broad, corn-like 
leaves and hard, shining pearly seeds; 2 feet Pkt. 10c; 
oz. 20c. 
Eragrostis elegans (Love Grass). Of erect growth about 
18 inches high. Showy feathery panicles, nice for cutting. 
Pkt. 10c; } oz. 25c. 
Pennisetum longistylum (Fountain Grass). Extremely 
graceful greenish white plumes. Excellent for bordering beds; 
2 feet. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 30c. 
— Ruppelianum (Purple Fountain Grass). Graceful 
green foliage and purplish plumes unequalled as an edging 
to Cannas or other tall plants; 3 feet Pkt. 10c; } oz. 30c. 
Tricholaena rosea (Ruby Grass). Attractive pale pink 
plumes. Two feet in height making it suitable for borders or 
winter bouquets. Pkt. 10c; } oz. 25c. 
2669 Collection. One packet each of the 
above 6 Annual Ornamental Grasses 50c. 
2645 
2654 
2655 
2659 
Perennial Varieties 
For large beds or groups on lawns nothing gives a finer effect 
than the Hardy Grasses. 
2647 Eulalia zebrina (Zebra Grass). Light green, barred with 
creamy white across foliage; 6 feet. Pkt. 10c; } oz. 30c. 
Gynerium argenteum (Pampas Grass). Silvery white 
plumes; 5 feet. Pkt. 10c; $ 0z. 25c. 
Lagurus ovatus (Hare's Tail Grass). Beautiful small 
white heads or spikes of bloom, excellent for bouquets; 
8 to 12 inches. Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 25c. 
Pennisetum japonicum (Hardy Fountain Grass). One 
of the most valuable for beds or specimens. Easily grown 
from seed, making nice plants the first year; 4 feet. Pkt. 10c; 
% oz. 30c. 
Stipa pennata (Feather Grass). Delicate white, feathery 
bloom; 2 feet. Pkt. 20c; special pkt. 60c. 
Uniola latifolia (Spike Grass). Graceful drooping 
panicles; 3 feet. Pkt. 10c; } oz. 25c. 
2668 Collection. One packet each 
of the above 6 Perennial Grasses 50c. 
2651 
2652 
2656 
2658 
2661 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
Grevillea—silk Oak 
2681 Robusta. A very beautiful and graceful decorative plant 
with fern-like foliage. Excellent for table decoration; easily 
raised from seed; producing good sized plants in a short 
time. Hardy in Florida and California, where it is popular 
as an ornamental tree. Pkt. 10c; special pkt. 40c. 
Gypsophila elegans alba grandiflora 
Gypsophila—Baby’s Breath ® & [HP| 
Pretty free-flowering plants, succeeding in any garden soil. 
Their misty white panicles of bloom are largely used for mixing 
with other cut flowers. 
2687 Elegans alba grandiflora (Paris Market Strain). @ 
This is an improved large-flowering, pure white form of the 
annual Baby’s Breath. Of free, easy growth. Several sow- 
ings should be made during the season to keep up a supply; 
18 inches. Pkt. 10c; 0z. 25c; } 1b. 75c. 
Elegans, Carmine.(A) Bright carmine rose. Superb for 
cutting. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 
Elegans rosea. (A) A pretty blush pink form and equally 
as valuable for cutting. Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c. 
Muralis.(@) A 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. 
Pkt. 10c; 4 oz. 25c. 
Pacifica. [HP] Small pink flowers in panicles borne profusely 
after the paniculata varieties have passed. Excellent for 
cutting. 4 feet. Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 
Paniculata. [HP] White flowers, fine for bouquets; one of 
the favorite hardy perennials. Blooms first year if sown 
early; 3 feet. Pkt. 10c; } oz. 25c; 4 oz. 40. 
Paniculata, Double White. The plants grow 
from 3 to 3} feet high, bearing 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. 
Pkt. 25c; special pkt. 75c. 
Repens. [HP] A An elegant hardy trailing plant for the 
rockery. Has clouds of small white flowers in July and 
August. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 40c. 
Repens rosea. [HP] A Same habit of growth as above; 
flowers pale rose. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 50c. 
2688 
2690 
2692 
2691 
2694 
2695 
2693 
2697 
Annual Fiowers for Poor Soil 
The following annuals will give a profusion of blooms even 
in quite poor soil: Clarkia, Godetia, Ice Plant, Kochia, Nas- 
turtium, Portulaca, Snapdragons, Snow on the Mountain, 
Sweet Alyssum, and Verbena. 
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