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DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS 



Pampas. 



EULALIA ZeBKINA. 



GOLDEN FEATHER. (See Pyrethrum.; 

 GRASSES, ORNAMENTAL. 



These form a beautiful and attractive addition to the 

 Flower Garden ; their graceful forms give a pleasing relief 

 to tlie brilliancy of their showy companions. When care- 

 fully dried, they are useful in makiug up winter bou- 

 quets, etc. 



Cut when in full bloom, tie in small bunches and 

 hang up in a dry, dark place, with heads down. They are 

 nearly all annuals; those which are perennials should be 

 marked, so they will not be destroyed as weeds. Sow in 

 May, and transplant or thin them out so as to give sufficient 

 space for each to grow. 



PER PKT. 



.5060 AGROSTIS, Mixed. Exceedingly beautiful, 

 feathery and graceful ; of dwarf growth ; hardy an- 

 nuals ; 1 foot 5 



,5167 ARLNDO DONAX VARIEGATA (New Zea- 

 land Pampas Grass). A variety similar to the 

 Pampas, with long, graceful, drooping leaves, and 

 silvery plumes, on stems 10 feet high; fine for 

 specimens on lawns or for massing in clumps; hardy 



perennial 15 



.5245 AVENA STERILIS (Animated Oals). Pretty, 

 large, drooping spikes, on slender stems; hardy 



annual ; 2i feet. Per oz., 60 cts 5 



BRIZA (Rattlesnake, or Quaking Grass). A beau- 

 tiful variety, in great demand for ornamental work and 

 grass bouquets ; hardy annual ; 1 foot. 

 .5311 Compacta. Erect, compact, with elegant rattles.. 5 

 .5.313 Maxima. Large racemes of beautiful rattles. 



Per oz., 60 cts 5 



5316 BROMUS BRIZ.EFORMIS. A graceful va- 

 riety, with drooping panicles resembling the Briza 

 Maxima, and in great demand for florists' use; 

 hardy perennial, flowering the first season; 1 foot. 



Per oz., 60 cts 5 



5447 CHLORISTRUNCATA. Finesilvery plumes; 



elegant for bedding in groups; hardv annual ; 2 ft.. 5 

 5591 COIX LACHRYM.E (.Tob's Tears). With 

 broad, corn-like leaves, and hard, shining, pearly 

 seeds, resembling tears; half-hardy annual ; 2 feet. 



Per oz. 30 cts 5 



5780 ERAGROSTIS (ZoveGrass), Mixed."''Exceed- 



inglv prettv and ornamental ; hardv annual ; 2 ft... 5 

 5782 ERIANTHUS RAVENNJE. " Hardy peren- 

 nial, exquisite white plumes resembling the Pam- , 

 pas Grass. Fine for lawns if planted in clumps. 

 Flowers the first season if sown very early in the 



greenhouse or hot-bed ; 10 feet 10 



EULALIA. Hardy perennial, long narrow leaves, 

 elegantly recurved flower-spikes of a light violet color, not 

 unlike a curled ostrich feather. 



.5802 Japonica. Striped white and green 10 



5803 Zebrina. Leaves light green, mottled and striped, 



transverselv light vellow 10 



GYNERIUM (Pampas Grass). Half-hardy peren- 

 nial, blooms the second season from seed; will stand out 

 over winter, if protected with straw, or lay down and cover 

 with earth ; the most noble grass in cultivation; producing 

 beautiful plumes on stems from 6 to 10 feet high. 



5913 Argentenm. Splendid white silvery plumes 10 



,"^914 Argenteum Foliis Variegatis. Variegated 

 foliage; beautiful large silvery plumes 15 



6586 



6686 



GRASSES — Continued. pERPKr. 



5955 HORDEU3IJUBATUM(5g«uvf/rai7). Very 

 handsome light jnirple plumes; hardv annual ; 3 ft.. 5 



5988 LAGURUS OVATUS (Hare's Tail). Beautiful 

 small white heads or spikes of bloom, excellent for 

 bouquets; hardv annual ; 1 foot 5 



5992 LASIAGROSTIS ARGENTEA. A very 

 beautiful silvery-white grass: hardy perennial; 2 



feet 5 



STIPA PINNATA (Feather Grass). Hardy per- 

 ennial, beautiful delicate, white, feathery bloom; 

 in great demand for ornamental work and florists' 

 use, flowering the second season from seed. The 



seed is slow to vegetate ; 2 feet. Per oz., SI. 00 10 



TRICH0L;ENA rosea, a very beautiful 

 rose-tinted grass; hardy perennial, flowering the 

 first season from seed ; 2 feet 10 



6589 Collection of Grasses, containing one )iackage of 

 each of the above varieties $1.15 



GREENHOUSE AND STOVE PLANTS. 



6599 Collection containing 25 choice varieties $2.00 



GYPSOPHILA. 



Pretty, free-flowering, elegant plants for rock-work, 

 baskets, edgings, and borders ; succeeding in any garden 

 soil. 



5915 Muralis. Trailing, pretty pink blossoms; suit- 

 able for small beds, etc. ; hardy annual ; 6 inches... 5 



5916 Paniculata. White flowers, beautiful for bou- 

 quets, imparting a light, airy appearance; hardy 

 perennial ; 2 feet 5 



Gypsophila. 



HELLEBOROUS NIGER. 



' (Christmas Rose.) 



I 5943 Mixed. Winter blooming 



.10 



HELIOTROPE. 



A half-hardy perennial, flowering during the whole 

 season ; its delightful i)erfume makes it a most desirable 

 bopquet flower; a splendid bedding plant, or can be 

 trained as a greenhouse climber. Seed sown in the spring 

 will make fine plants for summer blooming. 



5940 Mixed 10 



5939 Collection of six sorts.... 40 



