ANNUALS AND ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. 



Scabiosa'atropurpurea, various, \\ to 3 ft. 

 Schizan thus pin natus in variety, 1^ ft. 

 Schizopetalon Walkeri, white, scented at night, 1 ft. 

 Silene'pendula in variety, \ to 1 ft. 

 Specularia speculum, blue or white, 9 ins. 



Tropreolums (Nasturtiums) in variety. 



Veronica glauca, blue, 6 ins. 



Viscaria oculata in variety, 1 ft. 



Whitlavia grandiflora, violet and white, 1 ft. 



Xeranthemum annuum (Everlastings), 1£ to 2 ft. 



ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. 



Not only do ornamental grasses serve to add variety and elegance to flower borders 

 dining the summer, but, if properly treated, they are even more valuable for vase and 

 house decoration. Ladies have also utilised some of them for trimming ball dresses, but 



Fig. 133. COIX LACHEYMA. 



Fig. 134. Ebagbostis elegans. 



novel as this form of ornamentation may be, it must be borne in mind that dried 

 grasses are highly inflammable, and a ball dress containing them may prove a source of 

 danger to the wearer. 



The majority of grasses are annuals, and the seed can be bought in single packets or 

 made up into collections of twelve or twenty-four species. It may be sown early 



Fie 1 . 135. Hordeum jubatum. 



Fig. 13G. Stipa pennata. 



in April in the open where the plants are to attain maturity, arranging them according 

 to their respective heights (see accompanying table), and also being particular to avoid 

 thick sowing. If grown principally for drying purposes, a position may be assigned 



