74 DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



SEEDS OF ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. 



These form a beautiful and attractive addition to the Flower Garden ; their graceful forms and refreshing greec 



colors giving a pleasing relief to the brilliancy of the more showy occupants of the flower borders. When care- 

 fully dried, they are useful in making up winter bouquets, etc. 



Cut when in full bloom, and before the flowers get too old, tie in small bunches and hang up in a dry, dark place, 



with their heads downwards. They are nearly all annuals, and those which are perennials should be marked, so 



they will not be destroyed for weeds. Sow the seeds in the spring, in a temperature of 60 degrees, in shallow 



boxes, in light soil ; press the seeds with a smooth board into the soil, and sift over soil enough merely to cover the 



seeds ; transplant to the garden in May ; also sow seeds in the open ground in May, and transplant or thin them out 



so as to give sufficient space for each to grow. 



Per packet. 



AGROSTIS. All the varieties of this class are exceedingly beautiful, feathery and graceful ; of dwarf growth ; 

 hardy annuals ; height, i foot. 



Nebulosa. One of the most elegant fine grasses ^o 5 



Mixed. Of all the varieties 5 



ANDROPOGON ARGENTEUS. Plants with silvery green foliage, and beautiful silvery plumes, fine for 



groups or massing ; hardy perennial ; 5 feet 10 



ARUNDO CONSPICUA {New Zealand Pampas Grass). A variety similar to the Pampas, with long, 

 graceful, drooping leaves, and silvery plumes, on stems 10 f^t high ; fine for specimens on lawns or for 

 massing in clumps ; hardy perennial 20 



AVENA STERILIS {Animated Oats). With pretty, large, drooping spikes, on slender stems ; hardy an- 

 nual ; 2^ feet. Per oz., 60 cts 5 



BRIZA {Rattlesnake or Quaking Grass). A beautiful variety, in great demand for ornamental work and 

 grass bouquets ; hardy annual ; i foot. 



Compacta. A new, erect, compact, splendid variety; with elegant rattles 5 



Gracilis. Small, delicate and graceful racemes of rattles 5 



Maxima. Large racemes of beautiful rattles. Per oz., 60 cts 5 



BRIZOPYRUM SICULUM. A very pretty dwarf plant, with shining green leaves ; fine for edgings and 



bouquets ; hardy annual : 8 inches S 



BROMUS BRIZiEFORMIS. A graceful variety, with drooping panicles resembling the Briza Maxima, 



and in great demand for florists' use ; hardy perennial, flowering the first season ; i foot. Per oz., 60 cts. 5 



CHLORIS TRUNCATA. With an abundance of foliage and fine silvery plumes ; elegant for bedding in 



groups ; hardy annual ; 2 feet 5 



CHRYSURUS CYNOSUROIDES {Lamarkia Aiirea). Dwarf, with fine yellowish feathery spikes ; use- 

 ful for bouquets ; hardy annual ; 8 inches 5 



COIX LACHRYMiE {Job's Tears). With broad, corn-like leaves, and hard, shining, pearly seeds, resem- 

 bling falling tears ; often used for beads for a rosary ; half-hardy annual ; 2 feet. Per oz., 30 cts 5 



ELEUSINE BARCINONENSIS. Curious-looking bloom, with stems resembling horns ; elegant for pot- 

 culture; hardy annual; i foot 10 



ERAGROSTIS, MIXED {Love Grass). Exceedingly pretty and ornamental ; a favorite and graceful grass ; 



mixed varieties : hardy annual ; 2 feet 5 



ERIANTHUS RAVENN.ffii. A hardy perennial, noble grass, with exquisite white plumes resembling the 

 Pampas Grass. Fine for lawns if planted in clumps. Flowers the first season if sown very early in 

 the green-house or hot-bed ; 10 feet 10 



EULALIA JAPONICA. A new and distinct, perfectly hardy perennial, ornamental, easily cultivated grass 

 from Japan. It has long narrow leaves, striped white and green ; elegantly recurved flower-spikes of a 

 light violet color, not unlike a curled ostrich feather, borne on stems 6 feet high 20 



FESTUCA RIGIDA. A curious dwarf variety ; fine for bouquets ; hardy annual ; 6 inches 5 



GYMNOTHRIX LATIFOLIA. A splendid variety for single specimens on lawns, and is highly orna- 

 mental ; half-hardy perennial ; 10 feet 20 



GYNERIUM {Pampas Grass). Half-hardy perennials, blooming the second season from seed; will stand 

 out over winter, if protected with straw, leaves, or lay down and cover up with earth; the most noble 

 grass in cultivation ; producing beautiful plumes on stems from 6 to 10 feet high. 



Argenteum. With splendid white silvery plumes 10 



Argenteum Foliis Variegatis. With variegated foliage; and beautifiil large silvery plumes 15 



HORDEUM JUBATUM {Squirrel Tail Grass). Very handsome and lovely light purple plumes; hardy 



annual ; 3 feet 5 



ISOLEPSIS GRACILIS. A dwarf, very graceful grass, suitable for baskets, vases, etc. ; half-hardy peren- 

 nial ; 6 inches 20 



LAGURUS OVATUS {Hare's Tail Grass). Beautiful small white heads or spikes of bloom, excellent for 



bouquets; hardy annual; i foot 5 



LASIAGROSTIS ARGENTEA. A very beautiful silvery-white grass, fine for ornamental work and grass 



bouquets ; hardy perennial ; 2 feet 5 



MILIUM MWLTIFI^ORUM {Pearl Grass). A very graceful variety ; hardy annual ; 2 feet 5 



PANICUM SULCATUM. Beautiful palm-like foliage, very decorative, half-hardy annual ; 2 feet 10 



PENNISETUM LON G1STIL,\JM {Fillos7tm). A very graceful, handsome and interesting plant ; hardy 



annual ; 1}^ feet 5 



PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA. A beautiful variety of striped Ribbon Grass ; hardy perennial ; 3 feet 5 



SETARIA MACROCHETA. An elegant plant, with graceful, drooping plumes ; hardy annual ; 2 feet 5 



STIPA {Feather Grass). A hardy perennial plant, with beautiful, delicate, white, feathery bloom ; i'n great 

 demand for ornamental work and florists' use, flowering the second season from seed. The seed being 

 slow to vegetate, it should be started in a hot-bed ; 2 feet. 

 Pennata. One of the most graceful of all grasses, producing very delicate, feathery-like stems of bloom, 



imparting a light appearance to bouquets, etc. Per oz., ^i.oo lo 



Elegantissima. A superb variety of the above, fine for pot or border-culture 10 



TRICHOL.^NA ROSEA. A very beautiful rose-tinted grass; hardy perennial, flowering the first season 



from seed ; 2 feet 10 



