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PETER HENDERSON & CO.'S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 



Opnaffiintal brasses. 



HE Ornamental Grasses are useful in various wars. Manv of the tall varieties. 



such as Erianthus Ravenna?, Gyneriuni Argentium. and Gyninothrix Latifolia, are 

 ' highly ornamental, their graceful drooping leaves and erect noble-looking spikes 

 producing a splendid and striking effect ; others are particularly neat and compact 

 in habit, and are suitable for pot culture, edgings, mixed flower and shrubbery 

 borders, etc. Many of the varieties are very curious and beautiful, and when dried 

 and tastefully arranged, in connection with the everlasting flowers, make exceedingly 

 attractive winter bouquets. They are mostly annuals, and those which are not, with 

 the exception of Pampas Grass, flower the first year. 



The plants should be transplanted or thinned out sufficiently to afford space for the 

 growth of each, as soon as they can be handled ; this will allow them to develop their 

 true character. 



PER PKT. 



Agrostis Nebulosa. Exceedingly graceful and beautiful : one of the most ele- 

 gant of Ornamental Grasses. Rarely annual, 1ft 10 



Avena Sterilis (Animated Oats.) Hardy annual, 2% ft 5 



Briza Maxima (Large Quaking Grass.) Very elegant. Hardy annual, lft 5 



Gracilis (Slender Quaking Grass.) Hardy annual, lft 5 



Brizopyrum Siculum. Very dwarf, with shining green leaves ; very pretty. -A- ft. 10 



Bronius Brizsef oralis. A fine grass, resembling Briza Maxima. Hardy perennial.. 10 



Chloris Barbata. Pretty and curious. Hardy annual, 1 ft 5 



Truncata. Fine silvery plumes, 2 ft 5 



Crysurus Aureus. Very dwarf, with yellowish feathery spikes, useful for small 



bouquets. Hardy annual, -J- ft 10 



Coix Lachrymae (Job's Tears.) Half-hardy annual, 2 ft 5 



Eragrostis Elegans (Love Grass.) Elegant and pretty. Hardy annual, 2 it 10 



Eriant.fc.us Ravennee. A superb perennial grass, resembling the Pampas in appear- 

 ance and habit of growth, but attaining a greater height than that variety, 

 and is quite hardy. Flowers the first year, if sown early in heat. Hardy 



perennial, 10 ft 25 



Festuca Rigida. Curious dwarf variety 10 



Gymnothrix Latifolia. Splendid ornamental grass. Half-hardy perennial, 10 ft. 25 

 Gynerium Argentium (Pampas Grass.) The finest ornamental grass in cultiva- 

 tion, 10 ft 25 



Hordeum Jubatum (Squirrel Tail Grass.) Very handsome. 3 ft 10 



Lagurus Ovatus (Hare's Tail Grass.) Dwarf, very pretty, 1 ft 5 



Panicum Capillaceum. Extremely ornamental, 3 ft 10 



Sulcatum. Beautiful Palm-like foliage, exceedingly ornamental. Half- 



hardy annual, 2 ft 10 



Paspalum Elegans. Very pretty and interesting. Half-hardy annual, 14- ft 10 



Setaria Ivlacrocheta. Graceful drooping x>lurnes. Hardy annual, 2 ft 5 



Stipa Elegantissima. One of the most beautiful of ornamental grasses 10 



Pennata (Feather Grass.) Exceedingly graceful and beautiful. Hardy 



perennial, 2 ft 10 



Trich,olsena Rosea. A very beautiful rose-tinted grass. Hardy perennial. '2 ft 10 



Zea Japonica Variegata ( Variegated Japanese Maize.) Striped green and white.. 10 



