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Ornamental Grasses, 



FOS BOUQUETS AND DECORATIVE GROUPS. 



Agrostis Pulckella. Eragrostis Namaquensis. 



Avena, Sensitiva or Animated Oats. " Senegalensis. 



Briza Maxima, Quaking Grass. Grangea Maderaspatana. 



" Gracilis. Lamarckia Aurea. 



Coix Lackryma. Sorgkum Sacckaratum. 



Elymus Hystrix. Sorgkum Bi-color. 



Eragrostis Elegans. (Love Grass.) Stipa Pinnata, Featker Grass. 



Bedding Plants and Florists' Flowers. 



BEDDING PLANTS are suck as are suitable for planting in tke open 

 border or flower garden in early summer to bloom till frost; tkey are 

 tken taken up and koused, or cuttings obtained from tkem for next 

 season's planting. 



FLORISTS' FLOWERS are those of wkick there are many Hybrid 

 varieties, annually increased or improved. Of tkese tke Daklia is one 

 of tke most popular. 



THE DAHLIA. 



Of tkis attractive flower we kave several hundred varieties, and are 

 constantly adding all the newest and best as they are offered, and 

 rejecting older and and inferior kinds. Our collection received the First 

 Premium at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Exhibition, 

 Sept., 1861. 



Dahlias deligkt in a rick sandy loam, kigkly manured witk decom- 

 posed cow-manure. To insure perfect flowers, mulck during tke sum- 

 mer witk skort manure. Tkin out superfluous branckes, and keep 

 tkem well tied up to strong stakes, firmly driven in tke ground at tke 

 time of planting. The best time for planting is about the first of June, 

 and the roots can be preserved during the winter in dry sand, free from 

 frost, damp, or fire heat. 



Tke following 12 varieties kave been selected as among tke best of 

 tke recent introductions, and are a great, improvement over similar, but 

 older sorts, in respect to color, form, and constancy of bloom. 



fflgg Strong plants will be ready to send out by tke 1st of May. 

 Price $3,00 per dozen. 

 Baalzow. — Red, striped witk brown, dwarf. 

 Charivari. — Yellow, striped and dotted, qi 



