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three years old, the flower stalks are often ten feet in 

 height, surmounted by beautiful silvery plumes. Sow 

 early in spring, in green-house or hot-bed, and trans- 

 plant when weather becomes warm. 



Erianthus, ravennae lo 



HRI«JA— (Cape Heatli). 



A genus of shrubby plants of much interest and beau- 

 ty. Most of the species are without odor, but this lack 

 is compensated for by elegance, as well in their foliage 

 as in their flowers. The flowers, in beauty of form, deli- 

 cacy of aspect and variety of tint, can scarcely be sur- 

 passed. To succeed well, the seed should be sown in 

 hot-bed, or better still in green-house or conservatory. 

 Cover very lightly. Half-hardy perennial. 



Erica, capensis. mixed varieties 25 



ESCHSCHOI^X^IA. 



Finely cut leaves 

 of a glaucous color, 

 and blossoms about 

 two inches in diame- 

 ter, of many brilliant 

 and showy colors. A 

 bed of Eschscholtzia 

 in thesunshine makes 

 a blaze of color. As 

 the stalks and 

 branches are deli- 

 cate, they will do bet- 

 ter if supported by 

 small sticks. Sow 

 where the plants are 

 Eschscholtzia. wanted to bloom, as 



they do not bear transplanting. Thin to six inches 

 apart. Half-hardy perennial ; one foot high. 

 Eschscholtzia, mandarin, a very beautiful variety. 

 The outer side of the petals is brilliant 



scarlet^ the inner side rich orange 15 



" Californica, bright yellow 5 



" crocea alba, creamy white 5 



" " striata, beautifully striped 5 



" mixed 5 



Hri.AI.IA JAI»ONICA. 

 A most magnificent ornamental grass from Japan, 

 growing five to six feet high, and exceedingly graceful. 

 A single plant often makes thirty to forty elegant, re- 

 curved flower spikes of light violet color, resembling 

 ostrich plumes. Beautiful for vases in the winter. 

 Transplant from hot-bed to ten feet apart. 



Eulalia Japonica, light violet ; beautiful 20 



EUPOOK.BIA. 



A large fam- 

 ily, widely dif- 

 fering in their 

 habits, many 

 varieties being 

 unworthy of 

 cultivation. We 

 have selected 

 the most useful 

 and beautiful 

 variety for bor- 

 der and pot cul- 

 ture. 



E u ph orbia, 

 variegata, 

 hardy an- 

 nual ; foli- 

 age beauti- 

 fully veined 

 Euphorbia. andmargin- 

 ed with white; very showy. Sometimes known 

 as .Mountain of Snow 5 



EXJXOCA. 



Foliage dull 

 green, covered with 

 hairs; blossomsblue 

 striped, three-quar- 

 ters of an inch 

 across, produced in 

 terminal racemes- 

 Excellent for cut- 

 ting, because a 

 branch placed in 

 water will bloom 

 many days, and the 

 blue is intense in 

 color. Succeeds 

 best in warm, sandy Eutoca. 



soil, not over rich. Sow in open ground early in spring, 

 and thin to one foot apart. Hardy annual; one foot high, 



Eutoca, viscida, blue 5 



" " alba striata, striped 5 



" " mixed 5 



KEAXHER. GIlASS-(Stipa). 



Hardy biennial, ornamental grass of much beauty, 

 used in the formation of winter bouquets. Seed should 

 be started in hot-bed, as they germinate slowly. 

 Stipa,pennata (Feather Grass), delicate and pretty. 10 

 FER.P(S. 



Flowerless plants, too well known to need description. 

 Many of the 

 varieties are 

 exqiiisi te 1 y 

 beautiful. 

 There are so 

 many sorts, 

 varying so 

 widely in ha- 

 bit, that to 

 give explicit 

 directions for 

 the culture of 

 each would 

 require a vol- 

 ume of itself. 

 As a general 

 rule, they 

 should be kept 

 in a war m. 

 humid atniDS- 

 phere,and water- 

 ed abundantly. 

 The soil best ad- 

 apted to their 

 growth is a turfy, 

 fibrous peat, mix- 

 ed with sand and 

 leaf mold, and 

 underlaid with 

 pieces of broken 

 crock. Many of 

 the most beauti- 

 ful sorts are pro- 

 pagated from 

 seed only. Their 

 exceeding grace 

 and beauty will 



well repay a 1 1 Fern— Sco'opendrium Officinarum. 



I are bestowed upon them. 



Ferns, fine mixed, an almost endless variety 25 



Ferns, fifty finest species mixed, very beautiful. ,25 



^^W We do not offer the different 7iarieties of ferns, 

 separate, but our packet of fifty species mixed will 

 contain all the nexvest and most desirable kinds. 



Fern — Aspidium Angulare. 



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