Dreer^s Garden Calendar. 83 



SEEDS OF ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. 



These form a beautiful and attractive addition to the Garden ; their 

 graceful forms and refreshing green colors giving a pleasing relief to the 

 brilliancy of the more showy occupants of the flower borders. When 

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



Cut when in full bloom, and before the flower gets 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 not should be marked 



so they will not be destroyed for weeds. 



Per packet. 



AGROSTIS. All the varieties of this class are exceedingly beauti- 

 ful and graceful ; of dwarf growth; li ft. 

 Pulchella. Nebulosa. Mixed each 5 



ANTHOXANTHUM GRACILE. Graceful and pretty ; 6 in 10 



ARUNDO CONSPICUA. A variety similar to the Pampas, with 

 long graceful drooping leaves', and silvery plumes, on stems 10 

 ft. high; fine for specimens on lawns; hardy perennial 20 



AVENA STERIL1S {Animated Oats). With pretty, large, droop- 



ing spikes, on slender stems; 2 ft 5 



BR1ZA COMPACTA. An erect, compact variety of Quaking 



Grass; also known as Rattlesnake Grass; 1ft 5 



Gracilis. Small, delicate and graceful racemes; 1ft 5 



Maxima. Large Quaking Grass; beautiful rattles ; 1ft 5 



BROMUS BRIZ.EFORMIS. A graceful variety, with drooping 

 panicles resembling the Briza Maxima; hardy perennial ; H ft- 5 



CHLORIS TRUNCATA. Fine silvery plumes, with abundant 



foliage; elegant for bedding in groups; 2 ft 5 



CHRYSURUSCYNOSUROIDES ( Lamar kia Aurea). Dwarf, with 

 yellowish feathery spikes, useful for bouquets; ^ ft 5 



COIX LACHRYM.E (Job's Tears). With broad, corn-like leaves; 



half hardv; 2 ft 5 



ELEUSINE BARCINOxXENSIS. Curious, with stems resembling 



horns; elegant for pot culture ; 1ft 10 



ERAGROSTIS {Love Grass). Exceedingly pretty and ornamental ; 

 a favorite and graceful grass ; 2 ft. 

 Elegans. Mixed each 5 



ERIANTHUS RAVENNA. A hardy perennial, noble grass, with 

 exquisite white plumes resembling the Pampas Grass. Fine for 

 lawns if planted in clumps. Flowers the first season from seed 

 if sown very early in the green-house or hot-bed ; 7 ft 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 re- 

 curved flower-spikes of a light violet color, not unlike a curled 

 ostrich feather, born on stems 6 ft. high 25 



F1STUCA RIGIDA. A curious dwarf variety ; fine for bouquets.... 5 



GYNER1UM ARGENTEUM (Pampas Grass). Half-hardy peren- 

 nial ; will stand out over winter, if protected with straw or 

 leaves ; the most noble grass in cultivation ; with silvery plumes 



on stems from 6 to 10 ft. high 10 



Argenteum Foliis Variegatis; with variegated foliage; and 

 flowering in large, silverv plumes; 8 ft 20 



HORDEUM JUBATUM (Squirrel Tail Grass). Very handsome 

 and lovelv purple plumes; 3 ft 5 



ISOLEPSIS GRACILIS. Half-hardy perennial; dwarf, very 

 graceful, suitable for baskets, vases, etc. ; £ ft 20 



LAGURUS OVATUS (Hare's Tail Grass). Beautiful small white 



heads or spikes of bloom; 1 ft S 



