J. M. Thorburn & Co. ' s Catalogue of Seeds. 



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ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. 



Many of these grasses, if cut before they arc entirely ripe, will be found useful in the formation of win- 

 ter bouquets, iu connection with the Everlastings. 



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General Observations. 



5128 " Agrostis nebulosa 



5130 pulchella 



5132 minutiflora . . . . 



5130 *Andropog-on argenteus 



5138 Arunde Donax .... 

 5140 * — fol. variegata . . . 

 5142 *festucoides variegata 



5144 Avena sterilis 



5150 Briza geniculata 

 515^ gracilis . . . . 



5154 maxima 



5158 Brizopyrum siculum 



5100 Bromus briza?formis 



5102 maerostachyus . . . 



5104 madritensis .... 



5105 Ceratochloa pendula .... 



5105a Chloropsis Blanchardiana. . 



5100 Chloris barbata vera 



5108 truncata 



5170 Chrysurus cynosuroides 



5172 Coix lachryma . 

 5174 aurea zebrina 



5175 Cryptopyrum Richardsonii 

 5175a Cynosurus elegans .... 



5170 Eleusine barcinonensis 



5170a corocana 



51705 Indica 



5178 Elymus hystrix 



51S0 Eragrostis elegans 



5182 amabilis .... 



5183 Abyssinica .... 



5184 maxima 



5185 suaveolens . . . 



5188 E rian thus Raven nae 

 5190 * — foliis variegatis . 



5192 Eulalia Japonica 

 5190 Pestuca glauca . 



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5205 *Gynerium arj 



5207 * — fol. varieg 

 5207a * — roseum 



5208 jubatum 



5212 Hordeiim jubatum . . . 



5213 Isolepis gracilis . . . . 

 5210 Lagurus ovatus .... 

 5218 Lasiagrostis arcrnlea 



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I Very fine for vases and bouquets. 

 { The plumes of A. nebulosa are 

 ) very delicate. 



j Dense flowers, very silky, with 

 I bright white hairs, 

 j Fine sub tropical plants of state- 

 y ly growth, and very ornamental 

 ) in habit. 



Animated Oats. Curious. 



[Quaking Grass. No. 5154 is very 

 pretty for bouquets. 



Dwarf species of Spike Grass. 

 ] No. 5100 is very fine for winter 

 ! bouquets. To this genus be- 

 [ longs the Cheat Grass, a well- 

 J known pest. 



Elegant for bouquets. 

 Dwarf; very fine for edgings. 



» Elegant for groups, and also good 

 ) for baskets. 



Pretty for edging. 



} Job's Tears; so called from the 

 resemblance of the seed to a 

 tear-drop. 



Very fine grass. 

 Handsome for bouquets. 



\ Crab or Yard Grass. E. Indica 

 j is the Wire Grass. 



From the Crimea. Odd. 



Love Grass. Pretty grasses, 

 gi-owing about a foot high, and 



\ characterized by their beauti- 

 ful dancing spikelets ; for bou- 



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/ Plume Grass. A very fine and 

 \ stately-looking grass. 

 I Among the most beautiful of the 

 '/ tall-growing grasses. 



I Fescue Grass. Ornamental. 



Grown chiefly as curious and 

 ornamental grasses. 



Pampas Grass. This is the noblest 

 of the tall-growing grasses, and 

 bears magnificent plumes, much 

 used in floral decoration. 



Squirrel-tail Grass. 



Very pretty rush -like grass. 



Hare's-tail Grass. 



Fine for winter bouquets. 



