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



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ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. 



Many of these grasses, if rut before they are entirely ripe, will be found useful in the formation of winter 

 bouquets, in connection with the Everlastings. 



NUMBER and NAME. 



}i oz. at oz. rate only on articles quote! at 

 $1 per oz. and over. 



General Observations. 



5128 *Agrostis nebulosa 

 5130 pulchella .... 

 5132 minutiflora . . . 



5136 *Andropogon argenteus 



5138 Arundo Donax .... 

 5140 * — fol. variegata .... 



5144 Avena sterilis . 



5150 Briza geniculata 



5152 gracilis .... 



5154 maxima ■ . . 



5158 Brizopyrum siculum 



5160 Bromus brizaeformis 

 5162 macrostachyus . . 



5164 madritensis 



5165 Chloropsis Blanchardiana 



5166 Chloris barbata vera 

 5168 truncata 



5170 Chrysurus cynosuroides. 



5172 Coix lachryma 



5174 aurea zebrina 



5175 Cryptopyrum Richardsonii 

 5175a Cynosurus elegans .... 



5176 Eleusine barcinonensis 

 5176a corocana ... ... 



51766 Indica 



5178 Elymus hystrix 



5180 Eragrostis elegans 



5182 amabilis 



5183 Abyssinica . . . . 



5184 maxima 



5185 suaveolens . . . . 



5188 Erianthus Ravennse 

 5190 * — foliis variegatis . . 



5192 Eulalia Japonica 

 5196 Festuca glauca . 

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5202 latifolia 



5205 *Gynerium argenteum 



5207 * — fol. variegatum 

 5207a * — roseum 



5208 jubatum 



5212 Hordeum jubatum. . . 



5213 Isolepis gracilis . . . . 

 5216 Lagurns ovatus . . . . 

 5218 Lasiagrostis argentea 



5225 Panicum virgatum 



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) Very fine for vases and bouquets. 

 \ The plumes of A. nebulosa are 

 J very delicate. 



\ Dense flowers, very silky, with 

 ( bright white hairs. 

 ) Fine sub-tropical plants of stately 

 \ growth ; ornamental in habit. 



Animated Oats. Curious. 



Quaking Grass. No. 5154 is very 

 pretty for bouquets. 



Dwarf species of Spike Grass. 

 1 No. 5160 is very fine for winter 

 ! bouquets. To this genus be- 

 f longs the Cheat Grass, a well- 

 ) known pest. 



Dwarf; very fine for edgings. 



I Elegant for groups, and also good 

 j for baskets. 



Pretty for edging, 

 f 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, 

 is the Wire Grass. 



E. In dica 



From the Crimea. Odd. 



) Love Grass. Pretty grasses, grow- 

 ing about a foot high, and 



[ r characterized by the ir beauti- 

 ful dancing spikelets ; for bou- 



J quets. 



] Plume Grass. A very fine and 

 ) stately-looking grass, 

 f Among the most beautiful of the 

 { tall-growing grasses. 



Fescue Grass. Ornamental. 



> Grown chiefly as curious and or- 

 J namental grasses. 



I Pampas Grass. This is the noblest 

 [ of the tall-growing grasses, and 

 J bears magnificent plumes, much 

 J used in floral decoration. 



Squirrel-tail Grass. 



Very pretty rush-like grass. 



Hare's-tail Grass. 



Fine for winter bouquets. 



j Very showy and hardy perennial 

 j grasses. 



