ii 4 



J. M. Thorburn & Co., 15 John St., New York. 



ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. 



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

 bouquets, in connection with the Everlastings. 



NUMBER and NAME. 



Jt£g~ % oz. at oz. rate only on articles quoted at 

 $1 per oz. and over. 



General Observations. 



5128 *Agrostis nebulosa 

 5130 pulchella ... 

 5132 minutiflora . . . , 



5136 *Amlropogon argenteus 



5138 Arundo Donax 

 5140 * — fol. variegata 



2 hA I apet. 



hP 



5144 Avena sterilis . . 



5150 Briza geniculata 



5152 gracilis . . . . 



5154 maxima . . . . 



2 3 



hA 



5158 Brizopyrum siculum 



5160 Bromus brizaeformis 

 5162 macrostachyus . . . 

 5164 madritensis . . . . 



5165 Chloropsis Blanchardiana 



5166 Chloris barbata vera . . . 

 5168 truncata 



hP 



tP 



5170 Chrysurus cynosuroides 



5172 Coix lachryma 



5174 aurea zebrina 



hA 



2 3 



5175 Cryptopyrum Richardsoni . 

 5175a Cynosurus elegans 



5176 Eleusine barcinonensis 



5176a corocana 



51766 Indica 



. . hP 

 2 3 hA 



5178 Elymus hystrix . . 



5180 Eragrostis elegans 



5182 amabilis . . 



5183 Abyssinica .... 



5184 maxima 



5185 suaveolens .... 



. hP 

 2 hA 



5188 Erianthus Ravennae 



5190 * — foliis variegatis 



5192 Eulalia Japonica . . 



5196 Festuca glauca . . . 



2 3 hP 



5198 Gymnothrix (Pennisetum) cau- 



data 



5202 latifolia 



5205 *Gynerium argenteum 



5207 * — fol. variegatum 

 5207a * — roseum , 



5208 jubatum 



tP 



5212 Hordeum jubatum . . 



5213 Isolepis gracilis . . . . 

 5216 Lagurus ovatus . . . . 

 5218 Lasiagrostis argentea 



5225 Panicura virgatum 



5226 sulcatum 



hA 



hP 

 hA 



1 



H 

 2 



cts. 

 5 

 5 



10 



Very fine for vases and bouquets. 



The plumes of A. nebulosa are 



very delicate. 

 Dense flowers, very silky, with 



bright white hairs. 



Fine subtropical plants of stately 

 growth ; ornamental in habit. 



(Animated Oats.) Curious. 



c I (Quaking Grass.) No 5154 is very 

 £ I j pretty for bouquets. 



Dwarf species of Spike Grass. 

 No. 5160 is very fine for winter 

 bouquets. To this genus belongs 

 the Cheat Grass, a well-known 

 t pest. 



Dwarf; very fine for edgings. 



j Elegant for groups, and also good 



J for baskets. 



Pretty for edgings. 



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.) E. Indica 

 is the Wire Grass. 



From the Crimea. Odd. 



I (Love Grass.) Pretty Grasses, 

 growing about a foot high, and 



\ characterized by their beauti- 

 ful dancing spikelets ; for bou- 



J quets. 



) (Plume Grass.) A very fine and 

 \ stately-looking grass, 

 j Among the most beautiful of the 

 j tall-growing grasses. 

 (Fescue Grass.) Ornamental. 



5 1 

 10 I 



10 



10 J 



5 



Grown chiefly as curious and or- 

 namental grasses. 



(Pampas Grass.) This is the no- 

 blest 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. 



Very showy and hardy perennial 



10 j grasses. 



