OF THEIR ILLUSTRATED FLORAL GUIDE. 



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ORNAMENTAL GRASSES — continued 



Per pkt 



s. d 



518 Briza gracilis (quaking grass), 1 ft. . 0 



519 Brizopyrum siculum, for edgings, % ft 0 



520 Bromus brizoeformis,for bouquets, 1 ft 0 



521 „ lanuginosus, for bouquets, 1 ft 0 



522 Ceratochloa pendula, graceful, 1 ft 



523 



Chloris. 



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 526 

 527 

 528 



unioloides, graceful, 2 ft. 

 A singularly interesting 



and curious class, 

 barbata, 1 ft 



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polydactyla, 1 ft 0 



0 



radiata, radiating, | ft. 



submatica, 1 ft 0 



truncata, silvery plumes . 0 



529 Chrysurus aureus (golden spiked) } 2 ft. 0 



530 Coix lachrymre (Job's tears), 2 f t . . 0 



531 



532 Diplachne faseicularis, 2 ft. 



533 Echinochloa colona, green spotted 

 534 

 535 



exaltata 0 



0 

 0 

 0 

 0 



cruciformis, charming . . 

 „ Zenkowskii, pretty .... 



Eleusine. A curious class, with 

 stems resembling horns. 



536 „ corocana (5 horns), 1£ ft.. 



537 „ Indica, horns graceful, 1 ft. 



538 „ oligostachya (3 horns), 1 ft. 



539 „ species from China, dwarf 



and beautiful, f ft 



540 Elymus Caput Medusas, graceful, 1 ft. 

 Eragrostis. A very elegant orna- 

 mental class, for bouquets. 



541 „ elegans (Love-grass), 1 ft. . 



542 „ megastachya, elegant, 1 \ ft. 



543 „ Namaquensis, graceful, 1 ft. 



544 Festuca glauca, bluish green, valuable 



for edgings, 1 ft 



545 Grangea Maderaspatana, pretty, 1 £ ft. 



546 Hordeum jubatum (squirrel-tail), 3 ft. 



547 Isolepis gracilis, elegant grass for 



hanging baskets and jardinets, \ ft. 



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Per pkt. 

 S. d. 



0 0 

 0 3 



548 Isolepsis tcnella, very pretty do., \ ft. 



549 Lagurus ovatus (Hare's- tail), 1 ft. . . 



550 Milium multiflorum, 1^ ft 0 3 



Panicum. Very ornamental and 



curious-looking graceful 

 grasses, fine for bouquets. 



551 „ colonum, fine, 1 \ ft 0 3 



552 „ concinnum, very fine, \ ft. . 0 3 



553 ,, cms galli, fine, 1 \ ft 0 3 



554 „ fimbriatum, splendid, 1 ft. . 0 4 



555 „ glaucum, 1 ft 0 4 



556 „ oryzinum, 1 ft 0 3 



557 „ plicatam, 1 ft 0 3 



558 „ sanguinale, 1 ft 0 4 



559 „ verticillatum, 1 ft 0 4 



560 Paspalum elegans, very elegant, 1^ ft. 0 3 



561 ,, stoloniferum 0 4 



562 Pennisetum fimbriatum, graceful, 



Uft ■ 0 4 



563 „ longistylum, graceful, 1 1 ft. 0 3 



564 „ Italicum, \\ ft 0 3 



565 Fiptatherum Thomasii, very orna- 



mental, 1 ft 0 3 



566 „ multiflorum, 1 ft 0 3 



567 Poa salina 0 3 



568 „ sinensis, graceful 0 3 



569 Setaria macrocheta, graceful, 2 ft. . . 0 3 



570 Sorghum bicolor, very graceful, 2ft. . 0 3 



571 Spergula pilifera, a substitute for 



lawn grass in verges, &c, £ft. . . 0 6 



572 Sporolobus tenacissimus, fine, \ ft. . . 0 4 



573 Stipa capillata, 2 ft 0 3 



574 „ gigantea, 2 ft 0 3 



575 „ juncea, very graceful, 2 ft 0 3 



576 „ pennata (Feather grass), 2 ft. . . 0 3 



577 Tricholaena rosea, very beautiful, 2 ft. 0 3 



578 Trypsacum dactyl iodes, fine, 2 ft. . . 0 3 



579 Uniola latifolia, broad leaved, 3 ft. . . 0 3 



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The following new beautiful Ornamental Grasses are highly recommended: — 18 packets of the 

 following, 7s. 6tZ. ; 12 do., 5s. 6d. ; 6 do., 2s. 6d. Our selection. Per pkt. 



s. d. 



580 Agrostis Steveni, a large and exceedingly graceful variety, 2 to 3 ft 0 6 



581 Andropogon Allioni, flowers bordered reddish brown, with long beards, 1\ ft 



582 Andropogon bornbycinus, a charming grass for pot culture, with large pendant ears, with a 



fine silvery white covering, soft like satin to the touch, 1 ft 



583 Andropogon Ischaemum, very remarkable for its silky inflorescence, 2 to 3 ft 



584 Cenchrus laevigatas, remarkable for its long cylindrical and crimpled bearded ears . 



585 Chascolytrum erectum, though not new to botanists, this remarkable grass is unknown in 



European gardens ; it is exceedingly ornamental, and much resembles the Briza Maj or . 



586 Carex Granji, a suitable species for moist situations and artifical lakes, with long drooping 

 foliage and singularly curious flowers 1 



Cyperus Kilkngioides, a pretty little plant for the neighbourhood of ornamental waters, 



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589 



591 

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producing numerous spherical ears of a beautiful clear green, \ ft 10 



Eleusine iEgyptica, a pretty plant for edging or planting beside running streams or ponds 



growing in close tufts, bearing thick short ears, f ft \ 



Eleusine rigida, a fine dwarf species for edgings or pot culture, with close tufts, from which 

 rise numerous stems, bearing three or four curious short thick heads, f ft. . . , 0 



Eleusine tristachya, a dwarf and very graceful species 0 



Eragrostis elongata, a pretty plant, somewhat resembling our Poas, but distinguished from 



them by its large violet plumes, about 2 ft 0 



Lappago racemosa, a curious species of dwarf branching habit, very remarkable for the 



singularity of its rough bearded ears, 1 ft 0 



Panicum compressum, long graceful foliage, medium sized plumes, very ornamental ; produces 

 abundance of firm seed ; may possibly prove a good fodder plant, 2 to 3 ft. . . . 0 

 „ frumentaceum, effective species, with numerous long leaves and beautiful green 



compact panicles, with abundance of farinaceous seed, about 2 ft. . . . 0 

 „ geniculatum, producing tufts of very long leaves, and long spikes of red-brown . 0 

 „ iumentorum, in the style of P. compressum, but with plumes twice the size, more 



open, and richer in grains, about 2^ ft 0 



„ proliferum, leaves in pretty little tufts, throwing up handsome panicles, 1 ft. . . 0 

 Paspalum Moluceanum, curious digitiform panicles, covered with a deep green inflorescence, 

 bordered with blackish brown, imparting the appearance of pretty caterpillars, 2 ft. . 0 



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