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First Section. — Most of this section arc useful for bouquets, and all arc suitable for the flower border. 

 The price of the following is 3d. per packet, except those marked *, which are 6d. : — 



537 

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 539 

 540 

 541 

 542 

 543 

 544 

 545 



536 Achnodonton Bellardii, charming, }, ft. 



AgTOStis. All fi ne graceful bouquet grasses. 

 argentea, , silvery, ih ft. 

 elegans, exquisitely graceful, 1 ft. 

 laxiflora, rcry graceful, x\ ft. 

 neblllosa, the perfection of grace, x\ ft. 

 * 8 tev«nli, graceful, 1 ft. 

 verticillata, elegant, 1 ft. 

 Andropogon Isch39mum, sh-udcr growing, 1 ft. 

 Anthoxanthum ovatum, very distinct, \ ft. 

 Beckmannia erucaeformis, very curious, o.\ ft. 

 Briza, charming varieties of Quaking Grass. 

 „ compacta, very charming, 1 ft, 

 major, large Quaking Grass, 1 ft. 

 genieulata, spreading. 

 „ gracilis, small Quaking Grass, 1 ft. 

 Brizopyrum Siculum, small and elegant, $ ft. 

 Bromus macrostachys, fine Border Grass, x\ ft. 

 Cenchrus laevigatus, crimpled bearded ears. " 

 Ceratochloa pendula, graceful, 1 ft. 

 554 *Chascolytrum erectumfi ue Briza-like spikes, 2ft. 

 Cnloris. Singularly radiated, and very effective 

 in bouquets and borders. 

 barbata, bearded, 1 ft. 

 Ciliata, hairy, \ ft. 

 cuculata, leaves curved, \ ft. 

 elegans, slender and spreading, h ft. 

 *polystachya, many-spiked, new. 

 radiata, radiating, 1 ft. 

 submutica, spreading. 

 Chrysurus aureus, golden-spiked, % ft. 

 Coix cbinensis,yf/^ border grass, i\ ft. 



,, lachryma, Job's tears. 

 Cynosurus echinatus, spiked, 1 ft. 

 Digitaria sanguinalis [Finger Grass), il ft. 

 Diplachne fascicularis, elegant border grass, 2 ft. 

 EchinocMoa Zenkwski, pretty, 3 ft. 

 Eleusilie. Pretty. All curiously-horned grasses, 

 effective in bouquets and borders. 

 „ coracana, spreading, 1 ft. 

 „ „ purpurascens, 1 ft. 



„ Fortunei, beautiful, f ft. 



Indica, spreading and graceful, 1 ft. 

 „ oligostachya, three horns, 1 ft. 

 Elymus Caput-Medusse.^ra^//^ distinct, 1 ft. 

 Eragrostis, elegant for borders and bouquets. 

 „ elegans (Love Grass), fine, 1 ft. 

 ,, elongata, exceedingly pretty, s\ ft. 

 „ namaquensis, dwarf spreading. 

 „ Peruviana, dwarf spreading. 



Senegalensis, small and spreading. 



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Festuca, dwarf compact -growing grasses. 



580 ,, amethyst ina, pretty, 1 ft. 



581 „ glauca, silvery-grey, for edgings, \ ft. 

 532 , , pectinella,/^/- bouquets edgings', h ftt 



583 „ rigida, screen for edgings, .\ ft. 



584 Hordeum jubatum, elegant for bouquets, ih ft. 



585 „ mjriiroides, graceful for bouquets, 1 ft. 



586 *Isolepis gracilis, elegant for jardincts, \ ft. 



587 LagUTUS ovatus, Hares-tail, very elegant, 1 ft. 



588 LappagO racemosa, curious-looking grass, i ft. 



589 Lasiagrostis argentea, beautiful, $ ft. 



590 Leptocbloa filiformis, pretty, iA ft. 

 Panicum, suitable for bouquets and borders. 



591 ,, colonum, pretty, \\ ft. 



592 „ crus-galli, effective, \\ ft. 



593 „ ,, americanum, 1^ ft. 



594 „ macro stachyum, 1 ft. 



595 ,, oryzinum, 1 ft. 



596 „ proliferum, pretty, \ ft. 



597 Paspalum elegans, pretty for borders, 2 ft. 

 Pemiisetum, the most distinct and beautiful of 



ornamental g rasses. 



598 „ cenchroides, 1 ft. 



599 ,, compressum, 1 ft. 



600 distylum, h ft. 



601 „ fasciculatum, 1 ft. 



602 fimbriatum, 1 ft. 



603 „ longlstylum, 1^ ft. 



604 „ *setosum, from Abyssinia, covered 



with long silky hairs 

 brilliant as rubies, \\ ft. 



605 Piptatherum Thomasii, a very graceful grass, 



1 ft. 



608 Poa distichophylla, very pretty, 1 ft. 



607 ,, eragrostis, pretty and spreading. 



608 Scnismus margiiiatus, very pretty, $ ft. 



609 Setaria glauca, very effective, 2 ft. 



610 „ macrochata, elegant, \\ ft. 



611 „ retroflexa, pretty, | ft. 



612 *Spergula pilifera, for rock-work, \ ft. 



Stipa, of all grasses the most elegant in the flower 

 border, and fine for bouquets. 



613 „ aristella, very graceful, \\ ft. 



614 „ ^elegantissima, extrernety elegant, 2 ft. 



615 „ filiculmis, very graceful, 1 ft." 



616 „ "^intricata, very elegant, 2 ft. 



617 ,, pennata (Feather-grass), 2 ft. 



618 ,, tortilis, very pretty, 2 ft. 



619 Trachynia rigida, a pretty rigid grass, 1 ft. 



620 Tricholsna rosea, exceedingly pretty, 1 ft. 



621 Tripsacum dactyloides, pretty and dwarf, f ft. 



622 Vulpia geniculata, very pretty, 1 ft. 



Second Section. — The Grasses composing this section are n-'ell adapted for imparting variety in flower and 

 shrubbery borders, and many of them, from their majestic growth, rank as first-class Sub-tropical plants. 



The price of the following is 6d. per packet, except those marked with an * which are u. 



623 

 624 

 625 

 626 

 627 



Andropogon, those enumerated are of large growth 

 and fine Sub-tropical subjects. 

 ^gyptiacus, 4 ft. 

 argenteus, 5 ft. 



bombycinus, silvery spikes, 6 ft. 

 Sorghum, 7 ft. 



*strictus, graceful silky violet 

 tinted plumes, 5 ft. 



628 *Arundo conspicua, a gigantic grass, 8 ft. 



629 „ tenax, drooping foliage, 5 ft. 



630 * „ variegata aurea, 5 ft. 



631 Cbloris myriostacbys, silky plumes, 4 ft. 



632 *CMoropsis Blancbardiana, bottle-brush-like- 

 flowers of a bright rose colour, 4 ft. 



Echinochloa colona and cruciformis. 

 Eriantbus Ravennae, a noble grass, 7 ft. 

 „ strictus, majestic, 7 ft. 

 „ violascens, violet tinted, 7 ft. 

 Gynerium argenteum (Pampas Grass), 7 ft. 

 11 „ Bertini, 7 ft. 



„ „ roseum, rose tinted, 7 ft. 



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640 *Gynerium argenteum tenuifolium variegatum 

 compactum, 5 ft. 

 *variegatum, foliage va- 

 riegated, 7 ft. 

 violaceum, violet tinted, 

 7 ft. 



643 „ ,, # mixed varieties, as above. 



644 Holcus saccnaratus, majestic, 7 ft. 



645 Millium nigricans, 3 ft. 



646 Panicum violaceum, 3 ft. 



647 ,, virgatum, 4 ft. 



648 ,, maximum, a majestic subtropical plant. 



649 Penicillaria spicata, leaves like the maize, 5 ft. 



650 *Saccbarum cylindricum, silky panicles, 3 ft. 



651 „ Maddenii, resembles Frianthus, 5 ft 

 Sorgmim, majestic Sub-tropical plants. 



„ cernuum, 5 ft. 

 „ melanocarpum, 3 ft. 



nankinense, bronzed phi* 



652 

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tartaricum, 5 ft. 

 Tripsacum monostacbyum 



cylindrical spikes of i?f^ 



Liliums for Conservatory decoration, and for the flower garden, see page 75 ; and for a a 

 treatise on the Lily, see our Autumn Bulb Catalogue. 



