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Chlorls. Singularly radiated, and very effective 

 in bouquets and borders. 

 534 „ barbata, bearded, \ ft. 

 635 „ cillata, hairy, \ ft. 

 536 „ CUCUlata, haves cui-ved, \ ft. 

 637 „ elegans, slender aiid spreading, \ ft. 

 538 ,, esculenta, slender, i ft. 



639 ,, *polystachya, rnany-spiked, new. 



640 „ radiata, radiating, I ft. 



641 , , SUtSmutica, spreading. 



642 Chrysurus aureus, golden-spiked, h ft. 

 543 Colx Chinensis, Jine border grass, i\ ft. 

 644 ,, lachryma, Job's tears. 



646 C3mosurus echinatus, spiked, i ft. 



546 Digltaria sangulnalls (Finger Grass), ft. 



547 Diplacline fascicularis, elegant border grass, 2 ft. 



648 Eclilnochloa Zenkowskl, //-^//K, 3 ft. 

 Eleuslne. Pretty. All curiously-horned grasses, 



effective in bouquets and borders. 



649 „ COracana, spreading, I ft. 



660 „ „ purpurascens, i ft. 

 651 „ Fortunel, beautiful, \ ft. 



662 „ Indica, spreading and graceful, i ft. 



663 „ oligostachya, three horns, i ft. 



554 Elymus Caput-Medusas, graceful b' distinct, i ft. 

 EragTOStis, elegant for borders and bouquets. 



655 ,, a,ma.\)i^s, extremely elegant, i| ft. 



656 , elegans (Love Grass), fine, i ft. 

 667 „ elongata, exceedingly pretty, ft. 

 658 „ namaquensis, dwarf spreading. 

 669 „ Peruviana, diuarf spreading. 



560 ,, Senegalensis, sjnall and spreading. 



Festuca, dwarf, compact-growing grasses. 



661 „ ametUystina, pretty, i ft. 



562 „ glauoa, silvery-grey, for edgings, \ ft. 

 663 ,, ^^ii%\siQ\iz,,for bouquets b' edgings, 

 564 „ rigida, ^reen for cdgins^s, \ ft. 

 6S5 Hordeum jubatum, elegant for bouquets, \\ ft. 

 566 „ my uroldes,^ra for bouquets, i ft. 



667 *ISOlepis gracilis, elegant for jardinets, \ ft. 



668 Lagnrus ovatus. Hare s-tail, very elegant, i ft. 



569 Lappago racemosa, curious-looking grass, i ft. 



570 Laslagrostis argentea, beautiful, f ft. 



571 Leptochloa flliformls, pretty, ft. 



Panicum, suitable for bouquets and borders. 

 colonum, pretty, I J ft. 

 crus-galU, effective, \\ ft, 



,, americanuin, \\ ft. 

 macrostachylum, i ft. 

 oryzinum, i ft. 

 proliferum, pretty, % ft. 

 Paspaliun elegans, pretty for borders, 2 ft. 

 Peanisetum, the most distinct and beautiful of 

 ornamental grasses. 

 cenchroides, i ft. 

 compressum, i ft. 

 distylum, h ft. 

 fasciculatum, i ft. 

 fimbrlatum, i ft. 

 long^lstylum, i| ft. 

 ♦setosum, from Abyssinia, covered 

 with long silky hairs 

 brilliant as rubies, ft. 

 Piptatherum Thomasli, a very graceful grass, 

 I ft. 



Poa dlstichophylla, very pretty, i ft. 

 ,, eragrostls, pretty and spreading. 

 Schismus marg^atus, very pretty, ^ ft. 

 Schleropoa divericata, elegant and slender, ^ ft. 

 Setaria glauca, very effective, 2 ft. 

 „ macrochata, elegant, \\ ft. 

 ,, retroflexa, pretty, % ft. 

 594 *Spergula pilifera, /w ruc^-wtir/J, \ ft. 



Stipa, of all grasses the most elegant in the flower 

 border, and fine for bouquets. 

 „ aristella, very graceful, \\ ft. 

 „ *elegantisslnia, extremely elegant, 2 ft. 

 „ fillculmis, very graceful, i ft. 

 ,, *lntricata, very elegant, 2 ft. 

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

 ,, tortiliS, very pretty, 2 ft. 

 Tracbjmla rigida, a pretty rigid grass, I ft. 

 Tricholaena rosea, exceedingly pretty, i ft. 

 Tripsacum dactyloides, pretty and dwarf ^ ft. 

 Vulpla geniculate,, very pretty, i ft. 



572 

 573 

 574 

 575 

 576 

 577 

 578 



579 

 580 

 581 

 582 

 683 

 584 

 586 



586 



587 

 588 

 589 

 690 

 591 

 592 

 593 



693 

 698 

 597 

 598 

 699 

 600 

 601 

 602 

 603 

 604 



Si;COND Section. — The Grasses composing this section are well 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 dd. per packet, except those marlced with an *, wliich are \s. 



Andropogon, those enumerated are of large growth 

 and fine Sub-tropical subjects. 



605 „ .ffigyptlacus, 4 ft. 



606 „ argenteus, 5 ft. 



607 „ bombycinus, silvery spikes, 6 ft. 



608 „ *formosus, splendid plumes, 6 ft. 



609 ,, Sorghum, 7 ft. 



610 „ *strictus, graceful silky violet 



tijited plumes, 5 ft. 



611 *Anmdo conspicua, a gigantic grass, 8 ft. 



612 „ tenax, drooping foliage, 5 ft. 



613 * „ variegata aurea, 5 ft. 



614 Clilorls myriostacliys, silky plumes, 4 ft. 



616 *Cliloropsis Elanchardiana, bottle-brush-like- 

 fiowers of a bright rose colour, 4 ft. 



616 Echinochloa coloiia and cruclformis. 



617 Erlantbus Ravennae, a 7ioble grass, 7 ft. 



618 „ strictus, majestic, 7 ft. 



619 ,, vlolascens, violet tinted, 7 ft. 



620 Gynorium argenteum (Pampas Grass), 7 ft. 



621 „ „ Bertinl, 7 ft. 



622 „ „ roseum, rose tinted, 7 ft. 



623 *Gyiierium argenteum tenuifollum variegatum 



compactum, 5 ft. 



624 „ „ ^variegatum, foliage va- 



riegated, 7 ft. 



625 „ „ violaceum, violet tinted, 



7 ft. 



626 „ „ *mixed varieties, as above. 



627 Holcus saccharatus, majestic, 7 ft. 



628 Millium nigricans, 3 ft. 



629 Panicum gongyloides, 4 ft. 



630 „ violaceimi, 3 ft. 



631 ,, virgatum, 4 ft. 



632 Peniclllaria spicata, leaves like the maize, 5 ft. 



633 *Saccliarum cyUndricum, silky panicles, 3 ft. 



634 „ Maddenii, resembles Erianthus, 5 ft. 

 Sorghum, majestic Sub-tropical plants. 



635 „ cemuum, 5 ft. 



636 „ melanocarpum, 3 ft. 



637 ,, rx&rCi^^-a&Q, bronzed plumes, e^ix. 



638 „ tartaricum, 5 ft. 



639 Tripsacum monostachyum, drooping leaves and 



cylindrical spikes of inflorescence, 5 ft. 



Barr's Portable Trans- 

 mission J^FANNED Tin 

 Cut Flower Cases, \\\ com- 

 partments, necessary, 

 these Cases can be used for the 

 conveyance of ch:)ice fruit and 

 forced vegetables. 



No, I, 14 in. by 10 in., 2 com- 

 partments, 25;. i extra strong, 

 30/. 



No. 2. 18 in. by ij in., j com- 

 partments, joj.j extra slrojiz, 

 36.. 



No. 3. 23 in. by 16 in., 4 com- 

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 47'- 



The Transmission Cut Flower Case is also made in a convcnjcnt size a 

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nd sh.ipc for carry- 



Barr's Portable 

 Transmission 

 Japanned Tin 

 BoucyjET Case. 

 An important intro. 

 duction, which will 

 meet a want greatly 

 felt for convoying 

 Bouquets safely, by 

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 Sold in Sets of 

 Three, 7 in., 8 in., 

 and 9 in., fur 21;., 

 or separately, 7;., 8j., anj 91 

 mcnt h 's been made sine- th 



An improve 

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