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BARR & SUGDEN'S COMPENDIUM 



2194 Collections suitable for Shrubberies, &c., 30 varieties ioi- 7/fi ; 20 for 5/0 ; 1 5 for 3/0 ; 10 for 2/0. 

 3195 „ „ for Winter Bouquets, 30 packets, 7/0 ; 20 for 5/0 • 15 for S/0 ; 10 for 2/0. 



2196 „ „ for Sub-tropical Gardens, 15 packets, 4/0 ; 10 packets, 3/0. 



All the grasses flower tlie first season, and most of tlicm continue for two or more years. They 

 may either he sown where intended to bloom, or in pots, and transplanted when ubuut two inches high. 



Per 1, 



2197 

 2198 



2199 

 2200 

 2201 

 2202 

 2203 

 2204 

 2205 

 2206 



' 2207 

 2208 

 2209 



• 2210 

 2211 



2212 

 2213 

 2214 

 2215 

 2216 

 ' 2217 

 2218 

 2219 

 2220 



2221 

 2222 

 2223 

 2224 

 2225 

 2226 

 2227 

 2228 

 2229 

 2230 

 2231 

 2232 

 2233 

 2234 



2235 

 2236 

 2237 

 2238 



2239 

 2240 



2241 



2242 

 2243 

 2244 

 2245 



2246 



0 



Achuodonton Eellardii, fine for bou- 

 quets, i ft 0 



.ffigilops cylindrica, knotted, 1 ft. . . 0 

 Agrostis. These arc admirably suited 

 for bouquets, green or 

 dried, 1 to 1^ ft. 

 „ argentea, silvery plumes . . 0 



„ dulcis, for c Jgings 0 



,, effusa, charming- variety . 0 

 „ clegans, very beautiful . . 0 

 ,, laxiflora, most graceful. . 0 

 „ nebulosa, most graceful. . 0 

 ,, plumosa,flov,'ers in plumes 0 



„ pulchella, graceful 0 



„ verticillata,fineforedgings 0 

 Andropogon argenteuiu, silvery, 4ft. 



„ sorglium, graceful, 3 ft. 

 Anthoxanthum gracile, graceful ^ ft. 

 Arundo festucoides, vcrj- handsome, 

 resembling the Pampas Grass .... 

 Briza major (quaking grass), 1 ft.. . 

 „ geniculata, for bouquets, f ft. 

 „ gracilis (quaking grass), 1 ft. 

 ISrizopyrumsiculum, for edgings, J ft 

 Bromusbrizoeformis,for bouquets, 1 ft 

 ,, lanuginosus, for bouquets,! ft 

 Cannabis gigantea, ornamental, 6 ft. 

 Ceratochloa pendula, graceful, l^ft. 



„ unioloides, graceful, 2 ft. 

 Chloris. A singularly interesting 

 and curious class. 



barbata, 1 ft 



fimbriata, 1 ft 0 



polydactyla, 1 ft 0 



radiata, aft 0 



submatica, 1 ft 0 



„ truncata, silvery plumes . 0 

 Chrysurusaureus (golden spiked) ^ ft. 0 



,, cynosuroides 0 



Coix laehryma; (Job's tears), 2 ft. . 0 



,, exaltata 0 



Diplachne fascicularis, 2 ft 0 



Echinochloa colona, green spotted . . 0 

 „ cniciformis, charming . 0 



„ Zenkowskii, pretty ... 0 

 Eleusine. A curious class, with 

 stems resembling homs. 

 ,. corocana (.5 horns), 1^ ft.. 

 ., Indica, horns graceful, 1 ft. 

 ,, oligostacbya (3 horns), 1 ft. 

 „ species from China, dwarf 



and beautiful, | ft 



Elymus Caput Medusai, graceful, 1 ft. 



„ giganteus, 1 ft 



Eragrostis. A very elegant orna- 

 mental class, for bouquets, 

 elegans (Love-grass), 2 ft. 0 

 ., megastaehya, elegaut, 1 ^ f t. 0 

 ,, Namaquensis.graceful, 1 ft. 0 



., Senegalensis, 1 ft 0 



Eriauthus Ravennoe,like thePampas 

 Grasses in its noble plumes of 



silvery inflorescence. 7 ft 0 



Festuca glanca,, bluish jrreen, valuable 



for edgings, 1 ft 0 



2247 

 2248 



2219 



2250 

 2251 

 2252 

 2253 

 2254 

 2255 

 2256 

 2257 

 2258 

 2259 

 2260 

 2261 



2262 

 2263 



I'er pkt. 

 «. d. 

 0 3 



2264 

 22S5 

 2286 

 2267 

 2268 

 2269 

 2270 

 2271 

 2272 

 2273 

 2274 

 2275 

 2276 

 2277 



2278 

 2279 

 2280 



2281 

 2262 

 2283 

 2284 



2285 

 2286 



2237 

 2288 

 2289 

 2290 

 2291 

 ; 2292 



ye2g3 



1 2294 



Grangea Maderaspatana, i)retty . . . 

 G3merium Argenteum (Pam])a8 

 Grass), the noblest grass 



in cultivation, lOfc. ... 0 fi 



., roseum, 10 ft 1 0 



Holcus. Graceful and stately gi-asses 

 for shrubberies, select 

 plantations, sulj-tropical 

 gardens, &c. 



„ Saccliaratus, 10 ft 0 3 



„ Bloomer- Warna, 6 ft 0 3 



„ Ebotla, 6 ft 0 3 



„ Etobala, 6 ft 0 3 



„ Imphy des Caffres, 6 ft. . . 0 3 



„ Loomsiana nana, 6 ft 0 3 



Niazana, 6 ft 0 3 



,, Ompciana, G ft 0 3 



,, Sanglana, 6 ft 0 3 



„ Ultcna, Oft 0 3 



Hordeumjubatum (squinel-tail),3ft. 0 3 

 Isolepsis gracilis, a graceful grass, for 



vases, jardinets, &c., 4 ft 0 G 



Lagurus ovatus (HareVtail), 1 ft. . 0 3 



Milium multiflorum, 1.^ ft 0 3 



Panicuin. Very ornamental and 

 curious-looking graceful 

 grasses, fine for bouquets. 



„ colonum, fine, 1^ ft 0 3 



„ coneinnum, very fine, -J ft,. 0 3 



,, crus corvi, 6/oz/;«,finc, I j ft. 0 3 



„ „ galli, fine, 1^ ft 0 3 



,, fimbriatuin, splendid, 1 ft. 0 4 



,, glaucum, I f [ 0 4 



,, Italicum aristatiim, 1 fc... 0 3 



,, oryzinum, 1 ft 0 3 



plicatam, I ft 0 3 



sanguinale, 1 ft 0 4 



., verticillatum, 1 ft 0 4 



Paspalum clegans, very elegant, 1^ ft. 0 3 



,, stoloniferam 0 4 



PennisetUEi fimbriatum, gi-aceful, 



I'itl 0 4 



„ longistylum, graceful, I i ft 0 3 



„ Italicum, 1^ ft ..... 0 3 



Piptatherum Thomasii, very orna- 

 mental, 1 ft 0 3 



„ muUifloruEi, I ft 0 3 



Foa salina 0 3 



„ sinensis, graceful 0 3 



Setaria macrocheta, graceful plumes, 



2 ft 0 3 



Sorghum bicolor, very graceful, 2 ft. 0 3 

 Spergula pilifera, a substitute for 



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



Sporolobus teuacissimus, fine, J ft. . . 0 4 



Stipa capillata, 2 ft 0 3 



„ gigantea, 2 ft 0 3 



„ juncea, ven- graceful, 2 ft. . . . 0 3 



T,^^«gta(Feathcr gnass), 2 ft. . 0 3 

 Tri^^H^kk||^^crv beautiful, 



2ft7^TTT^^?.." 0 3 



Trypsacum dactyliodcs, tine, 2 ft. . . 0 3 



Uniola latitoha, 4 ft. 0 



