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HARDY PERENNIAL 

 VUCCA. Adam's Needle or Spanish Bayonet. 



A mong hardy plants 

 of ornamental foliaaie 

 and fiowersthese 

 stand pre-e m i n e n t, 

 being suited to any 

 «oii or situation, the 

 sandier or drj erseem- 

 ingly the better. The 

 foliage is sword-like, 

 dark-green, and of it- 

 self is useful for sub- 

 tropical effects, but 

 when surmounted in 

 June by its monstrous 

 branched panicles of 

 «howy white, cup- 

 ehaped.drooping flow- 

 ers the effect is start- 

 ling and most effec- yucca. 

 "iive. We know of 



«o plant better suited for general use than this, as 



PLANTS - Continued. 



it is sure to live under almost any condition, and its 

 handsome, evergreen foliage is always attractive, 

 to say nothing of its spikes of flowers, which are un- 

 questionably the most effective of perhaps any plant 

 suited to our hardy winters. As border plants 

 they are most suitable, while for planting among 

 shrubbery they are also desirable, while as lawn 

 plants, either singly, in clumps, or groups, they pro- 

 duce most satisfactory results. 



Y. Angustifolia — Narrow, grass-like foliage and 

 creamy-white flowers. A showy, dwarf species. 

 25 cts. 



Y. Filamentosa — Stiff, broad, sword-like foliage witk 

 thnr-ady edges and surmounted by tall, branched 

 spikes of large, fragrant, drooping, cup-shaped 

 creamy-white flowers. 20 cts. to 30 cts.; small 

 plants, 15 cts. 



XEROPHILLUM ASPHODELOIDES. 



Forms clumps of grass-like, evergreen foliage and 

 large spikes of white flowers in .Tune : very showy. 

 15 cts. each ; $1 per doz. 



ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. 



ARUNDO. Reed Grass. 



One of the 

 noblest of the 

 hardy orna- 

 meiital grasses, 

 thriving in rich 

 toil, in w e 1 1- 

 drained s i t u a- 

 tions, where, 

 with a good 

 mulch of leaves 

 in winter they 

 m411 prove quite 

 hardy. They , 

 all make noble r- ."- ..-.^^ 

 specimens for -S^'^-xi^-^ 



single 1 awn 

 planting, or can 

 alsobeused 

 with great effect 

 with other 

 hardy grasses, 

 or in the border 

 or in connection 

 with shrubs. 

 A. D 0 n a X — 

 Growing over 

 10 ft. Tower- 

 A KLIN DO, ing straight 



stems o f the 



deepest green, clasped at regular intervals with 

 broad-pointed foliage. Very effective. 35 cts. 

 •A. Var. Ygta — Foliage beautifully variegated with 

 stripes of silver and green, 50 cts. 



EULALIA 



Handsome, ornamental Japanese grasses, forming 

 broad and effective clumps. Of easiest culture in or- 

 dinary garden soils. For the Flower border or for 

 -grouping on the lawii they , are very valuable. 

 •■E. Gracillima — 4 to 5 ft. This is the most useful as 

 well as the most beautiful of all the Eulalias, and 

 isentirely hardy, which will recommend it strongly 

 . to those who desire to grow s^ ornamental a plant 

 in their gardens. Its leaves are very narrow and 

 dark green, with silver-twhite rnid-rib; and 

 w hether useid upon lawns or in combination with 

 other y>lants in the garden, is one of the most 



EULALtA GPwACXIiLIMA. 



d- corative in its effects. We can recommend it as 

 one of the best among the^ new^r introductions. 

 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz, 



E J. Foliis Striatis (Variegated Eul alia)— A beautiful 

 hardy grass 4 to 5 ft. high, graceful in appearance,: 

 with long, narrow leaves, conspicuously striped" 

 with green and white, and handsome plumes 

 resembling a prince's feather. 15 to 50 cts. , 



Eulalia Japonica-^ A tall, showy grass with plain 

 g'een leaves. 10 cts. each ; 60 cts. per doz. . ; 



