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ORNAMENTAL GRASSES, 
For Winter Bouquets, Dinner-Table Decoration, Edgings, Ribbons, Centres of Beds, Sub-tropical 
Cardens, Islands, Select Plantations, Shrubberies, the Sides of Rivulets, Ravines, Lakes, etcT 
It is scarcely possible to over-estimate the decorative qualities of Ornamental Grasses, some are curious- 
looking plants, others exceedingly graceful ; some neat and compact, others stately and majestic. Agrostis 
elegans and other slender varieties cultivated in pots, and interplantcd in beds with flowering plants, the effect 
is exceedingly graceful. 
All the grasses may be gathered and dried for winter decoration ; but as some are better adapted for that 
purpose than others, therefore we recommend the collection quoted for “ Winter Bouquets." 
In some establishments a special piece of ground is devoted to Ornamental Grasses, and these GRASS 
GARDENS are frequently of greater interest to visitors than the flower garden with all its embellishments. 
610 Collections suitable ror Flower Borders, 30 varieties, 7/6 ; 20 ditto, 5/6 ; 15 ditto, 3/6 ; 10 ditto 2/6. 
611 » ,, for Edgings, 10 varieties, 2/6 ; 6 ditto, i/6. 
512 „ „ for Shrubberies, etc., 30 varieties, 7/6 ; 20 ditto, 5/6 ; 15 ditto, 3/6; 10 ditto, 2/6. 
613 „ „ for Winter Bouquets, 30 varieties, 7/6 ; 20 ditto, 5/6 ; 15 ditto, 3/6 : 10 ditto, 2/6. 
514 „ „ for Sub-tropical Gardens, 15 varieties, 4/6; 10 ditto, 3/6. 
All the grasses are decorative the first season, and may either be sown where intended to remain, or in pots, 
and transplanted when about two inches high. 
First Section.— Most of those enumerated are useful for bouquets, and all are elegant in the flower border. 
The price is 31 1. per packet, except those marked #, which are 6d. : 
Agrostis. All fine graceful bouquet grasses. 
argentea, silvery, i.J ft. 
elegans, exquisitely graceful, r ft. 
laxiflora, very gracef ul, 1 1 ft. 
nebulosa, the perfection of grace, 1 1 ft. 
*Stevenil, graceful, 1 ft. 
verticlllata, elegant, i ft. 
Andropogon Ischsemum, slender growing, 1 ft. 
Anthoxanthum ovatum, very distinct, k ft. 
„ graclle, elegant, J ft. 
Avena sterllls, the Animated Oat, ok ft. 
Brachypodium platystachyum, graceful, 2 ft. 
Briza. Charming varieties of Quaking Grass. 
,, compacta, very charming, 1 ft, 
,, major, large Quaking Grass, 1 ft. 
„ geniculata, spreading, 1 ft. 
,, gracilis, small Quaking Grass, 1 ft. 
BrizopyrumSiculum, for edgings & bouquets, |ft. 
Bromus brizseformis, elegant Briza-like, 1 ft. 
,, macrostachys, fine border grass, ij ft. 
Ceratochloa pendula, graceful, 1 ft. 
634 *Chascolytrum erectum^wr Briza-like spikes, 2 ft. 
Chlorls. Singularly radiated, and very efiective 
in bouquets and borders. 
„ barbata, bearded, 1 ft. 
„ cucullata, for edgings and bouquets, I ft. 
,, elegans, slender and elegant, j ft. 
,, polystachya, many-spiked, 1 ft. 
„ radiata, radiating, 1 ft. 
,, submutica, spreading. 
,, truncata, elegant for bouquets, i.J ft. 
Chrysurus aureus, golden-spiked, k ft. 
Cotx chinensis, fine border grass, 1^ ft. 
„ lachryma, Job's tears , 1 J ft. 
Cynosurus echlnatus, spiked, 1 ft. 
Dlplachne fascicularis, elegant border grass, 2 ft. 
Eleusine. Pretty. All curiously horned grasses, 
effective in bouquets and borders. 
„ coracana, spreading, 1 ft. 
„ Fortunel, beautiful, f ft. 
„ Indlca, spreading and graceful, 1 ft. 
„ oligostachya, three horns, r ft. 
Elymus Caput-Medusae, gracefully distinct, 1 ft. 
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Eragrostis, elegant for borders and bouquets. 
652 ,, cylindriilora, most graceful, 2 ft. 
663 „ elegans ( Love Grass), fine, 1 ft. 
564 ,, Namaquensis, dwarf spreading. 
665 ,, Purshil, veiy elegant, ij ft. 
Festuca. Dwarf, compact-growing grasses. 
556 ,, 'pwAtesdls., for bouquets & edgings, $ ft 
657 ,, riglda, elegant for bouquets, 1 ft. 
658 ,, viridis, fine edging plant, I ft. 
659 GrangeaMaderaspatana,f/c^2«r&>c«r/i)»r, i.Jft. 
660 Hordeum jubatum, elegant for bouquets, i.j ft. 
661 "Isolepis gracilis, elegant for jardincts, j ft. 
562 Lagurus ovatus, Hare s-tail, very elegant, 1 ft. 
563 Lappago racemosa, curious-looking grass, 1 ft. 
664 Laslagrostis splendens, beautiful, f ft. 
665 Leptochloa gracilis, pretty, iA ft. 
666 Melica clllata, graceful for bouquets, 1 r ft. 
Panlcum. Suitable for bouquets and borders. 
667 „ caplllare, most elegant, 2 ft. 
568 „ colonum, pretty, ii ft. 
569 „ crus-gaUl, effective, 1 j ft. 
670 Paspalum elegans, pretty for borders, 2 ft. 
Pennisetum. The most distinct and beautiful of 
ornamental grasses. 
571 „ cenchroides, 1 ft. 
572 ,, compressum, 1 ft. 
573 „ distylum, j ft. 
674 „ flmbrlatum, 1 ft. 
876 „ longlstylum, i.J ft. 
576 „ setosum, covered with silky hairs, 
brilliant as rubies, ft. 
577 Piptatherum Thomasii, a very graceful grass, ift. 
578 Setaria macrochaeta, elegant, iA ft. 
579 *Spergula pillfera, for rock-work, k ft. 
Stlpa. Of all grasses the , most elegant in the 
flower border, and, fine for bouquets. 
680 „ *elegantissima, extremely elegant, 2 ft. 
581 „ lntricata, very elegant, 2 ft. 
682 „ pennata ( Feather-grass ), 2 ft. 
683 „ tortllis, very pretty, 2 ft. 
684 Tilcholaena rosea, exceedingly pretty, 1 ft. 
585 Tripsacum dactyloldes, pretty for edgings, j ft. 
686 Uniola latlfolla, very beautiful in bouquets, 3 ft. 
SECOND 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 is 6 d. per packet, except those marked *, which are is. 
Andropogon. Those enumerated are of large growth 
and fine Sub-tropical subjects. 
587 „ argenteus, 5 ft. 
688 „ bombyclnus, silvery spikes, 6 ft. 
589 „ Sorghum, 7 ft. 
690 „ strictus, graceful silky violet 
tinted plumes, 5 ft. 
591 *Arundo conspicua, a gigantic grass, 8 ft. 
592 Chlorls myriostachys, silky plumes, 4 ft. 
593 ChloropsU Blancbardlana, bottlc-brush-likc- 
fiowers of a bright rose colour, 4 ft. 
594 Erianthus Ravennaj, a noble grass, 7 ft. 
595 „ strictus, majestic, 7 ft. 
696 „ vlolascens, violet tinted, 7 ft. 
597 Gymnothrix latlfolia, very graceful, 3 ft. 
598 Gynerium argenteum (Pampas Grass), 7 ft. 
699 „ „ 'kermeslna, 7 ft. 
699 >■ 11 roseum, rose tinted, 7 ft. 
601 „ „ *varlegatum, foliage va- 
riegated, 7 ft. 
602 Gynerium argenteumvlolaceum, violet tinted, fix. 
603 „ „ mixed varieties, 7 ft. 
604 Milium nigricans, 3 ft. 
606 Panlcum violaceum, 3 ft. 
606 „ vlrgatum, 4 ft. 
607 Penlcillarla splcata, leaves like the maize, 5 ft. 
608 #Saccharum cyllndrlcum, silky panicles, 3 ft. 
609 „ Maddenii, resembles Erianthus, 5 ft. 
Sorghum. Majestic sub-tropical plants. 
„ *halepense, elegant, 5 ft. 
,, nanklnense, bronzed plumes, 5 ft. 
Tripsacum monostachyum, drooping leaves and 
cylindrical spikes of inflorescence, 5 ft. 
Zea (Maize or Indian Corn). Valuable sub-tropical 
plants, Japonica is prized for its beauti- 
fully variegated foliage, Cuzko and Cara - 
gua for their majestic growth. 
,, japonica varlegata, striped Maize, 3 ft. 
,, Caragua, Giant Maize, 10 ft. 
, , gracUllma, Miniature Maize, 2 ft. 
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