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TREE CARNATIONS, SECTION III. 
This Section, consists of Four Collections, and the varieties are much sought after for conservatory decoration. 
The plants can be had in bloom, under glass, from November till May. 
476 CoU. H. — SELFS.— One-coloured. — 12 fine varieties of 10 seeds each, 4/6. 
476 ColL L— FLAKES. — Two-coloured. — 12 fine varieties of 10 seeds each, 4/6. 
477 ColL J. — BIZARRES.— Three-coloured.— 12 fine varieties of 10 seeds each, 4/6. 
478 CoU. K.— FANCY. — Partl-coloured — 12 fine varieties of 10 seeds each, 4/6. 
478 Choice mixed from the above 4 Collections, 3/6 and 6/6. 
PICOTEES, SECTION IV. 
ilie Hcotee is distinguished from the Carnation by the flowers being elegantly margined or fringed with scarlet, 
purple, rose, carmine, crimson, vermilion, etc. 
480 CoU. L.— WHITE OROCND, VARIOUSLY MARGINED.— Contains 12 superb varieties of 10 seeds each, 4/6. 
481 CoU. M.— YELLOW ,, ,, ,, Contains 12 superb varieties of 10 seeds each,6/6. 
482 Choice mixed from the above 2 coUectlons, 3/6 and 6,6. 
ORNAMENTAL GOURDS. 
These are Picturesque, Curious, Interesting, and Beautiful, when grown on Mounds, Sloping Banks, 
trained over Arches, or planted In Beds for distant effects. The Plants can be raised under glass In 
AprU, or the seeds planted In May, where Intended to be decorative. 
Thtjruits when ripe make the most splendid and interesting autumnal and winter hall ornaments. 
per pkt.'— s. d. per pkt.— s. d. 
483 Mixed large-fruited gourds 6r/., & 2 6 I 485 Mixed small-fruited gourds 6f/., ir., & 2 6 
484 „ medium-fruited ,, 6^., & 2 6 | 486 ,, large, medium and small „ u. & 2 6 
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES, 
For Winter Bouquets, Vasfls, Dinner-Table Decoration, Edgings, Ribbons, Centres of Beds, Sub-tropical 
Gardens, Islands, Select Plantations, Sbrubberles, tbe Sides of Rivulets, Ravines, Lakes, etc. 
All the grasses are suitable for winter decoration ; some are, however, better adapted for bouquets, than 
others, and therefore we recommend the collections which are quoted for the purposes specified. 
487 Collections suitable for Rower Borders and Shrubberies, 20 varieties, 5/6 ; 15 ditto. 3/6 ; 10 ditto, 2/6. 
488 „ „ for Winter Bouquets, 20 varieties, 5/6 ; 15 ditto, 3/6; 10 ditto, 2/6. 
First Section.— of those enumerated are useful jot vases, and all are elegant in tlu florujer border » 
Price of each, 'xd. per packet, except those marked 6d. 
Agrostls. A ll graceful bouquet grasses, 
489 ,, dulcis, very elegant, i ft. 
490 „ elegans, exquisitely graceful, i ft. 
491 „ nebulosa, the perfection of^race, ft. 
492 Anthoxanthum gracile, elegant, ^ ft. 
493 Aveua sterlUs, the Animated Oat, 2i ft. 
Brlza. Quaking Grasses, charming for bouquets, 
494 „ compacta, very charming, i ft, 
496 ,, major, large Quaking Grass, 1 ft. 
496 „ geniculata, spreading, 1 ft. 
497 ,, graclllB, small Quaking Grass, i ft. 
498 Brtzopyrum slculum, for edgings 6^ bouquets, Jft, 
499 Bromus brlzasfonnls, elegant BHzaMke, x ft. 
600 ,, macrostachys, hne border grass, ft. 
601 Ceratochloa pendula, graceful in vases, and for 
borders, i ft. 
Chlorls. Fery elective in bouquets and borders, 
502 „ barbata, bearded, 1 ft. 
603 „ radiata, radiating, i ft. 
504 „ truncata, elegant, ft. 
605 Chiysurus aureus, golden-spiked, ^ ft. 
606 Colx lachryma, fob’s tearsy ft, 
Eleusine. All curiously horned, very elective in 
bouquets and borders, 
607 „ coracana, spreadhtg, i ft. 
608 „ ollgostachya, three horns, i ft. 
609 Elymus Caput-Medusse, graceful 6* distinct, 1 ft. 
EraoTOStls, elegant for borders and bouquets, 
610 ,, cyllndrlflora, most graceful, 2 ft. 
611 „ elegans {Love Grass), beautiful, i ft, 
Festuca. Dwarf, grasses for edging. 
612 ,, xiQi<Xdk, elegant for bouquets, i ft. 
613 ,, virldls, f ne edging plaiii, ^ ft. 
614 Hordeum jubatum, elegant for bouquets, ft. 
616 *Isolepla gracilis, elegant for jardinets, J ft. 
616 Lagurus ovatus, Hares-iail, very elegant, 1 ft. 
617 Lasiagrostls splendens, beautiful, ^ ft. 
518 Faspaliuu elegans, handsome in vases and for 
borders, 2 it. 
Pennlsetum. Distinct and beauti/m in vases 
and for borders, 
619 „ cenchroldes, i ft. 
520 „ longlstylum, ft. 
621 Plptatherum very graceful grass.x^^ 
522 Setarla macrochseta, elegant in vases and for 
bordtrs, ft. 
Stipa. Of all grasses S. pennata is the most 
elegant in bouquets. 
623 „ *'elegantlsslnia, extremely elegant, 2 ft. 
624 „ pennata {Feather-grass), 2 ft. 
626 Tricholaena rosea, beautiful in vases and for 
borders, i ft. 
626 Trlpsacum dactyloldes, prettv for edgings, | ft. 
627 Unlola latlfoUa, very beautiful in bouquets, 3 ft. 
Second Section. — The Grasses composing this section are well adapted for impai ting variety in flower and 
shrubbery borders, and lome of them, from their majestic growth, rank as first-class Sub-tropical plants. 
Price of each, f>d, per packet, except those marked xs. : — 
Andropogon. Thoseenumerated are of large growth 
and fine Sub-tropical subjects, 
628 „ argenteus, silvery spikes, 6 ft. 
629 „ glganteus, graceful plumes, 6 ft. 
630 ArundO conspicua, a gigantic grass, 8 ft. 
631 Chloropsis Blanchardlana, bottle-brush-like- 
flowers of a bright rose colour, 4 ft. 
632 Brlanthus Ravennae, a noble grass, 7 ft. 
633 Eulalia Japonlca, majestic and graceful, 7 ft. 
634 * „ ,, zebrlna, elegant variegation, 
7 ft. 
635 Oymnothrlz latLfolia, very graceful, 3 ft. 
636 Gynorlum argenteum {Pampas Grass). 7 ft. 
637 „ „ elegans varlegatum, 
beautifully variegated, 7 ft. 
638 Gynerlum argenteum kermeslna, 7 ft. 
639 „ „ mlxedvarletles, 7 ft. 
640 Panicum palmifolium, 3 ft. 
641 „ vlrgatum, 4 ft. 
642 Sorghum blcolor, elegant, 5 ft. 
643 Trlpsaciun monostachyum, drooping leaves and 
cylindrical spikes of inflorescence, 5 ft. 
Zea (Maize or Indian Com). Valuable sub-tropical 
plants, faponica is prized for its beauti- 
fully variegated foliage, Caragua for its 
majestic growth, and Gracillima as a 
miniature maize. 
644 ,, Japonlca vaxlegata, striped Maize, 3 ft, 
646 „ Caragua, Giant Maize, 10 ft, 
646 ,, Miniature Maize, 'iix. 
