ORNAMENTAL GRASSES. 
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ORNAMENTAL GRASSES-Continued. 
No. Per packet 
1196 CAREX LEPORINA (new) a hardy perennial variety, growing about 1 ft. high, of very 
close thick habit, and producing light brown plumes, very useful and effective 
1197 CENCHRUS L.3EVIGATUS, annual, with finely barbed long cylindrical spikelets 
1198 CHASCOLYTRUM ERECTUM, perennial, from the Chilian mountains ; very beau- 
tiful 
1199 CHLORIS DISTICHOPHYLLA, perennial, from Central America, 2 feet high, with 
handsome broad foliage, and curiously and elegantly divided drooping 
blackish flower panicles 
1200 ,, MYRIOSTACHYS, of remarkable grace, with velvety panicles, 3 ft. 
1201 OHLOROPSIS BLANCHARDIANA, perennial, with silky rose-coloured spikelets . 
1202 CYPERTJS MYRIOSTACHYS, growing in tufts H ft. high, producing plumes 
tinted with light red, very ornamental 
1203 ,, POLYSTACHYUS, a new perennial variety, growing in dense tufts, 
of very rich verdure, nearly 1 foot high 
1204 DACTYLOCTENIUM -ZEGYPTIACUM, annual, with comb-like digitate inflorescence 
1205 ERAGROSTIS ELEGANS, annual, very beautiful, 1 foot 
1206 ERIANTHUS RAVENNA, a superb perennial grass, with silvery plumes 
1207 ESPARTO GRASS, “ Stipa tenacissima," during the last few years this 
valuable grass has attained a great mercantile reputation, not only in 
regard to its fibre, which is used for the manufacture of ropes and other 
articles, but as contributing also an excellent material for the best 
writing paper 
1208 GYMNOTHRIX JAPONICA, a new ornamental grass introduced from Japan, forming 
a compact tuft from 2 to 3 feet high, with long drooping ribboned 
foliage 
1209 ,, LATIFOLIA, a very ornamental variety 
1210 GYNERIUM ARGENTEUM (pampas grass), perennial 
1211 HORDEUM JUBATUM, a most lovely annual, with purplish silky spikes . 
1212 KYLLINGIA TRICEPS, a perennial variety about 6 inches high, growing in small 
. dense tufts, and producing pretty silvery grey panicles . . • < 
1213 MILIUM NIGRICANS, an elegant grass with branched panicles of black plumes 
1214 PANICUM CAPILLACETJM, extremely ornamental 
1215 ,, FRUMENTACEUM, perennial, bearing handsome heads of white grain . 
1216 ,,' GENICULATETM, very handsome, perennial, with reddish brown spikes . 
1217 ,, LOMENTACEUM, a new ornamental annual grass, very effective for 
planting in single tufts ; it grows from 3 to 5 feet high .... 
1218 ,, PROLIFERUM, annual, not unlike P. frumentaeeum, with small heads of 
grain ......■■•••■• 
1219 PASPALUM-MOLUCC ANUM, panicles of bright green, tipped with brown, 2 feet . 
1220 PENICILLARIA SPICATA, annual, 4 to 5 ft., with long panicles of flowers . 
1221 PENNISETUM TYPHOIDEUM, a very curious and beautiful variety, producing long 
spikes ; very handsome 
1222 SACCHARUM CYLINDRICUM, perennial, 3 ft. high, with fine silvery plumes 
1223 ,, MADDENI, resembling Erianthus Ravenna, but earlier 
1224 SORGHUM HALEPENSE, shining violet tinted panicles, 5 ft. .... 
1225 SPARTINA CYNOSUROIDES, a capital companion to Oymnothrix japonica, forming 
a bold effective tuft from 2 to 3 ft. high, with very elegant foliage .... 
1226 STIPA CALAMAGROSTIS, perennial, with clear yellow feathery panicles 
1227 ,, ELEGANTISSIMA, this is truly the Queen of Ornamental Grasses ; for 
winter decoration it is scarcely approached by any ; perfectly distinct, and of 
unparalleled gr ace and beauty 
1228 „ PENNATA, perennial, 2 ft 
1229 URALEPIS CUPREA, fine green foliage, and brown inflorescence .... 
All varieties in cultivation not enumerated in this list can be supplied at current prioes. 
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