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ORNAMENTAL GOURDS. 
CnCUMIS AND CUCURBITA, Nat. Ord. Cucurbit, I'cea. 
Picturesque, curious, interesting, and beautiful, are the ornamental gourds and cucumbers 
OF our International Exhibition First Prize Continental Collection. 
The fruits when ripe make the most splendid and interesting autumttal and winter hall ornaments. 
LARGE, MEDIUM. AND MINIATURE-FRUITED GOURDS. 
These are all highly ornamental, the large fruiting varieties are in demand for cattle food. The seed can be 
planted out of doors early in May where intended to grow, or raised under glass and planted out. 
pcrpkt.— $. d. per pkl,— d. 
617 Mixed large-fruited varieties 6<f., \s., & 
618 ,, mcdium-fniited ,, 6d., is., & 
619 Mixer! miniature-fruited varieties 6d., is., & 
620 ,, large, medium and miniature ,, 
621 an exceedingly handsome foliageplant for Sub-trifpical gardening o 6 
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES, 
For Winter Bouquets, Dinner-Table Decoration, Edgings, Ribbons, Centres of Beds, Sub-tropical 
Gardens. Islands, Select Plantations, Shrubberies, the Sides of Rivulets, Ravines, Lakes, etc. 
Seme of the Grasses are singular-looking plants, others are graceful ; some are neat and compact, others 
stately and majestic. Agrostis elegans, bedded out with Geraniums, or other flowering plants, imparts an 
exceedingly pleasing effect. 
All the grasses arc suitable for winter decoration ; some are, however, better adapted for bouquets, etc., than 
others, and therefore we recommend the collections which are quoted for the purposes specified. 
In establishments where there is much floral decoration, a piece of ground should be devoted as a GRASS 
GARDEN. 
622 Collections suitable for Flower Borders, 30 v.arieties, 7/6 ; 20 ditto, 5/6 ; 15 ditto, 3/6 ; ro ditto, 2/6. 
623 „ ,, for Edgings, 10 varieties, 2/6 ; 6 ditto, r/6. 
624 „ „ for Shrubberies, etc., 30 varieties, 7/6 ; 20 ditto, 5/6 ; 15 ditto, 3/6: 10 ditto, 2/6. 
626 „ „ for Winter Bouquets, 20 varieties, s/6 ; 15 ditto, 3/6; 10 ditto, a/6. 
626 „ „ for Sub-tropical Gardens, 15 varieties, 4/6: ro ditto, 3/6. 
First Section. — Most of those enumerated are useful for vases, and all are elegant in the flower border. 
Price of each, %d. per packet, except those marked *, (>d. : — 
627 
628 
629 
630 
631 
632 
633 
634 
636 
636 
637 
638 
639 
640 
641 
642 
643 
644 
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660 
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663 
Agrostis. All graceful bouquet grasses. 
dulcls, very elegant, 1 ft. 
elegans, exquisitely graceful, r ft. 
laxlflora, very graceful, ft. 
nebulosa, the perfection of grace, rj ft. 
Stevenll, graceful, i ft. 
Anthoxanthum gracUe, elegant, J ft. 
Avena sterllls, the Animated Oat, 2J ft. 
Brachypodlum platystachyum, graceful, 2 ft. 
Brlza. Charming varieties of Quaking Crass, 
„ compacta, ve/y charming, r ft, 
,, major, large Quaking Grass, i ft. 
„ genlculata, spreading, I ft. 
„ gracUls, small Quaking Grass, t ft. 
Bilzopyrum Slculum, for edgings ir bouquets, Jft. 
Bromus brlzseformls, elegant Brha-like, r ft. 
,, macrostachys, fine border grass, r.J ft. 
Ceratochloa pendula, graceful, r ft. 
Chlorls. Singularly radiated, and very effective 
in bouquets and borders, 
barbata, bearded, r ft. 
cucullata, for edgings and bouquets, J ft. 
elegans, slender and elegant, j ft. 
radlata, radiating, i ft. 
truncata, elegant for bouquets, rj ft. 
Chiysurus aureus, golden-spiked, j ft. 
Colx lachryma, fob's tears, rj ft. 
Eleuslne. All curiously horned, and effective in 
bouquets and borders. 
„ coracana, spreading, i ft. 
„ ZdiCiica,, spreading and graceful, I ft. 
„ ollgostachya, three horns, r ft. 
Elymus Caput-Medusse, graceful &* distinct, 1 ft. 
Eragrostls, elegant for borders and bouquets, 
,, cyllndriflora, most graceful, 2 ft. 
„ elegans (Love Grass), fine, 1 ft. 
Festuca. Dwarf, grasses for edging. 
,, f gtsMxsCQA, for bouquets br edgings, ijft. 
,, rlglda, elegant for bouquets, r ft. 
,, vlrldls,yf«e edging plant, ^ ft. 
Grangea Maderaspatana.r/rgun/ ^curious, r.Jft. 
Hordeum Jubatum, elegant for bouquets, ft. 
664 
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656 
667 
668 
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660 
661 t*IsoleplS gracilis, elegant for jardinets, k ft. 
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Lagurus ovatus. Hard s-tait, very elegant, r ft. 
Laslagrostls spleudens, beautiful, il ft. 
Leptochloa gracilis, pretty, ij ft. 
Fanlcum. Suitable for bouquets and borders. 
„ caplllare, most elegant, 2 ft. 
„ crus-galU, effective, r^ ft. 
Faspalum elegans, pretty for borders, 2 ft. 
Penulsetiun. All distinct and beautiful. 
„ cenchroldes, r ft. 
„ fimbrlatum, 1 ft. 
„ longlstylum, ij ft. 
Plptatherum ThomasU,a very graceful grass, ift. 
Setajla macrochseta, elegant, r J ft. 
Stlpa. Of all grasses S, pennata is the most 
elegant in bouquets. 
„ •elegantlsslma, extremely elegant, 2 ft. 
„ Intrlcata, ver)' elegant, 2 ft. 
„ peimata (Feather-grass), 2 ft. 
Trlcholsena rosea, exceedingly pretty, i ft. 
„ vlolacea, i ft. 
Trlpsacum dactyloldes, pretty for edgings, f ft. 
Unlola latlfoUa, very beautiful in bouquets, 3 ft. 
Second Section. — The Grasses composing this section are well adapted for impat ting variety in flower and 
shrubbery borders, and many of them, from their majestic growth, rank as first-class Sub-tropical plants. 
Price of each, 6d. per packet. 
690 Gimerlum argentlum Jubatum, 7ft. 
Andropogon. Those enumerated are of large growth 
and fine Sub-tropical subjects. 
680 „ bombyclnus, silvery spikes, 6 ft. 
681 „ stnetus, graceful silky violet 
tinted plumes, 5 ft. 
682 Arundo consplcua, a gigantic grass, 8 ft. 
683 Chloropsls Blanchardlana, botlle-brush-like- 
fiowers of a bright rose colour, 4 ft. 
684 Erlanthus Ravennse, a noble grass, 7 ft. 
686 „ vlolascens, violet tinted, 7 ft. 
686 Gymnothrlx latlfoUa, very graceful, 3 ft. 
687 Gynerlum argenteum (.Pampas Grass), 7 ft 
688 „ „ kermesina, 7 ft. 
689 „ „ elegans compactum nlveo 
vittatls varlegatum. 
691 
692 
693 
694 
696 
696 
697 
698 
mixed varieties, 7 ft, 
Panlcum palmlfoUum, 3 ft. 
„ vlrgatum, 4 ft. 
Sorghum halapensls, elegant, % ft. 
Trlpsacum 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, Caragua for its 
majestic growth, and Gracillima as a 
miniature maize. 
„ Japonica varlegata, striped Maize, 3 ft. 
„ Caragua, Giant Maize, 10 ft. 
, , gracillima. Miniature Maize 2 ft. 
foliage variegated. 
Newly Imported Bulbs of LUlum Auratum, In fine condition, and selected sound, per 100, 63/- ; 
per dozen, 9/-, 12/-, and 18/-, according to size of Bulb. 
