CIRCULAR No. 6 
The DAYTON AND XENIA 
NURSERIES 
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rasses 
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Itres are now in 
Ipromise to be- 
come popular. Some of the species named below are not 
hardy enough for general planting in Dayton without winter protection, 
but they amply repay such care. When such protection is needed it is 
so noted in the following descriptions. The Arundos and Bamboos are 
straight and erect, the Grasses are slender and graceful. 
ARUNDO Donax. Great Reed. This is one of the most popular of all 
hardy foliage plants. Although it succeeds almost everywhere in bor- 
ders, beds, and on lawns, it is really at home on moist soils and near 
the water. It is therefore one of the best plants for striking aquatic 
effects. Leaves long, narrow and green, and set at regular intervals. 
Valuable for lawn decoration and for concealing unsightly objects, 
var. macrophylla glauca. Giant Reed. Attains a height of 15 
feet. The long, narrow leaves are glossy dark green. 
ARRHENATHERUM bulbosum folia variegata. A pretty dwarf 
tufted grass, growing 6 to S inches high ; leaves green and white. 
ERIANTHUS Ravennae. Pi.ume Grass, or Hardy Pampas. Grows 
9 to 1 2 feet high. Sends up a great lot of silvery flower plumes. Very 
similar to the Pampas Grass. 
EULALIA gracillima univittata. Japan Rush. A beautiful, tall, 
swaying grass, with narrow green leaves and a conspicuous, silvery 
white midrib. 
E. Japonica variegata. The long, narrow leaves are striped with a 
band of white. A graceful and beautiful plant. 
var. Zebrina. Similar to the preceding, save that stripes of yellow 
rim across the leaves. 
