74 
HENDERSON’S 
PICTURESQUE GARDENS 
A Bed of Ornamental Grasses 
Below we illustrate a handsome bed of tropical effect, composed entirely of 
Ornamental Grasses. The tall Reeds in the center are Arundo Donax ; they 
are about i8 feet high. The middle row is composed of Eulalia zebrina, the 
Japan Zebra GrasS; and the outside row is Pennisetum longistylum. 
EULALIA JAPONICA 
Ornamental Grasses 
Among the hardy Ornamental Grasses there are 
some that are particularly adapted for the em- 
bellishment of lawns as individual groups, for 
interspersing in the garden or herbaceous border, 
for naturalizing in the wild garden, and for sub- 
tropical bedding, where they contribute grace and 
variety. The 
Grasses most usu- 
ally grown for 
specimen groups 
we briefly de- 
scribe. The 
Pampas Grass 
( Gynerium argen - 
teurn) , illustrated 
on page 75, 
