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CROSMA N BROTHERS' CA TA LOG UE. 
GYPSOPHILA. 
The Gypsophila we commend to our readers as one of the most desirable plants 
known for ornamental purposes: it dries admirably, and is a treasure in winter for 
making winter bouquets ; it is a free bloomer and succeeds in any garden soil. 
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Paniculata, white ; fine for cutting. 5 
HELICHRYSU M. 
The Helichrysum is a very beautiful and valuable everlasting, very effective in 
the flower border, and is indispensable for winter bouquets, for which cut before the 
blooms are fully expanded. Seeds germinate freely in the open ground. Half- 
hardy annual. 
Monstrosum, double, mixed colors; two feet. . 5 
HELIPTERUM. 
One of the finest everlastings in cultivation, growing about one foot high. 
Flowers small and produced in globular-shaped clusters. Sow seed earlv in a hot¬ 
bed, or later on a warm border in the garden. Tender annual. 
Sanfordii, flowers of a golden yellow color.. 5 
RHODANTHE. 
A very delicate and charming little everlasting, highly esteemed by all who 
have grown them, both for the flower garden and also for winter bouquets and 
ornaments when dried. Sow seed under glass; transplant into a warm, rich soil 
six inches apart. Tender annual. 
MacuJata, mixed. 5 
XERANTHEMUM, 
A free-growing half-hardy annual, showy as a garden plant, and the flowers of 
whioh are valuable, wdien dried, for winter bouquets and ornaments ; bears trans¬ 
planting well ; plants should t e set 8 or 10 inches apart. 
Double, mixed colors. 5 
Ornamental Grasses. 
All those who grow Everlasting flowers for winter decoration should not fail 
to secure a collection of Ornamental Grasses, as we think the graceful appearance 
of the Grasses almost indispensable to the perfect finish of winter bouquets and 
ornaments. They are also very valuable for bouquets in the green state. In Europe 
the grasses are grown extensively and dyed of various colors, which renders them 
exceedingly pretty. All in the following collection are curious, handsome and 
graceful. Cut for winter use about the time of flowering; tie in small bunches and 
hang up to dry. Those varieties which do not flower until the second season, as is 
the case with some of the more stately and beautiful sorts, should be marked in 
someway in the fall, as they are liable to be destroyed in the spring, since they 
bear a striking resemblance to common grass. Sow seed early in spring. 
Agrostis Nebulosa, very delicate, fine and feathery; hardy annual. 5 
Avena Sterilis (Animated Oat), hardy annual; 30 inches. 5 
Briza Geniculata, a profuse bloomer, fine: 18 inches; hardy annual. 5 
Briza Maxima (Quaking Grass), one of the most useful; Tfoot; hardy annual.. 5 
Bromus Brizaeformis, resembling Briza Maxima; 1 foot; hardy perennial. 5 
Brizopyrum Siculum, neat and pretty; 8 inches: half hardy annual. 5 
Chloris Radiata, tassel-like flowers; hardy annual; 1 foot. 5 
Chrysurus Cynosuroides, dwarf, with feathery spikes ; hardy annual." 5 
Coix Lachryma (Job’s Tears), broad, corn-like leaves; 2 feet. 5 
Erianthus Ravennae, much like Pampas Grass, but more hardy; perennial. 5- 
