Innisfalien Greenhouses, Springfield, Ohio. 
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EVERLASTINGS. 
Everlastings, or Eternal Flowers, as they are sometimes called, are a very 
f popular class of plants, which retain their form and color for years, and are 
used for Winter bouquets, wreaths and decorative purposes. They are known 
by the French as “Immortelles.’* The flowers should be picked before they 
are fully spent, and hungup in small bunches, so that the stems will dry 
•>fralgln. 
Acrocliuium. 
Ammobium. 
ACROCLINIUM, 
Xerantliemnin. 
XERANTHEMUM. 
Free-blooming annuals of neat, compact habit, about a foot In height. Leave, 
■w hitish or silvery. Flowers abundant and of the most desirable colors. Seed* 
germinate freely, bear transplanting -well. Set about ten Inches apart. 
Xeranthemnm, Mixed Colors.—Per packet,.6 cents. 
Ornamental Grasses. 
Very pretty, half-hardy annual from Swan Elver, with rose and white dalsy-llke 
flowers. These are “Immortelles,” which bloom In August and September, and are 
a fine acquisition for winter bouquets and wreaths. The flowers should be gathered 
for drying -w'hen partially opened. They grow about one foot high, and should be 
jilanted four inches apart. 
•tcroclinlum, Album.—Pure white. Per packet,.5 centK_ 
.irrocliniiim, Boseum.—Light rose, good lor mixing,.Scents. 
Double Pink, 11. pi.—The flowers are not only perfectly double, but are somewhat 
larger than the single kinds, and of a bright pink or rose color. Packet, 10 cents. 
AMMOBIUM—Alatum. 
A very desirable white Everlasting, for the garden as well as drying, two feet 
high. Per packet, 5 cents. 
GYPSOPHILLA. 
The Gypsophilla Is a treasure lor making Winter bouquets, is also very valuable 
tnr rustic work baskets and edgings; flowers and foliage very delicate, a mass of the 
llnest little leaves and branches covered with tiny star-like white and rose-colored 
flowers, is a sight worth going a long distance to see. Mixed colors. Packet, 5 cts. 
GOMPHRENA Globe Amaranth. 
.V remarkably handsome and well-known everlasting flower, often called English 
Clover, white and flesh-colored flowers. Mixed. Per packet, 6 cents. 
HELICHRYSUM. 
The best of the Everlastings. Mostly large and showy plants for the border, 
'■'lowers of great value for Winter bouquets and other floral ornaments; has large, 
double red, white and yellow flowers, cut just before the flowers fully expand ; even 
the buds are handsome and make up beautifully. 
Hcllclirysum.—All colors mixed. Per packet,. 5 cents. 
HELIPTERUM—Sanfordi. 
One of the choicest everlasting flowers. Plants grow about a foot In height. The 
flowers are small, of a beautiful rich yellow color. Per packet, 10 cents. 
RHODANTHE—Maculata. 
.A most delicate and charming Everlasting flower; bell-shaped before fully ex¬ 
panded. Sometimes they suffer In dry weather, but generally do exceedingly well; 
rosy-purple flowers. Per packet, 10 cents. 
Gynerium Argentum. 
Hordcum Jubatum. 
All those who grow Everlasting Flowers lor Winter decoration should not fall to 
secure a collection of Ornamental Grasses, as their appearance is always indispens 
able to the perfect finish of Winter bouquets and ornaments. In Europe the grasses 
grow extensively and are dyed various colors, which render them exceedingly beautifu 1 
AH the folio-wing collections are curious, handsome and graceful. Our customers '«-ho 
purchased Ornamental Grasses last year say they gave excellent satisfaction. 
Agrostis Nebulosa.—^A'ery delicate, fine and feathery, hardy annual. Price per 
packet, .10 cents' 
Ayena Sterlllis.—(Animated Oat.)—Hardy annual, thirty Inches high. Price per 
packet,.10 cents. 
Briza Geuiculata.—A profuse bloomer, fine. Eight inches high. Price per 
packet,.5 cents. 
Briza Maxima.—(Quaking Grass.)—One of the finest, one foot high, hardy annual, 
Per packet.Scents. 
Bromus urlzsformis.—Tassel-like flowers; hardy annual, one foo t high. Price per 
packet,. 10 cents. 
Colx Lachryma.—(Job’s Tears.)—Broad, corn-like leaves, two feet high. Price per 
packet, .10 cents. 
Erianthus Ravenujp.—Much like Pampas Grass, but more hardy, perennial. Price 
per packet,. 10 cents. 
Gynerium Argenteum.—(Pampas Grass.)—The most noble grass in cultivation, 
flowering the second season in large, silvery plumes, on stalks eight to ten feet 
in height; requires protection during Winter in our Northern climate. Price 
per packet,.10 cents. 
Hordeum Jubatum.—(Squirrel Tail Grass.)—Fine, hardy annual, 3 feet high. Per 
packet, .10 cents. 
Lagnrus Ovatus.—(Hare’s Tail Grass.)—White plumes, one foot high, fine annual. 
Per packet,... - 5 cents* 
Stipa Peniiata.—(Feather Grass.)—Seed should be started in a hot-bed, as it is slow, 
to vegetate; presents a feathery appearance, hardy perennial. Per packet, 10 cts. 
