The Everlastings have no moisture in their petals, consequently never wilt or decay, hut will 
keep their form as long as a piece of Straw. Secured from dust,, they retain both color and 
form for years, and are valuable for winter ornaments. 
ACROCLINIUM, page 53. 
roseum, bright rose color,. 5 
roseum album, pure white,. 5 
Both colors mixed, . 5 
AMMOBIUM, page 53 . 
alatum, white; hardy; 2 feet,. 5 
GOMPHRENA, page 54 . 
globosa, 'Globe Amaranth,) alba, pure white, 
globosa carnea, flesh-colored,. 5 
globosa rubra, dark purplish crimson, .... 5 
globosa striata, pink and white striped, ... 5 
aurea superba, orange; large and fine. Pick 
before the lower scales drop,. 10 
Above mixed,.'. 5 
HELICHRYSUM, page 54. 
monstrosum, large, showy flowers; variety of 
colors; double,. 10 
monstrosum, Double Rose, fine color, ... to 
monstrosum, Double Red, very bright, ... 10 
monstrosum, Double White, pure, . 10 
monstrosum, Double Yellow,. 10 
bracteatum, bright yellow ; 18 inches, .... 10 
minimum, dwarf; both flowers and buds excel¬ 
lent for wreaths, etc.; various colors, . 10 
nanum atrosanguineum, brilliant crimson; 
new; 1 foot,. 10 
brachyrrhinchum, dwarf; 6 inches,. 10 
HE LI PTE RUM, page 54. 
Sanfordi, oneofthe choicest Everlastings; afoot 
in height; flowers small, rich, yellow, .... 15 
corymbiflorum, clusters of white, star-like 
flowers,. 15 
RHODANTHE, page 51. 
Manglesii, fine for house culture, but delicate 
for out-door; often, however, makes a most 
beautiful display in the garden,. 10 
maculata, more hardy and robust than E. Man¬ 
glesii; rosy purple. 10 
maculata alba, pure white, yellow disc, ... 15 
atrosanguinea, flowers dark purple and violet, 25 
WAITZIA, page 55. 
aurea, new; fine yellow,. 50 
grandiflora, new; flowers large, golden yellow, 25 
XERANTHEMUM, page 55. 
Large Purple-flowered, the largest-flowered, 
very double and fine,. 10 
cceruleum, double; light blue.. 10 
coeruleum compactum, very compact, round- 
headed plant; dwarf,. 10 
Double White, very fine,. 10 
Mixed colors,. 10 
GYPSOPHILA, page 55. 
elegans, hardy annual; white; 6 inches, . ... 10 
muralis, hardy annual; rose colored flowers, 
dwarf, . 
paniculata, perennial; white. 
STATICE, page 55 . 
Bonducella, annual; golden yellow flowers ; 
x foot,. lt> 
Besseriana rosea, perennial; small rose color¬ 
ed flowergj very pretty. x<> 
coccinea, perennial; fine. 10 
incana hybrida nana, perennial; mixed colors, 10 
latifolia, perennial; one of the best,. 10 
sinuata, beautiful annual; blue flowers; 1 foot, i<> 
Thouinii, dwarf annual; free flowering, flowers 
in spikes,. 10 . 
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES, page 56. 
Agrostis nebulosa, the most elegant of Ornamen¬ 
tal Grasses; fine and feathery; delicate, ... 10 
Steveni, beautiful light panicles,. 10 
Andropogon bombycinus, small heads covered 
with silky hairs ; hardy perennial,. 25 
Arundo Donax variegatis aureus, perennial; 
strong stem, with golden yellow striped leaves, 
6 feet high,. 
Avena sterilis, (Animated Oat,) 30 inches high, 10 
Briza maxima, an elegant Shaking Grass, one of 
the best of the Ornamental Grasses, perfectly 
hardy; sow in the open ground any time in the 
spring; i foot,. 5 
geniculata, small, flowers freely, and is always 
desirable; 8 inches,. 5 
minor, small and pretty, sow early; 6 inches, . 5 
compacta, an erect, compact variety of Quak¬ 
ing Grass,. i<> 
Brizopyrum siculum, dwarf, with shining green 
leaves, very pretty; 8 inches,. 5 
Bromus brizaeformis, a very fine Grass with ele¬ 
gant hanging ears, well adapted for bouquets, 
either in summer or winter; flowers second sum- 
mer, something like Briza maxima; 1 foot, . 5. 
Chloris radiata, small growth and tassel-like, 
hardy; may be sown in the garden ; 1 foot, . . 10 
Chrysurus cynosuroides, ( Lantarkia aurea,) 
dwarf; yellowish, feathery spikes,. 5 
Erianthus Ravcnnae, as fine as Pampas Grass, 
which it resembles, and very much superior for 
a Northern climate, being quite hardy. Plants 
25 cents each; seeds, . 10 
Coix Lachryma, 'Job’s Tears, ! grows about two 
feet, broad, corn-ltke leaves,. 10 
Gynerium argenteum, (Pampas Grass, a noble 
grass, flowers second season, not hardy here, . 10 
Hordeum jubatum, (Squirrel Tail Grass,) fine, 10 
Isolepis gracilis, perennial; very graceful, fine 
for flower baskets,. 20 
Lagurus ovatus, dwarf; showy heads; called 
Hare's Tail Grass; 1 fool, sow early, . 5 
Panicum sulcatum, perennial; very decorative, 
with palm shaped foliage,. xo 
Pennisetum longistylum, a very graceful grass, 
growing 18 inches, 10 
Stipa pennata, Feather Grass,) magnificent 
grass, flowering the second season . 15 
Trycholaena rosea, a very beautiful rose tinted 
grass; 2 feet. io- 
