MAKSHALL'S FLOWER SEEDS. 
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NAME AND DESCRIPTION. 
GRASSES, ORNAMENTAL. A inost valuable class of plants for the 
lavn, shrub bed, border or tropical bed. The perennial varieties, 
niany of Avhich have varieg-ated foliage, are excellent for borders^ 
clumps on lawn or near ]Aonds. The annual sorts are particularly 
]>retty on account of the graceful feathery flower-panicles, AAdiich are 
used in bou([uets. 
Agrostis Nebulosa. Very graceful and pretty. 
Briza Maxima. (Quaking Grass.) Very pretty . 
Coix Lachryma. (Job's Tears.) Foliage quite Inroad. Seeds ])roini- 
nent. very large and shiny. 
Eriantlius Ravennae. Silveiy plumes, resembling Pampas Grass. 
Eulalia Zebrina. White stri])ed foliage, very ornamental. 
Gyiieiium Argenteiun, The famous Pam])as Grass, with beautiful sil¬ 
very ])lumes .. 
Hordeuin Jubatum. (Squirrel-tail Grass.) A ])rctty varietv, Avith 
bushy pani(des of fioAA^ers. 
Peiinisetum Longistylum. An annual grass, A\dth gracefully drooping 
heads . 
Peiinisetum Ruppelianum. Hardy perennial grass, groAA'^ing 3 feet high, 
Avith violet-tinted silvery plumes. The dee]) green foliage is long 
and slender .' 
Stipa Peiinata. (feather Grass.) TIardy perennial, with siU^'ery white, 
feathery |dumes .'. ' ’ 
GREVILLEA Robusta. (Silk Oak.) With graceful foliage.' ! 
GYPSOPHILA. (Baby's Breath.) Extremely useful for liouquets. 
PloAvers small, and come in delicate sprays and ])ani(des. 
Elegaiis Alba Granclifiora. An improved large-fiowei'ing, pure AAdiite 
form of the annual Baby's Breath, of free and easy groAATh 
Elegans Carminea. Carmine-rose ... 
Rosea Grandiflora. Delicate rose.. " ! ^ ! ! ! ! ^ ^ ^ ! 
Muralis. Bright rose .... 
Paniculata. One of the finest for cutting. Pure Avhite flowers, very 
sntall and borne in large panicles. 
HELIANTUS. fSee SunfloAver.) 
HELICHRYSUM, or StraAV Flower. Large, double '' everlasti no- ^ ^ 
floAvers. ^ 
Large-Flowering, Double, Mixed Colors. 
Collection of Six Colors. 
HELIOTROPE. Well-known fragrant flow^ering plants for pots or 
gardens . 
Finest Mixed .! !. 
Lemoine’s Giant Hybridis, Mixed. 
HEUCHERA Sanguineus Splendens. Long spikes of fiery red doAvers. 
HIBISCUS Africanus. Yellow with narroAA" center. 
Moscheutos. (SAA'amp Rose MalloAA'.) PIoAA'ers of a light rosy-red AAutli 
dark centre . 
HOLLYHOCKS. One of the shoAviest of hardy gar.len plants. No garden 
is complete AAMthout these stately floAA'ers. TTollyhocks a,re troubled 
of late with a rust, AA'hich can lie ])reA"ente<l if ])Iants arc sprayed 
fre<juently in early spring with bordeaux mixture. 
Double Apple Blossom . .. 
Double Scarlet. 
Double Rose . . . 
Double Sulphur Yellow.1 ^ ^ *. 
Double White ..* ^ . . . . ^. 
Double Violet Purple .. 
Double Fine Mixed .. 
Extra Choice, Double, Mixed Colors.. 
Hybrid Ever-blooming, Double, Mixed, l’l(munn’Vlio' bVs't’unison'Vro'in 
seed. Very fine coloi'S. 
Collection of Double Hollyhocks. Six coloi's. 
Collection of Double Hollyhocks, dhui colors. . . 
Single, Mixed. A11 colors. 
Hybrid Ever-blooming, Single, Mixed.. . . . ^ . ' * " ! 
HDMULUS Japonicus. (Ja])aneHe Jro}).) A (dimber Avith dense orcen 
foliage .. 
Japonicus Fol. Variegatis. Variegated foliage 
HIJNNEMANNIA Fumariaefolia. (Giant Yellow Tulip Popi)y.) ’ PloAA'ors 
aie tulip-shaped, pure golden yelloAv. When cut and put in water they 
AAull last a full Aveek. 
HYACINTH BEAN. (See Dolichos.) 
Height Per Per 
in Feet Duration Ounce Pkt. 
1% 
Tf. A. 
$0.10 
if. A. 
.05 
3 
IT. A. 
o 
io 
o 
.05 
8 
H. P. 
.60 
.10 
4 
H. P. 
.75 
.10 
10 
ir. p. 
.60 
.10 
o 
o 
M. A. 
.50 
.10 
0 
IT. A. 
.30 
.10 
o 
,) 
IT. P. 
.50 
.10 
9 
IT. P. 
.60 
.10 
5 
a. 8. 
1.50 
.10 
1V2 
TT. A. 
.40 
.05 
1 
IT. A. 
.50 
.10 
1% 
IT. A. 
.40 
.05 
1V2 
IT. A. 
.50 
.05 
2 
TL P. 
.50 
.10 
IVa 
n. A. 
.60 
.05 
.30 
1 V 2 
G. P. 
.05 
.11) 
1 
TT. P. 
.15 
0 
IT. A. 
.25 
.05 
3 
IT. P. 
.50 
.05 
IT. P. 
6 
2.00 
.10 
2.00 
.10 
2.00 
.10 
2.00 
.10 
2.00 
.10 
2.00 
.10 
1.00 
.05 
1.50 
.10 
1.50 
.10 
.40 
.60 
6 
1.00 
.10 
1.00 
.10 
30 
TI. TL A. 
.40 
.05 
.50 
.05 
9 
TT. A. 
.60 
.10 
