A FRAGMENT ON THE GRASSES. 
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Annuals . 
Lagurus ovatus - - Flowers in May 
Polypogon monspeliensis - — July 
Gastridium lendigerum - — — 
Airopsis pulchella - - — June 
Agrostis Spica-venti - — — 
Briza maxima - - — — 
minor - - — July 
Aira caryopliyllea - — June 
Sorghum rubens - — July 
Not one of these require either peculiar care or soil in their 
cultivation; and all of them possess considerable beauty. 
Sorghum attains a considerable height and size, but gives a 
tropical contour to the assemblage of which it is made to form a 
part; the others are for the most part smaller in their growth. 
The most convenient way of growing then would be to sow the 
seeds in pots, and place them in a cold frame until they are 
vegetated, and then plant them out at convenience. They are 
not so tender as to require this nursing, but it will often be 
found to be the most convenient and manageable plan which 
can be adopted, The treatment given to hardy annuals would 
of course be applicable to these, if that were preferred. 
Perennials , 
Stipa pennata - - Flowers in July 
Trisetum flavescens - - — June 
Arundo Calamagrostis - — July 
Donax - - — — 
Degraphis arundinacea - — July 
— var. picta - - —. — 
Deschampsia csespitosa - — June 
Briza media - - - — May 
These require nothing beyond the ordinary treatment of 
herbaceous plants. The Arundo and Degraphis , with many 
others of similar habitude, are well adapted for such situations 
as the margins of lakes and water courses. 
Perhaps a considerable portion of the beauty of these plants, 
