Decorative Plants and Ornamental Grasses 
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SELAGINELLA KM I LI ANA. 
Selaginellas (mosses) 
Ten distinct varieties. Desirable for fern-dishes and 
rockeries. 10 cts. each, 75 cts. per 10. 
Selaginella Emiliana. A new upright-growing moss, 
with numerous feathery stems branching from the base 
and forming a dense tuft. Well-grown plants attain 12 
to 18 inches in height and a corresponding diameter. 
We know of no moss superior to it, and it is exceedingly 
appropriate for table decoration. Plants from 3-inch 
pots, 15 cts. each; 4-inch, 25 cts. each; fine specimen 
plants, from 5-inch pots, 75 cts. each, and from 6-inch 
pots, $1 each. 
Selaginella coesium arboreum. Of climbing habit; 
foliage tinted blue, with metallic sheen. Fine plants, 
25 cts. and 50 cts. each. 
Saxifraga tomentosa 
(STRAWBERRY GERANIUM) 
10 cts. each, 75 cts. for 10 
Low-growing plants, suitable for rocks or baskets; 
leaves quite ornamental. 
Schismafoglottis crispata 
50 cts. each;-large plants, $1 each 
Wth large, grayish green leaves, edged dark green; 
produces scarlet-colored berries, which are retained 
during several months; of easy culture. The flower 
spathe is creamy white. This Handsome plant is from 
Borneo, and deserves more frequent use in decorative 
work. 
Scutellaria 
15 cts. each 
Flowers in terminal spikes; blooms during the spring; 
fine for house culture. 
Pulchella. Rosy purple. 
Mociniana. Scarlet; a magnificent plant. 
Thyrsacanthus rutilans 
25 cts. each 
Flowers crimson ; very graceful. 
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Ornamental Grasses 
All Hardy in This Latitude 
These are especially valuable in lawn and border planting, imparting much grace and breaking up the 
stiffness sometimes occurring in arrangements of other plants. 
Eulalia 
25 cts. each 
Japonica variegata. Anew, 
variegated,hardy grass from 
Japan. It forms compact 
clumps 6 feet in diameter. 
Japonica zebrina. The gold 
stripe, instead of running 
longitudinally, like the 
former, runs across the leaf. 
Univittata. With narrow 
foliage and a narrow stripe 
along the entire leaf. 
Gynerium 
(PAMPAS GRASS) 
25 cts. each 
Argenteum. Silvery, 
plume-like spikesof flowers; 
very hardy, and thrives in 
any ordinarily rich soil. 
Elegans. With very long 
stems ; plumes silvery 
white; blooms a month ear¬ 
lier than the above. Is dis¬ 
tinct, handsome and val¬ 
uable. 
Purple. Plumes large, very 
compact. Darker than Roi 
des Roses. 
Hoi des Roses. Plumes very 
compact, of a delicate rose 
color. Forms a pretty con¬ 
trast for other sorts. 
GYNERIUM ARGENTEUM AT FRUITLAND. 
