Ornamental Department—G rasses and Roses 
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Eulalia Japonica zebrina and Univittata at Fruitland 
Ornamental Grasses 
all hardy in this latitude 
Hulalia 
25 cents each 
Japonica variegata. A variegated hardy grass from 
Japan. In appearance it somewhat resembles the 
ribbon grass while in a young state. It forms com¬ 
pact clumps 6 feet in diameter. Its flower stalks are 
very graceful and numerous, and we highly recom¬ 
mend it as a very ornamental grass. 
Japonica zebrina. Similar in habit to above, but 
with its leaves blotched with gold. I he stripe, in¬ 
stead of running longitudinally, like the former, runs 
across the leaf. 
Univittata. With narrow foliage and a narrow 
stripe running the entire leaf. 
Gynerium 
(PAMPAS ‘GRASS) 
25 cents each 
Argenteum. A most ornamental plant, with silvery, 
plume-like spikes of flowers; very hardy, and thrives 
in ordinarily rich soil. 
Elegans. Plumes silvery white, upon very long 
stems; blooms early. A graceful new variety that is 
bound to become popular. The large plumes when dried 
make a splendid addition to a bouquet of dried grasses. 
Roi des Roses. Plumes very compact, of a delicate 
rose color; very free-blooming and compact-growing 
new variety. 
ROSES 
Open ground Roses are our specialty in the ornamental line. We import all the new varieties of seeming 
merit and give them a careful test, retaining only the best. The same course is pursued in regard to new 
Roses of American origin. So our patrons can rest assured that our collection includes only the best varieties. 
Directions for Planting, Pruning and Fertilizing 
Any good garden soil is suitable, but should be well fertilized with decomposed stable manure. Keep 
the soil free from weeds and stir frequently during the summer. Mulching in fall with stable manure is bene¬ 
ficial. A small amount of bone-meal or good fertilizer applied in summer is advisable. 
When planting cut off all but two or three of the strongest branches; cut these back to 3 inches. Plants 
thus cut back will transplant better and produce finer flowers. 
Pruning. After the first killing frost most of the varieties should have two-thirds of the past year’s growth 
cut off. As a general rule, the more vigorous the variety the less it should be pruned. Remove all decayed 
wood. Climbing Roses should have only their side branches shortened in; do not disturb the main stem. 
We frequently receive complaints from our patrons, who order late in the spring ; they state that the 
flowers produced on their Roses are very inferior and do not come up to description. We would state that 
perfect flowers cannot be expected from plants set out late in February or March, and which produce blooms 
