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BAMBOOS AND GRASSES, Continued 
planting or ground cover in shaded places where 
other grasses will not grow. The Liriope is a 
very attractive low-growing grass with rather 
broad dark green foliage and clusters of laven¬ 
der flowers resembling grape hyacinths but much 
smaller. With proper care this will also do well 
in full sun. 
MISCANTHUS [11] sinensis univittata. Japan 
Rush. Hardy. A very decorative grass forming 
a clump about four feet in diameter. The leaves 
are narrow with a prominent white mid-rib and 
the plumes are used for winter decoration in the 
dried state. 
M. sinensis zebrinus. Zebra Grass. Hardy. The 
graceful foliage of this grass is regularly striped 
and blotched with yellow, the stripes running 
across the leaf rather than lengthwise giving it 
its common name of Zebra Grass. 
MONDO [12] japonicum. Snake’s Beard. Hardy. 
Japan. This dwarf growing, very dark green 
foliage grass is becoming very popular as a 
ground cover in shaded places or for a formal 
edging. The blades are quite narrow and with a 
height of only eight or ten inches it is a very at¬ 
tractive subject and withstands drought very 
well. 
M. Jaburan var. vittata. An ornamental grass of 
the lily family with small light lilac colored 
flowers and striped leaves. 
PANICUM [13] palmifolium. Palm Grass. Sub-trop¬ 
ical. A splendid clump-type of grass with broad 
leaves resembling a young palm leaf. This variety 
is of special interest for planting against walls, 
rockwork, and edging in front of larger growing 
types. Very vigorous in habit, it will thrive in 
both shade and sun and old clumps have been 
known to reach a height of five feet. 
PENNISETUM [14] Ruppelii. Purple Fountain 
Grass. Hardy. A handsome and graceful type of 
grass used in bordering beds of larger plants. 
The plumes are soft and feathery with a light 
purple cast. Height usually not over 2^/^ to 3 
feet. 
LAWN GRASSES 
BERMUDA GRASS [15] (Cynodon Dactylon). Asia 
and Australia. A very quick growing and tena¬ 
cious grass that will usually succeed where all 
other grasses fail. The fine foliage makes it es¬ 
pecially suited where a very closely clipped sod 
is desired and it succeeds quite well near the 
salt water. For best results it should be kept 
closely clipped. It makes an especially good base- 
sod for seeding to Italian rye grass. 
CENTIPEDE GRASS [16] (Eremochloa ophiu- 
roides). Asia and Australia. The centipede grass 
has proven very valuable for high sandy soils as 
it stands drought well. The foliage is fine and 
grows close to the soil so it requires less clipping 
than most lawns. Very tenacious in habit, it will 
choke out other less desirable grasses once it has 
a good start. If given plenty of water, it does 
not brown badly during the winter months. 
ITALIAN RYE GRASS [17] (Lolium multiflorum). 
Though considered a northern lawn grass the 
Italian rye is our best subject for quick winter 
lawn or for top-sowing over other lawn grasses 
in the winter months to give a nice carpet of 
green. Sown in late October or early November, 
it germinates very quickly and gives a splendid 
green carpet that will last until warm weather in 
the spring. Best results are obtained by frequent 
clipping to make it stool out. 
ST. AUGUSTINE GRASS [18] (Stenotaphrum se- 
cundatum). One of the older types of lawn 
grasses, the St. Augustine is still one of the 
finest. Leaves are rather broader than most but 
it clips well and soon forms a splendid carpet of 
rich green. Also succeeds well under partially 
shaded conditions. 
ST. AUGUSTINE GRASS (BLUE) [19] (Steno¬ 
taphrum secundatum). Bitter Blue. Resembles the 
preceding but is darker blue in color, and is said 
to be somewhat chinch-bug resistant, requiring 
less watering, mowing, and fertilizing. 
TRIBULUS [20] terrestris. Tropical. This is a 
ground cover with bright yellow flowers and 
grayish-green close creeping foliage. It will cover 
pure white sand and is used in the lower south 
where other grasses fail. 
WEDELIA [21] trilobata. Tropical. A wonderful 
cover for beach and poor sandy land. Will make 
a grass mat of bright green with small yellow 
flowers. Very tolerant to shade. 
ZOYSIA [22] tenuifolia. Creeping, with fine close 
foliage useful for lawns and planting between 
paving and stepping stones; tolerant of a con¬ 
siderable amount of shade. 
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