AQUATIC SEEDS, 
ALISMA Plantago, 2lt. A graceful bog plant, leaves 
all radical, firs 3-petaled, rose, in whorls; July. 
BUTOMUS Umbellatus, 2ft. Water Gladiolus, rosy 
firs in umbels on naked stems, leaves narrow. 
CALTHA Palustris, 6 in. Tufts of pretty foliage 
adorned with lovely golden cups in Spring, bogs. 
CYPERUS Alternifolius, 2ft. Umbrella Plant, an ele¬ 
gant Sedge, for pots as well as water margins. 
Papyrus. 6 ft. Egyptian Paper Plant, tall grace¬ 
ful plumes, hardy South, protect at the North. 
DROS^A Rotundifolia, 4 in. Circular leaves en¬ 
circled by red hairs, firs white on erect scapes, 
hardy. 
IRIS Pseud-acorus, Water Flag, 2 ft. A hardy bog 
plant, firs large, bright yellow and orange, fine. 
LYCOPUS Europaeus, 2 ft. Marsh Horehound, 
broad serrated-leaved perennial, unattractive 
flowers. 
MENTHA Aquatica, Water Mint, 2ft. A hardy mint, 
ovate leaves and dense terminal spikes of firs. 
MENYANTHES Trifoliata, Bog Bean. A handsome 
plant found in marshes of England, firs white 
suffused with pink, beautifully fringed, hardy. 
MYOSOTIS Palustris, 6 in. A very pretty continu¬ 
ous-blooming hardy perennial marsh Forget-me- 
not, thfe firs are loveV blue, in pretty clusters 
FINEST VARIETIES 
NELUMBIUM Speciosum, 3ft. The Great Egyptian 
Bean of Pythagoteus, elegant umbrella foliage 
held above the water and huge rosy-tipped, tu¬ 
lip-like, richly-scented firs a foot in diameter. 
NYMPHAEA Alba, the well-known white Water 
Lily. 
Pygmaea, a handsome hardy species from Cen¬ 
tral Asia, fragrant white flrs,^ from June till Sept. 
Rose Hybrids and Blue Hybrids, two fine races 
of Water Lilies; separate or mixed. 
Splendid Special Mixture of many sorts. 
PARNASSIA Palustris, 6in. An elegant bog plant, 
grass-like with showy white veined firs. 
PONTEDERIA Cordata (Pickerel Weed). Tall, per¬ 
fectly hardy bog or pool plant. Leaves long and 
heart-shaped, firs in beautiful blue spikes. 
SAGITTARIA Latifolia (Arrowhead). Useful in bogs 
and edges of pools, large green arrow-shaped 
leaves and small white buttercup firs. 
SCOPARIUS. Very ornamental Rush; bog plant. 
SIUM Latifolium, 5 ft. Water Parsnip, an umbelli¬ 
ferous plant; flowers white, in compound um¬ 
bels. 
TYPHA Latifolia, Cat-o'-Nine-Tails, 5 ft. A hand¬ 
some hardy water plant; firs in dense spikes, 
brown. 
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THE FINEST ORNAMENTAL GRASSES 
All grasses are more or less graceful and beautiful, but the following are among the finest and 
most admired. A bed of the choicer ones will afford much satisfaction and pleasure. Clumps of the 
taller ones are elegant as single specimens, while such kinds as Agrostis, Briza Hordeum, Lagurus, 
Tricholaena, and many others are finfe for bouquets in Summer, and when dried may be artistically 
used with everlastings for Winter decorations. Some are annuals and some perennials, and all are of 
easy culture from seeds. Stipa Pinnata is prized as a pot plant. 
AGROSTIS Laxiflora, 2ft. Slender, wide panicles. 
Nebulosa, 1 ft. Cloud Grass, cloud-like panicles. 
Pulchella, 1 ft. Hair Grass, lovely bouquet, an 
annual. 
ANTHOXANTHUM Odoratum, 1ft. Sweet Vernal. 
Gracile, 9in. Fine for edging of beds or borders. 
ARUNDO Donax Variegata, 10 ft. Striped leaves. 
AVENA Sterilis, 2ft. Drooping spikes, elegant grass. 
BRIZA Maxima, 2ft. Big 
Quaking Grass, ele¬ 
gant nodding pani¬ 
cles, good to cut or 
dry, fine, annual. 
Media, 1ft. Filmy pan¬ 
icles of shining pur¬ 
ple spikelets, tremu¬ 
lous with the slight¬ 
est breeze, lovely. 
Gracilis, Sin. Spikelets 
on hair-like stems, 
pretty. 
BROMUS BrizaformiS/ 
2 ft. Fine biennial, 
BRIZA MAXIMA bouquets. 
Madritensis, 2ft. Long dense panicles, small spikes. 
CERATOCHLOA Pendula, 3ft. Panicles 10 in. long. 
CHLORIS Gayana. Erect leafy grass with terminal 
spreading umbels well above the foliage. 
CHRYSURUS Cynosuroides, 6in. Low annual with 
silken plumes that become golden when ripe. 
COIX Lachryma, Job's Tears, 3 ft. Used for beads. 
Aurea Zebrina, massive foliage blotched golden. 
DIPLACHNE Fascicularis, 2 ft. A marsh grass, 
fine. 
ELEUSINE Oligostachia, 1ft. Fine Winter bouquets. 
ELYMUS Giganteus, Giant Bunch Grass, clumps. 
ERAGROSTIS Abyssinica, 3 ft. Fragrant, panicles 
loose, open; hair-like drooping branches tipped 
with spikelets. Used in Africa for bead making. 
Elegans, Love Grass, lOin. White spikelets, fine. 
Maxima, Giant Love Grass. Big diffuse panicles 
set with pretty small spikelets, excellent for bou- 
ERIANTHUS Ravennae. 
Oft. Plume grass, ele¬ 
gant hardy plant, 
leaves long, grace¬ 
ful, feathery plume. 
EULALIA Zebrina, 4ft. 
Striped hardy per¬ 
ennial, fine. 
FESTUCA Glauca, 1 ft. 
Fine for edging or 
border. 
Stipoides, 2 ft. The 
__ Feather Grass-like 
ERIANTHUS RAVENNAE Fescue; fine. 
GYMNOTHRIX Latifolium, 10ft. A noble perennial, 
big clumps, graceful nodding spikes, splendid. 
Japonicum, 3 ft. Silvery spikes, purple anthers, 
long prominent bristles, splendid hardy per. 
GYNERIUM Argenteum, 2 ft. Pampas grass, ele¬ 
gant hardy perennial, immense silvery plumes, 
silky. 
Roseum, exquisite big fluffy rosy plumes, hardy. 
HORDEUM Jubatum, Squirrel-tail, spikes long, fine. 
I&OLEPIS Gracilis, bog plant; drooping, slender 
foliage, hiding the pot; a splendid plant. 
KOELERIA Setacea, 2 ft. Tufted perennial grass 
with spikelets in panicles, for bouquets, green 
or dry. 
LAGURUS O V a t u s, 1ft. Hare's-tail, fluffy white 
heads, showy in gardens from July to Sept., fine. 
MELICA Altissima, 3ft. Tall Pearl Grass, handsome. 
ORYZA Sativa, 2ft. Rice, chief food of China. 
PANICUM Capillare, 2 ft. Panicles large, numer¬ 
ous, bouquets. 
Plicatum Variegatum, an exquisite basket plant. 
Sulcatum, 3ft. Palm-like foliage, used for pots. 
Virgatum, 5ft. Hardy, very ornamental, panicles, 
graceful, drooping, purple, admirable for bor- 
dors. 
PASPALUM Elegans. 3 ft. Elegant Millet Grass. 
PENNISETUM Longistylum, 1ft. Half-hardy annual. 
Rueppelianum, 4ft. Fine big purple plumes, hardy. 
POA Amabilis. Very fine, suitable for bouquets 
and edgings. 
POLYPOGON Monspeliensis, 2ft. Panicles dense. 
SET ARIA Nigra, 4ft. Panicles of small bloom heads. 
SORGHUM Nigrum, 5ft. Black Millet, for bouquets. 
STIPA Pennata, 2ft. Per. Feather Grass, for borders. 
TRICHOLAENA Rosea, 2ft. Fine fluffy rosy plumes. 
UNIOLA Latifolia. 3ft. Panicles loose, fine for vases. 
ZEA Japonica Quadricolor, 3ft. Striped in 4 colors. 
Gracillima Variegata, 3 ft. A beautiful striped sort. 
Perfecta Gigantea, 5 ft. Strmed in 4 colors. 
Complete Special Mixture of Ornamental Grasses. 
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