FINEST WATER GARDEN SEEDS 
A selected assortment of Aquatics grouped effectively in a small lake, pool or water-garden will 
afford much pleasure and enjoyment throughout the season and will help to keep the water clear 
and pure. 
ALISMA Plantago. 2 ft. A giaceful bog plant, 
leaves all radical, firs 3-peialed, rose, in v/hoils; 
July. 
BUTOMUS Umbellatus. 2 ft. Water Gladiolus, rosy 
firs in umbels on naked stems, leaves narrow. 
CYPERUS Alternifolius. 2 ft. Um¬ 
brella Plant, an elegant Sedge, 
for pots as v/ell as water margins. 
Papyrus, 6 ft. Egyptian Paper Plant, 
tall graceful plumes, hardy South,, 
protect at the North. 
DROSERA Rotundifolia, 4 in. Circu- 
. lar leaves encircled by red hairs, 
firs white on erect scapes, hardy. 
IRIS Pseud-acorus, Water Flag, 2 ft. 
A hardy bog plant, firs large, _ 
blight yellow and oiange, fine, 
MYOSOTIS Palustris, 6 in. A very 
pretty continuous-blooming hardy 
perennial marsh Fprget-Me-Not, 
the firs aie lovely blue, in pretty 
clusters. 
Water Lily 
NUPHAR Luteum. Big, fleshy round leaves and 
showy golden floweis the size of a duck-egg; 
both foliage and flowers held well above the 
watei; hardy. 
NYMPHAEA Alba, the v/ell-known v/hite Water 
Lily. 
Pygmaea, a handsome hardy species from Cen¬ 
tral Asia, fragrant white firs, from June till Sept. 
Stellata. Blue Lotus of India. Large, purplish-blue 
day-blooming tender water lily. 
PARNASSIA Palustris, 6 in. An ele¬ 
gant bog plant, grass-Iike with 
showy white veined firs. 
PONTEDERIA Cordata {Pickerel 
Weed). Tall, perfectly hardy bog 
or poo! plant. Leaves long and 
heart-shaped, firs .in beautiful 
blue spikes. 
SAGITTARIA Sagittiiolia (Arrow¬ 
head). Useful in bogs and edges 
of pools, large green arrow- 
shaped leaves and small white 
buttercup firs. 
SCIRPUS Natalensis (Bulrush). 
Grown in bogs or shallow water; 
grass-like foliage with flowers 
borne in spikelets. 
SCOPARIUS. Veiy oinamental Rush; bog plant. 
SIUM Latifolium, S ft. Water Parsnip, an umbelli¬ 
ferous plant; firs white, in compound umbels. 
TYPHA Latifolia. Cai-o'-Nine-Talls, 5 ft. A hand¬ 
some hardy water plant, firs i.n brown spikes. 
THE SHOWY ORNAMENTAL GRASSES 
All grasses are nioie oi less giaceful and beautiful, but the following are among the finest and 
most admired. A bed of the most choice will affoid much satisfaction and pleasure. Clumps of the 
taller ones are elegant as single specimens, while such kinds as Agrostis, E^riza, Hordeum, Lagurus, 
Tricholaena, and many others are fine lor bouquets in Sumnier, and when dried may be artistically 
used with everlastings for Wintsi decorations. Some are annuals and some perennials, and ail are of 
easy culture from seeds. Stipa Pinnata is prized as a pot plant. 
ERIANTHUS Ravennae, 6 ft. Plume grass, elegant 
hardy plant, leaves long, graceful, feathery. 
EULALIA Zebrina, 4 ft. Striped hardy perennial. 
FESTUCA Glauca. 1 ft. Fine for edging or border. 
Stipoides, 2 ft. The Feather Grass-like Fescue. 
GYMNOTHRIX Latifolium, 10 ft. 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. Pamipas grass, ele¬ 
gant hardy perennial, imm.ense silvery plumes. 
Roseum, exquisite big fluffy rosy plumes, hardy. 
HORDEUM Jubatum, Squirrel-tail, spikes long, fine. 
ISOLEPIS Gracilis, bog plant; drooping, slender 
foliage, hiding the pot; a splendid plant. 
LAGURUS Ovatus, 1 ft. Hare's-tail; fluffy white 
heads, showy in gardens from July to Sept,, fine. 
MELICA Altissima, 3 ft. Tall Pearl Grass. 
PANICUM Capillare, 2 ft. Panicles large. 
Plicatum Varieqatum, an exquisite basket plant. 
Sulcatum. 3 ft. Palm-like foliage, used for pots. 
PASPALUM Elegans, 3 ft. Elegant Millet Grass. 
PENNISETUM Longistylum, 1 ft. Half-hardy annual. 
Rueppelianum, 4 ft. Fine big purple plumes. 
POA Amabilis. Very fine, suitable 
tor bouquets and edgings. 
POLYPOGON Monspeliensis, 2 ft. 
Panicles dense. 
SETARIA Nigra, 4 ft. Panicles of 
small bloom heads. 
SORGHUM Nigrum. 5 ft. Black Mil¬ 
let, for bouquets. 
STIPA Pennata, 2 ft. Per. Feather 
Glass, for borders. 
TRICHOLAENA Rosea. 2 ft. Fine 
fluffy rosy plumes. 
UNIOLA Latifolia, 3 ft. Panicles 
loose, tine for vases. 
ZEA Japonica Quadricolor, 3 ft. 
Striped in 4 colors. 
Gracillima Variegata, 3 ft. A beau¬ 
tiful striped sort. 
Perfecta Gigantea, 5 ft. Striped. 
Complete Special Mixture of Orna¬ 
mental Grasses. 
.AGROSTIS Laxiflora, 2 ft. Slender, v.nde panicles. 
Nebulosa, 1 ft. Cloud Glass, cloud-like panicles. 
Pulchella, 1 fi. Hair Grass, lovely bouquet, an 
annual. 
ANTHOXANTHUM Odoratum, 1 ft. Sweet Vernal. 
Gracile, 9 in. Fine for edging of beds or borders. 
ARUNDO Donax Variegata, 10 ft. Striped leaves. 
AVENA Sterilis, 2 ft. Drooping spikes, elegant 
grass. 
BRIZA Maxima, 2 ft. Big Quaking Grass, elegant 
nodding panicles, good to cut oi dry, fine, an¬ 
nual. 
Media, 1 ft. Filmy panicles of shining purple 
spikelets, tiemulous with the slightest breeze, 
lovely. 
Gracilis, 8 in. Spikelets on hair-like stems, pretty. 
BROMUS Brizaformis, 2 ft. Fine biennial, bouquets. 
Madritensis, 2 ft. Long dense panicles, small 
spikes. 
CERATOCHLOA Pendula, 3 ft. Panicles 10 in. long. 
CHRYSURUS Cynosuroides, 6 in. Low annual with 
silken plumes that become gloden 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 Indica, Wire Grass. Tuft¬ 
ed annual with ornamental spike¬ 
lets. 
ELYMUS Giganteus, Giant Bunch 
Grass, clumps. 
ERAGROSTIS Abyssinica, 3 ft. Fra¬ 
grant, panicles loose, open; hair- 
like drooping branches tipped 
with spikelets. Used in Africa for 
bead making. 
Elegans, Love Grass, 10 in. White 
spikelets, fine. 
Maxima. Giant Love Grass. Big 
diffuse panicles set with pretty 
small spikelets, excellent for 
bouquets. E“*»*‘* 
Regular pkt. 5c, Jumbo pkt. 10c. 
__ GREENWOOD. SOUTH CAROLINA 
73 
