. Dreer's garden book : seventy-third annual edition 1911. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 219. O' "R Bed of Ornamental Grasses at Pan-American Exposition. The Border is Formed of Pennisetum Rueppelianum, Which we Offer Und-r Garden and Greenhouse Plants. Hardy Ornamental Grasses. Mr. George W, Oliver, the well-known writer on horticultural subjects and one of the experts of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, has written the following cultural notes on Grasses espe
. Dreer's garden book : seventy-third annual edition 1911. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 219. O' "R Bed of Ornamental Grasses at Pan-American Exposition. The Border is Formed of Pennisetum Rueppelianum, Which we Offer Und-r Garden and Greenhouse Plants. Hardy Ornamental Grasses. Mr. George W, Oliver, the well-known writer on horticultural subjects and one of the experts of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, has written the following cultural notes on Grasses especially for this book. His cultural notes on Bamboos on the next page should not be overlooked. "The ornamental grasses, exclusive of the Bamboos, can be used with telling effect in borders, large beds, or by the margin of ponds and lakes. They are often used with small shrubs and medium-sized trees in wide borders. The Eulalias, planted singly on lawns where the soil is deep and rich, take care of themselves, and grow rapidly into large specimens. In large, round beds, with ornamental grasses as the principal feature, the effect is heightened by the addition of such plants as Cannas or dwarfer flowering plants near the margin. The tallest of the grasses is the Giant Reed (Arundo Donax). A small plant will soon establish itself and grow from 12 to 20 feet in height. In large, round beds this is the best of all the species for the central position. A less hardy form has variegated leaves growing 8 to 10 feet in height. It keeps its color well throughout the summer months The Hardy Pampas (Erianthus Ravennse) comes next in height to the green-leaved Arundo. It is not far behind the gorgeous Pampas (Gynerium) when in bloom. It attains a height of*10 to 12 feet under ordinary conditions. All of the grasses, but especially the Arundo and Erianthus, do best when given a heavy soil, enriched with manure and an abundant supply of water. Eulaha Japonica Variegata and Zebrina are pro
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