Archive image from page 24 of Descriptive and illustrated catalogue and. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue and manual of Royal Palm Nurseries . descriptiveillus1894roya Year: 1894 IV. amlboos. Grasses aed Plaets, ORNAMENTAL AND USEFUL. ' Maud Muller, on a summer's day, Raked the meadows S2ueet with hay. -Whittier. ANDKOPOGON citratus. The Lemon Grass of India. Yields an essential oil for perfumery. Very handsome tropical grass; effective for borders, or as single specimens on the lawn. 15 cents each, f i per dozen, $8 per 100. AEUNDO donax variegata. A Beautiful Bamboo reed. The tallest o
Archive image from page 24 of Descriptive and illustrated catalogue and. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue and manual of Royal Palm Nurseries . descriptiveillus1894roya Year: 1894 IV. amlboos. Grasses aed Plaets, ORNAMENTAL AND USEFUL. ' Maud Muller, on a summer's day, Raked the meadows S2ueet with hay. -Whittier. ANDKOPOGON citratus. The Lemon Grass of India. Yields an essential oil for perfumery. Very handsome tropical grass; effective for borders, or as single specimens on the lawn. 15 cents each, f i per dozen, $8 per 100. AEUNDO donax variegata. A Beautiful Bamboo reed. The tallest of all the variegated grasses. FoIiagebeautifuUy striped white ; leaves broad. The tall plumes are immense and showy, last- ing a long time in perfection. Very fine for tubs or pots in restricted locations, as a balcony, veranda or window. 30 cts. each, $ per doz. ARTJITDINAEIA falcata. A rather dwarf-growing Bamboo, with exquisite, flat growths of small leaves. The whole effect of the plant is grace- ful and elegant. New. $ each. Enlalia Japonica Zebrina. (See page 23. BAMBUSA argentea striata. 'A clump of this is a graceful and picturesque object; at first the canes are short and slender, but each crop of new ones is larger than the preceding, until they are as thick as corn stalks of the largest size, some of them with the foliage beautifully striped with green and silver. The stalks are fifteen or twenty feet long, spreading out like a fan, so that the top must be twenty-five to thirty feet across. It has never been injured in the slightest degree by frost.' A grand object for any situation, attaining finally perhaps 35 or 40 feet in height. Our large clumps are greatly admired. 40 cents each, $ per doz. B. anrea. Evidently from Japan. Hardy. 75c. ea- B. nana. A handsome broad-leaved dwarf spe- cies, rarely exceeding ten feet in height. Very suitable for growing in pots for decoration of rooms, etc. The leaves are thick and strong, and very beautiful. Very cho
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