. Dreer's garden calendar for 1892 : a catalogue of choice vegetable, field and flower seeds new, rare and beautiful plants garden implements and fertilizers. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. The Water Hyacinth. PONTEDERIA CRASSIPES MAJOR. (The Water Hyacinth.) A very showy aquatic, bearing very freely flowers of a deli- cate lilac rose in trusses like a Hyacinth. The individual blooms are 2 inches in diameter. It should be grown in about 3 inches of water, so that the ends of the roots can ent
. Dreer's garden calendar for 1892 : a catalogue of choice vegetable, field and flower seeds new, rare and beautiful plants garden implements and fertilizers. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs. The Water Hyacinth. PONTEDERIA CRASSIPES MAJOR. (The Water Hyacinth.) A very showy aquatic, bearing very freely flowers of a deli- cate lilac rose in trusses like a Hyacinth. The individual blooms are 2 inches in diameter. It should be grown in about 3 inches of water, so that the ends of the roots can enter the soil. 35 cts. each. HARDY GRASSES. Al'lllldo Doiiax. A magnificent hardy grass, growing to a height of 15 feet, and forming dense clumps. 25 cts. to 00 each. — Ooiiax Varieg'ata. A hardy, broad-leaved, variegated bamboo; foliage creamy white and green ; growing 6 to 8 feet high. 30 cts. each. ERIANTHI S RAVEXN E. A hardy Ornamental Grass, which grows from 9 to 12 feet high, frequently throwing up from 30 to 50 flower spikes. It resembles the Pampas Grass, but blooms much more abun- dantly. 30 cts. each. Clumps 75 cts. each. JAP. VARIEGATA. A very graceful, tall, ornamental grass from Japan. Its long, narrow leaf-blades are striped green, white, and often pink or yellow. It throws up stalks from 4 to 6 feet in height, terminated with a cluster of flower spikes. 25 cts. each ; $ per doz. Clumps 75 cts. each. EULALIA JAPOTVICA ZEBRINA. This variety resembles Japonica in hardiness, growth and bloom. The long blades are marked with broad yellow bands across the leaf. It makes a very attractive specimen plant for the lawn. 25 cts. each; § per doz. Clumps $ each. EULALIA GRACILLIMA UIVIVITTATA. This is a grand addition to the Ornamental Grasses; of com- pact habit, with very narrow foliage, of a bright green color with a silvery while midrib; 25 cts. each; § per doz. PAMPAS GRASS. One of the most effective of the Ornamental Grasses. Its silvery plu
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