. Dreer's garden calendar : 1886. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. GYNERIUM ARGENTEUM. (Pampas Grass.) Thie most eflfective and stately of all the Ornamental Grasses, producing a grand effect on the lawn. Its silvery plumes are produced on stems 8 to 10 feet high. 'Well established jilants can remain in the open ground from year to year if protected. This is best done liy tying the tops together and enclosing in a flour barrel, witli top open and space packed with straw or leaver, earthing up tlie soi
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1886. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. GYNERIUM ARGENTEUM. (Pampas Grass.) Thie most eflfective and stately of all the Ornamental Grasses, producing a grand effect on the lawn. Its silvery plumes are produced on stems 8 to 10 feet high. 'Well established jilants can remain in the open ground from year to year if protected. This is best done liy tying the tops together and enclosing in a flour barrel, witli top open and space packed with straw or leaver, earthing up tlie soil well around the outside of barrel; or, if desired, it can be removed to a cellar and re|ilanted in the sjiring. quires a lich and deep soil. The plumes, when cut before they fully expand, and dried m the shade, make hand- some parloi omamentsfoi wintei decoration 25 to 50 cts each L\tra ^tiong plants for immediate effect cau be fuiuished fiom 'pi 00 to $2 00 GLOXINIA CRASSIFOLIA GRANDI- FLORA. Exceedingly showy and easily managed plants. After planting the tubers in an equal mixture of fibrous i>eat, light loam, manure and sand, they require little water un- til they show growth ; after this a moist heat is necessary. AVhen in bloom bring them into the conservatory or draw- ing room. After the plants have done blooming dry grad- ually off, and kee)) in the pots over winter in a moderately warm ])lace, or under the staging of a greenhouse. This variety is oi^ strong habit, and bears rich and various col- ored large bell-shaped flowers. They have been assorted in color and form, and can be relied on to aussver descrip- tion. Toledo, Ohio. — " Roses received in good condition. Am well ; — E. A, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Henry A. Dreer (Firm)
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