Dreer's garden calendar : 1891 . dreersgardencale1891henr Year: 1891 68 jDj^eer's reliable seeds EULALIA ZeBKINA. GOLDEN FEATHER. (See Pyrethrum.} GRASSES, ORNAMENTAL. These form a beautiful and attractive addition to tlie Flower Garden ; their p-aceful forms give a pleasing relief to the brilliancy of their showy companions. When care- fullj' dried, they are useful in making up winter bou- quets, etc. Cut when in full bloom, tie in small bunches and hang up in a dry, dark place, with heads down. They are nearly all annuals; those which are jnerennials should be marked, so they will not be
Dreer's garden calendar : 1891 . dreersgardencale1891henr Year: 1891 68 jDj^eer's reliable seeds EULALIA ZeBKINA. GOLDEN FEATHER. (See Pyrethrum.} GRASSES, ORNAMENTAL. These form a beautiful and attractive addition to tlie Flower Garden ; their p-aceful forms give a pleasing relief to the brilliancy of their showy companions. When care- fullj' dried, they are useful in making up winter bou- quets, etc. Cut when in full bloom, tie in small bunches and hang up in a dry, dark place, with heads down. They are nearly all annuals; those which are jnerennials should be marked, so they will not be destroyed as weeds. Sow in May, and transplant or thin them out so as to give sufficient space for each to grow. PER PKT. 5060 AGROSTIS, Mixed. Exceedingly beautiful, feathery and graceful; of dwarf growth; hardy an- nuals; 1 foot 5 5167 ARUNDO DONAX VARIEGATA {New Zea- land Pampas Grass). A variety similar to the Pampas, with long, graceful, drooping leaves, and silvery plumes, on stems 10 feet high; fine for specimens on lawns or for massing in clumps; hardy perennial 15 5245 AVENA STERILIS (Animated Oats). Pretty, large, drooping spikes, on slender stems; hardy annual; 2i feet 5 BRIZA (Rattlesnake, or Quaking Grass). A beau- tiful variety, in great demand for ornamental work and grass bouquets ; hardy annual; 1 foot. 5311 Compacta. Erect, compact, with elegant 5 5313 Maxima. Large racemes of beautiful rattles. Per oz., 60 cts 5 5316 BROMUS BRIZ^FORMIS. A graceful va- riety, with drooping panicles resembling the Briza Maxima, and in great demand for florists' use; hardv perennial, flowering the first season; 1 foot. Per 6z., 30 cts 5 5-177 CHLORIS TRUNCATA. Fine silvery plumes; elegant for bedding in groups; hardv annual; 2 5 5591 COIX LACHRYMiE (.Job's Tears). With broad, corn-like leaves, and hard, shining, pearly seeds, resembling tears; half-hardy annual; 2 feet. Per oz., 30 cts .' 5 5780 ERAGROSTIS (Love Grass), Mixed. Exceed- inglv prettv and ornamental;
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