The ornamental grasses and everlasting flowers (so-called), that is, flowers that
retain their color and shape in drying, are considered indispensable in all good collec-
tions. Among these should not be omitted panicles of oats and heads' of other
grains carefully dried, while green, in the shade, and then bleached, if desired, with
the fumes of burning sulphur. There are many varieties of some of the species of
everlastings mentioned. We give some of the better ones. These are : Acroclinium,
white and red; ammobium, white; gomphrena, (globe amaranth), white, flesh-col-
ored, 25mk and white, and orange; helichrysum, rose, red, white, yellow and crimson;
helipterum, white and yellow; rodanthe, Avhite and yellow, purple and violet, rosy
purple, etc. ; statice, yellow, blue and rose ; waitzia, yellow ; and xeranthemum,
purple, light blue and white.
Besides these, that admirable and truly magnificent plant, Statice Latifolia, with
its large trusses of lilac flowers, is most
desirable v,'here it is hardy
it
heads. There are a number of varieties be-
sides the one shown ; as S. alba, grandi-
folia, maritima( sea pink), and S. undulata.
Ornamental Grasses. — Among the
giants in this class, arc pampas grass,
(gynerium) not hardy in the North, and
erianthus ravennse, hardy with slight cover-
ing, and fully as fine. The smaller orna-
mental grasses which we recommend are :
agrostis nebulosa, elegant, fine and feath-
ery; arundo donax, perennial, yellow "*=
striped leaves; avena sterilis, (animated
oat) ; Briza maxima, one of the best of
the ornamental
The cut gives
characteristics of foliage and blossom-
STATICE LATIFOLIA.
grasses, also geniculata; brizopy-
rum siculum, pretty; bromus brizasformis, peren-
nial; chrysurus cynosuroides (lamarckia aurea),
yellowish, feathery spikes; coix lachryma (Job's
tears); hordeum jubatum (squirrel tail grass), fine;
lagurus ovatus (hare's tail grass), dwarf, showy
heads; pennisetum longistylum, very graceful;
stipa pennata (feather grass), magnificent; tri-
cholfena rosea, beautiful, rose tinted. The illustra-
tion shows how pretty these are in a simple basket.
XL Water Plants. , ,;; ,j, :; ,7
Where there is water, various plants will make pretty additions to the scenery.
OENAMENTAL GRASSES.
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TWENTIETH CENTURY HOME COOK BOOK.
Wild rice and other aquatic plants found in the streams may be used, though the
wholesale nurseries will suppl}- anything wanted, or,
your nearest nurseryman will order them for you.
Nothing, however, is prettier than the water lilies so
abundant in the West. The double, fragrant water-lily
(nymphfea odorata) should come first. Tlie heart-shaped
lily is, to our mind, no less pretty, though not so well
known nor so much admired. The nelumbo, or Ameri-
can water-lily, bears an cdibje bean, and is the American
representative of the sacred lotus of the Nile. The water-lilies are easily cultivated
by sinking the root, tied to a large stone, into the mud of a pond, or, if the bottom
is hard, by tying the root to the top of a stone and covering with muck.
WATER LILIES.
Ftg.l.
FAN TRELLIS.
XII. Trellises.
Trellises are of various forms and easily made by any one who
has a little mechanical skill. Those partly of wire and partly of wood
are, many of them, of elegant forms, and are
sold by all horticulturalists. When climbing
plants or shrubs are grown at some distance
from any building, some support must be given.
Simjilc, strong stakes, the rugged stump, or
even top of a tree may, with great effect, be
covered by ampelopsis, or any of that class of
runners. Other climbers must have trellises to
conform to their habit, and the height of these
trellises must be governed by the plants em-
ployed. The three forms we give will illustrate
our meaning and fully explain themselves. The
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
The ornamental grasses and everlasting flowers (so-called), that is, flowers that retain their color and shape in drying, are considered indispensable in all good collections. Among these should not be omitted panicles of oats and heads of other grains carefully dried, while green, in the shade, and then bleached, if desired, with the fumes of burning sulphur. There are many varieties of some of the species of everlastings mentioned. We give some of the better ones. These are : Acroclinium, white and red; ammobium, white; gomphrena, (globe amaranth), white, flesh-colored, 25mk and white, and orange; helichrysum, rose, red, white, yellow and crimson; helipterum, white and yellow; rodanthe, white and yellow, purple and violet, rosy purple, etc. ; statice, yellow, blue and rose ; waitzia, yellow ; and xeranthemum, purple, light blue and white.
Besides these, that admirable and truly magnificent plant, Statice Latifolia, with its large trusses of lilac flowers, is most desirable where it is hardy
heads. There are a number of varieties besides the one shown ; as S. alba, grandifolia, maritima( sea pink), and S. undulata.
Ornamental Grasses. — Among the giants in this class, arc pampas grass, (gynerium) not hardy in the North, and erianthus ravennse, hardy with slight covering, and fully as fine. The smaller ornamental grasses which we recommend are : agrostis nebulosa, elegant, fine and feathery; arundo donax, perennial, yellow striped leaves; avena sterilis, (animated oat) ; Briza maxima, one of the best of
[illustration: STATICE LATIFOLIA]
The cut gives characteristics of foliage and blossom.
STATICE LATIFOLIA.
grasses, also geniculata; brizopyrum siculum, pretty; bromus brizasformis, perennial; chrysurus cynosuroides (lamarckia aurea), yellowish, feathery spikes; coix lachryma (Job's tears); hordeum jubatum (squirrel tail grass), fine; lagurus ovatus (hare's tail grass), dwarf, showy heads; pennisetum longistylum, very graceful; stipa pennata (feather grass), magnificent; tricholfena rosea, beautiful, rose tinted. The illustration shows how pretty these are in a simple basket.
XL Water Plants. , ,;; ,j, :; ,7
Where there is water, various plants will make pretty additions to the scenery.
[illustration: ORNAMENTAL GRASSES]
Wild rice and other aquatic plants found in the streams may be used, though the
wholesale nurseries will suppl}- anything wanted, or, your nearest nurseryman will order them for you. Nothing, however, is prettier than the water lilies so abundant in the West. The double, fragrant water-lily (nymphea odorataa) should come first. Tlie heart-shaped lily is, to our mind, no less pretty, though not so well known nor so much admired. The nelumbo, or American water-lily, bears an edible bean, and is the American representative of the sacred lotus of the Nile. The water-lilies are easily cultivated by sinking the root, tied to a large stone, into the mud of a pond, or, if the bottom is hard, by tying the root to the top of a stone and covering with muck.
[illustration: WATER LILIES]
[illustration: FAN TRELLIS]
XII. Trellises.
Trellises are of various forms and easily made by any one who
has a little mechanical skill. Those partly of wire and partly of wood
are, many of them, of elegant forms, and are
sold by all horticulturalists. When climbing
plants or shrubs are grown at some distance
from any building, some support must be given.
Simple, strong stakes, the rugged stump, or
even top of a tree may, with great effect, be
covered by ampelopsis, or any of that class of
runners. Other climbers must have trellises to
conform to their habit, and the height of these
trellises must be governed by the plants employed. The three forms we give will illustrate
our meaning and fully explain themselves. The