AGROSTIS

(from agros, a field; the Greek name for a kind of gra ). Bent Gra . O RD. Gramineæ. Annual or perennial gra es. Panicle loose; spikelets compre ed. Several of the species are very effective, and well worth growing; and the spikes are pretty objects, when dried, for window vases, . They are of easy culture, in ordinary garden soil. Sow seeds during spring in the open border, in tufts, among ferns, ., or in pots for decorative purposes.