California Flowers, Plants, Seeds, Bulbs, Etc. 



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PALMS. 



Nothing gives a more tropical and picturesque effect to our California landscape than stately Palms 



which grow as luxuriantly as if in their native wilds. An avenue of the Phoenix Dactylifera, P. Canadensis 



or California Fan Palm is a "thing of beauty." The last named grows so rapidly, and is so handsome and 



so cheap that it should be largely planted for avenues or for the street. Especial prices given on this Palm 



by the hundred. 



Plant in good soil, and give plenty of water until the roots become established. The ground should be 



occasionally loosened and pulverized 



All the Palms indigenous to Upper California belong to the genus Washingtonia. Just south of the 



Mexican border another genus, Erythea, occurs, a second species of which is found on the "lone sweet isle 



amid the sea ' named Guadalupe. This island is situated about two hundred miles from San Diego and one 



hundred miles from the mainland of Baja California. 



Chamerops Humilis. 1 to 1£ feet, $2 each. 



C. Gracilis. 1 to 1£ feet, $2 each. 



C. Excelsa. 2, 3 and 4 feet, $2, $3 and $6 each. 



Coryphia Australis. 1 foot, 75c ; 2J to 3 feet, $2 to $3. 



Washingtonia Fillafera, or California Fan Palm. I have a large stock of this always popular variety. 

 It grows rapidly, and is very stately and handsome. 2 to 3 feet, balled, 50c to 75c ; 3 to 5 feet, 75c, $1 

 to $1.50. $5, $6, $8 and $12 per dozen. Special rates by the hundred. Small plants, 25c each; $2 per 

 dozen ; $7 per hundred. 



Erythea Edulis (known as Brahea Edulis). Is of rapid growth, of a rather dark green, the leaves fan- 

 shaped (as in all our species). This is a very graceful species, and several have reached a productive 

 age at Santa Barbara and San Diego. The fruit is edible like that of our other Palms. Small, 35c ; 

 2 to 3 feet, $1.50, $2 and $3. 



E. Armata. This is known to seedsmen as Brahea Glauca. It is the beautiful blue Palm, so greatly 

 prized because of its lovely color and its slow growth, which keeps it easily within the bounds of a 

 conservatory. Small, 35c; 1J feet, $1. 



Latania Borbonica. 6-in. pots, $1.25 each. 



Phoenix Canarensis. Small, 25c; 3 feet, $2.50; 4 feet, $3.50. 



P. Tennis. Small, 25c; 2 feet, $1.25; 3 feet, $2.50. 



P. Dacylifera, or Date Palm. 2 feet, $1.25 ; dozen, $11. 



Ptychosperma Alexandrine. A most elegant and graceful Palm. $3 each. 



Seaforthia Eleg'ans. One of the most stately and beautiful Palms grown. Very popular, and elegant 

 for house decoration. Small, 50c each ; 2 feet, $2; 3 feet, $4. 



The above are all hardy in Southern California. 



ARALIA PAPYREFERA. 



CHINESE RICE PAPER PLANT. 



A stately decorative plant, with large ricinus, like foliage. The young growth is a silvery, the old a 

 dark green ; very tropical. 25c to 50c each. 



CINNAMOMUM. 



C. Camphora. Camphor Tree. This tree should be cultivated everywhere where the thermometer does 

 not fall below 10° above zero, Fahrenheit. It is one of the most beautiful evergreens imaginable; 

 attains a height of 50-60 feet, of an upright habit ; forms a beautiful dense crown ; is entirely free 

 from disease or insects ; most valuable for its wood — from it is extracted the camphor of commerce. 

 An avenue of these trees, or a single specimen, is superb ; is of rapid growth, and a most interesting 

 tree. 50c to $1 ; small plants, 25c. 



C Sericenm. Cinnamon Tree. From the bark of the root of this tree is gained the cinnamon so much 

 used in our kitchens; very interesting and ornamental; leaves ovate, of a deep glossy green; habit 

 same as camphor tree ; should not fail to be in any collection of rare plants. It will always excite 

 great interest. 75c to $1. 



SCIADOPITYS VERTICILLATA. 



(The Japanese Umbrella Tree.) 



Has been recognized as the grandest conifer in the world. Its appearance is truly wonderful. It 

 attains a height of 80 feet ; is at first of somewhat slow growth, but once established, is not behind any 

 other conifers. I import on that account extra large specimens from 6-10 feet high on special order. They 

 are perfectly safe to transplant. Hardy all over the East. Plants from 1 to 2-g- feet high, $1 to $4. Price 

 of larger plants on application. No park should fail to have this conifer. 



CRYPTOMERIA. 



C. Japonica. Well-known as a beautiful hardy conifeTof quick growth and grand proportions. Fine 

 plants, 25c to 50c each. 



C. Elegans. Perfectly hardy ; one of the most ornamental conifers, and by far the handsomest of all 

 Cryptomerias. Of a feathery appearance, resembling somewhat the Cedrus Deodora ; of a silvery or 

 glaucous green color, which, in a cold climate, turns to a most beautiful reddish brown in winter. 



