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PETER HENDERSON & GO.—PLANT DEPARTMENT. 
\ \ wy ecoratile Plants, Ralms, andands, [te. : 
There are no plants more attractive than those offered on this page, and none which 
yield more pleasure to the cultivator for the amount of care bestowed. Our Palms are 
grown specially for house culture, and are particularly hardy and thrifty, because grown 
in a comparatively low temperature. 
SSP Areca Lutescens. 
C~ This majestic Palm is without a peer for 
strength and elegance combined. Its dark 
glossy green leaves are gracefully curved 
on slender stems, and the entire foliage is 
gracefully disposed. The trunk and stems 
area golden yellow, irregularly spotted with 
bronzy green, giving it a peculiar charm. 
Price, specimen plants, $5.00 each; 
strong plants, 214 feet high, $3.00 each; 
strong plants, 144 feet high, $1.00 each; 
12 to 15 in. high, 50 ets. each ; small plants, 
30 cts. each. 
EKENTIA BELMOREANA. 
Kentia Belmoreana. 
This is sometimes called the 
‘Curly Palm,” and is recognized as 
among the best for all purposes, 
being capable of standing more ill 
usage perhaps than any other. 
The leaves have a tendency to curl 
as the plants grow older, hence its 
popular title of ‘‘Curly Palm.” Our 
plants are of stout, stocky growth, 
and are sure to give satisfaction. 
Price, specimen plants, 3 feet high, 
$5.00 each; strong plants, 2 feet 
high, $3.00 each; strong plants, 18 
inches high, $1.50 each; 12 to 15 
inches high, $1.00 each ; small plants, 
35c. each. 
Cocos Weddeliana. This beautiful 
Palm is unquestionably the most 
elegant and graceful in cultivation. 
It is admirably adapted for the 
centres of jardiniéres and Fern 
dishes, as itretains its freshness for a long time, while for dinner- 
table decoration itis unexcelled, and should be in every collection. 
Price, 75c. and $1.00 each; young plants, 35¢. each. 
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PANDANUS VEITCHH. 
any other. 
Rubber Plants. 
We have asplen- 
did stock of this 
useful and orna- 
mental ‘plant, 
which will flour- 
ish under they 
most adverse 
conditions. Price 
$1.00 each, 12 to 
One of the finest of our ornamental-leaved | 1° inches high. 
Our | 18 to 24 inches 
| high, $2.00 each. 
| Fine plants, 3 ft. 
high, well col- 
ored, $3.00 each. 
SPECIAL OFFER OF YOUNG PALMS. | 
Young Palms are easily grown into splendid specimens, one year’s growth increasing their value four- | 
fold and frequently far more. As an inducement to our customers to enter this pleasant and profitable | 
field, we make the following low offer: 1 Areca, 30c.; 1 Kentia, 35c.; 1 Cocos, 35c.; 1 Latania, | 
| 25c.; 1 Seaforthia, 30c.; 1 Dracena cane heaee ce Total value, $1.80. This collection of | 
Dracena Indivisa. 
Of all the plants in use for centres of vases, baskets, or for beds 
in the open ground, nothing is so valuableas this. From its grace- 
ful, drooping habit it is sometimes called the ‘‘ Fountain Plant.” 
Price, 25c., 50c., 75c. and $1.00 each, according to size. 
Dracena Terminalis. A beautiful decorative plant; gorgeous 
shades of crimson, bronzy green and pink on the foliage. Price, | 
25c. and 50c. each. 
Dracena Fragrans. 
plants; deep green, broad, gracefully drooping leaves. 
stock of this is grand and the price is low. Price, plants 20 
inches high, $2.00 each; 12 inches high, $1.00 each; 8 inches 
high, 60c. each. 
| five Palms and one Dracena we offer free by mail for $1.00. If wanted by express, buyer to pay charges, 
| we can send larger plants and leave all thesoil on the roots. 
(See cut.) 
each, according to size. 
Pandanus Veitchii. 
This is a grand decorative plant. Its 
beautiful form, with vivid green and 
creamy white variegation, added to its vig- 
orous growth, makes it indispensable in 
every collection. (See cut.) Price, $1.00, 
$2.00, $3.00 and $5.00 each, according to size. 
Pandanus Utilis. 
For majesty of form and gracefully ar- 
ranged foliage this is without a peer. As 
an ornament for the window its glossy 
dark green serrated foliage renders it un- 
usually attractive, while as a 
vase plant or single specimen 
in greenhouse or conservatory 
it cannot be surpassed. 
Price, 1st size, 2ft. high, $3.00 
each; 2d size, 15 to 18 inches 
high, $1.00 each; 3d size, 10 to 
12 inches high, 50c. each; 
small plants, 30c. each. 
Seaforthia Elegans. Inyalu- 
able on account of its rapid 
growth and gracefully 
archedfoliage. Price, plants 
from 5-inch pots, 20 to 24 
inches high, $1.50; plants 
from 3-inch pots, 30c. each. 
Ptychosperma Alexandre. 
The leaves are pinnate and 
beautifully arched; of a 
pretty pink when young, but 
green when mature; tall, 
slender trunk. Price, fine 
plants from 6-inch pots, $1.50 
each; young plants, 30c. 
each. 
Latania Borbonica, 
This is the typical Palm, and 
is more largely used than any 
other. Its strong, healthy 
habit commends it to all, and 
gives it a fitness for window 
and room culture not possessed in the same degree perhaps by 
Price, $5.00, $3.00, $2.00, $1.00, 50c. or 25c. 
LATANIA BORBONICA, 
