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PALMS FOR HOME ADORNMENT 



No collection of plants is complete without Palms. Their bold, majestic, 

 yet graceful foliage lends a grandeur and magnificence that cannot be obtained 

 by any other class of plants, and no decoration, whether in the conservatory, 

 hall or sitting room, is complete without them. 



Areca Lutescens. One of the most graceful and beautiful Palms in culti- 

 vation; the foliage is of a bright, glossy green; with yellow stems. 



3-inch pots, bushy plants, 12 to 15 inches high $0 50 each 



4-inch pots, bushy plants, 15 to 18 inches high 75 each 



6-inch pots, bushy plants, 28 Lo 30 inches high 2 50 each 



COCOS Australis. In general habit similar to Phoenix Canariensis with 

 heavy, glaucous, green foliage, gratefully recurved. A valuable decorative 

 variety and also useful for lawn decoration in summer, standing exposure to 

 the hottest sun. We offer a fine lot of specimen plants, as under: 



16-inch tubs, 3 to 3i feet high $20 00 each 



16-inch tubs, 4J to 5 feet high 30 00 each 



16-inch tubs, 6 feet high 35 00 each 



Cocos Weddeliana. The most graceful and elegant of all Palms. Its slender, erect 

 stem is freely furnished with its gracefully arching leaves, of a rich green color; admir- 

 2j inch pots, 25 cts. each; 3-inch pots, 50 cts. each. 



able for fern dishes. 



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Kentia Belmoreana. The Kentias are the hardiest Palms 



in cultivation. They are of slow growth, and are less affected 



by the dust and dry atmosphere of the house than any others. 



The variety here offered is of dwarf spreading habit, with fine 



rich dark green foliage. 



3-inch pots, 12 inches high $0 50 each 



4-inch pots, 15 inches high 75 each 



5-inch pots, 18 inches high 2 00 each 



6-inch pots, 24 inches high 3 00 each 



7-inch pots, 30 inches high 5 00 each 



7-inch pots, 36 inches high 7 50 each 



Kentia Forsteriana. This splendid variety is very similar 



to K. Belmoreana, but of stronger growth, with broader heavier 



foliage. 



3-inch pots, 12 inches high $0 50 each 



4-inch pots, 15 inches high 75 each 



5-inch pots, 24 inches high 2 00 each 



6-inch pots, 30 inches high 4 00 each 



7-inch pots, 36 inches high 6 00 each 



Kentia Sanderiana. A pretty collection Palm of elegant, 



graceful habit, with narrow pinnae. 4-inch pots, 15 inches high, 



$1.00 each. 



Kentia Forsteriana {Made-up Plants). These are specimens 

 made by planting several plants together; very useful decorative 

 specimens. 



n. Tubs 



In. Hi 



7 



30 



7 



36 



7 



40 



8 



42 



8 



45 



In. 



Tubs In. High 



Ea. 



10 48 



$20 00 



10 54 



25 00 



12 60 



50 00 



12 72 



75 00 



Ea. 

 $5 00 

 7 50 

 10 00 

 12 50 

 15 00 



Phoenix Canariensis. We have a fine lot of large decorative 

 plants of thi^ useful Palm in the following sizes: 



10-inch tubs, 36 to 40 inches high $10 00 each 



12-inch tubs, 40 to 42 inches high 15 00 each 



12-inch tubs, 48 to 54 inches high 20 00 each 



Phoenix Roebeleni. The most graceful of the Phoenix, and a 

 Palm which has become one of the most popular for room decora- 

 tion. The plant is of vigorous growth, and its gracefully recur- 

 ving leaves, with very narrow dark green pinnae, give it a 

 lightness and airiness not surpassed, if equalled, by Cocos 

 Weddeliana; at the same time it is as hardy as a Kentia, succeed- 

 ing admirably as a house plant. 



3-inch pots. Fine young plants $0 50 each 



4-inch pots. Fine young plants 75 each 



6-inch pots. Fine plants 2 50 each 



Phoenix Roebeleni 



Cocos Weddeliana 



Dreer's Choice Gladiolus are offered on pages 136 to 138 



