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PALnS for Home Adornment 



No decoration, whether in the conservatory, hall or sitting 

 room, is complete without Palms. Our facilities for producing 

 this class of stock are the most complete in the country, over 

 three acres of greenhouse structure being devoted to them alone. 

 The varieties described on this page are the most desirable for 

 room decoration. 



Areca Lutescens. One of the most graceful and beautiful 

 Palms in cultivation; the foliage is of a bright, glossy green, 

 with rich golden-yellow stems. Bushy plants in 3-inch pots, 

 25 cts. each. 

 Cocos Weddellana. The most elegant and graceful of all 

 Palms. Its slender, erect stem is freely furnished with its 

 graceful arching leaves, of a rich green color. The smaller 

 sizes are admirable for fern dishes, while the larger sizes are 

 beautiful subjects for home adornment. 

 Young plants in 3-inch pots, 25 cts. each. 

 Specimens in .5-inch pots, 18 to 24 inches high, ?1.50 each. 

 Large specimens in 7-inch pots, 24 to 30 inches high, $3.0) 

 each; in 8-inch pots, 30 to 36 inches high, .J5.00 each. 

 Kentia Belmoreana. The Kentias are the hardiest Palms in 

 cultivation. They are of slow growth and less affected by 

 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. 



Each 

 3-in. pots, 12 in. high. .$0 25 



4 " " 15 " " . . 50 



5 " " 20 " " . . 1 00 



6 " " 26 " " ..2 00 



Each 



7-in. pots, 30 in. high. $Z 00 



7 " " 36 " " . 5 00 



10 " tubs 48 " " . 10 00 



12 " " 60 " " . 15 00 



Kentia Forsteriana. This splendid variety is very similar to 

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



foliage. 



Each. 



3-inch pots, 12 inches high |!0 25 



" 50 



" 1 no 



" 2 50 



" 5 00 



" 10 00 



" 20 00 



" 25 00 



4 ' 



' " 15 



6 " " 24 



6 ' 



' " 30 



8 ' 



' ' ' 42 



10 ' 



' tubs 60 



12 ' 



' " 72 



12 ' 



' " 84 



Made-iip Plant of Kentia Foksieriana. 



Kentia Forsteriana (Made-up PUDUit). These are speci- 

 mens made by planting several plants together; very useful 

 decorative specimens. 



Inch Feet 



luBS. High. Each. 



8 4 10 00 



9 4^ 12 50 



10 5 15 00 



VI 5J 20 00 



14 6 25 00 



Inch 

 Tubs. 



Inches 

 High. 



...36.. 

 ...38.. 

 ...42 . 

 ...45.. 



Each, 



$3 .-,0 

 4 00 



6 00 



7 50 



PhcENIX RoEBEt.HNII. 



Kentia Sanderiana. A new and rare Palm of elegant and 

 graceful habit, with narrow pinnae in gracefully arching leaves 

 of bright green. 4-inch pots, 15 inches high, $100 each; 

 5-inch pots, 24 inches high, $1.50 each; 6-inch pots, 30 inches 

 high, $2.50 each. 



Latania Borbonica. {Chinese Fan Palm.) This is the 

 popular fan-leaved variety. 



3-inch pots, 4 to 5 leaves, 12 inches high $0 25 each 



4 " " 5 to 6 " 15 " " 50 " 



6 " " 6 " 20 " " 1 00 " 



Phoenix Roebelenli. The most graceful of the Phoenix, 

 and a Palm which has become one of the most popular for 

 room decoration. The plant is of vigorous growth, and its 

 gracefully recurving leaves, with very narrow dark green 

 pinnfB, give it a lightness and airiness not surpassed, if 

 equalled, by Cocos Weddeliana; at the same time it is as 

 hardy as a Kentia, succeeding admirably as a house plant. 



3-inch pots, 6 to 8 in. high, nicely characterized.. .$0 35 each 



4 '. " ]2 " .... << 7- ,. 



5 " " 15 " " " " ... 1 50 " 

 Specimens in 6-in. pots, IJft. high, 2 ft. spread. . . 2 50 '• 



8 " tubs, 2 " " 2.i " " . 4 00 " 

 10 " " 2J" " 3" " " ... 7 50 " 

 Phoenix Zeylanica. A pretty, compact growing form of 

 the Dale Palm; it might be termed a miniature Phctni-x 

 Reclinala. 6-inch pots, $1.25 each. 

 Rhapis Flabelliformis. A very hardy decorative Japa- 

 nese species. Bushy plants in 8 in. tubs, 2i feet hight, 

 $5.00 each. 



NOTE. — All Bulbs, Roots and Plants are forwarded by Express, purchaser paying charges. If wanted by Parcel Post add 10 per cent. 

 tOTalue of order for postage to points east of the Mississippi River, and 20 per cent, to points west of the Mi.ssissippi River. 



