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BEST PLANTS FOR GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE. 



PALMS. 



Palms are now indispensable in all decorations, whether for apartments, conserv 

 lar^e demand the past few years has induced us to considerably increase our facil 

 stock, and we have now twenty of our largest houses devoted to their cultivation 

 ing and popular varieties at most reasonable prices. 

 Areca liUtesceilS. One of the most valuable and beautiful Palms in 



cultivation ; bright glossy green foliage and rich golden yellow stems. 



50 cts. to $25.00. 



— Sapida. A strong upright growing variety with dark green feathered 

 foliage. $1.00 to S3.00. 



— "Vei'SCliaffelti. One of the most elegant varieties, with dark shin- 

 ing green foliage and light colored band through ihe centre of each leaf. 

 §1.00 to 85.00. 



CaryOta UreilS (fish Tail Palm). An easily grown and useful sort. 

 50 cts. 



Ceroxyllon Niveiim. Beautiful, broad foliage, silvery white on under 

 side ; of imposing habit. $10.00. 



CliamaeropS Excelsa. A handsome Fan Palm, of rapid, easy culture. 

 50 cts. to SI 50 each. 



COCOS "Wedtlelliaiia. The most elegant and graceful of all the 

 smaller Palms. Its slender erect stem is freely furnished with its grace- 

 fully arching leaves, made up of 

 innumerable long narrow pinnae or 

 segments of a rich green color. The 

 Cocos are admirable for fern dishes, 

 as they are of slow growth and main- 

 lain their beauty for a long time. 50 

 cts. and $1.00. 



Coryplia AllStralis. An Aus- 

 tralian Palm, of rapid growth and 

 easycultivation. 50 cts. to $150. 



Kentia Belmoreana. A beau- 

 tiful strong-growing Palm,, deep 

 green crisp foliage. $1.50 to $5.00. 



— Caiiterburyana. A strong 

 growing variety with broader pinnae 

 than the foregoing sorts; of graceful 

 habit. $1.00 to $2.50. 



— Fosteriana. One of the finest 

 of the Kentias, with graceful bright 

 green foliage. $1.50 to $10.00. 



Latania Borbouica (Chinese 



Fan Palm). The most desirable 

 for general cultivation, especially 

 adapted for centres of baskets, vases, 

 jardinieres, etc. 50 cts., $1.00, S2.00, $3.00, 

 85.00 and $10.00. 

 Phoenix Reclinata. Beautiful reclinate 

 foliage. A graceful and exceedingly orna- 

 mental Palm. 50 cts., $1.00 and $2.50. 



Kentia Belmoreana. 



atories or for tropical bedding in summer. The 



lities for propagating and growing this class of 



alone, which enables us to supply all the lead- 



Tlie Palms, Ferns and Orchids 

 ordered of you last week were 

 received on Saturday in excel- 

 lent condition, appearing as 

 fresh as if tliey had never been 

 moved. I am very much pleased 

 with the entire lot. Professor 

 C. W. Matthews, Lexington, Ky., 

 Aug. 23, 1893. 



I. ATAXIA BoRBONICA. 



Phoenix Sylvestris. An attractive 

 .sort, deep green foliage. 50 c. to $2. 

 — Kupicola. This is one of the 

 most graceful among the smaller 

 Palms, with wide spreading arching 

 pinnate leaves, broadly lance shaped 

 in outline, with long narrow pinnae, 

 the lower of which become gradually 

 reduced to spines. 50 cts. to $2 50. 

 Ptychosperma Alexandra 3 . 

 A graceful and elegant variety. 50 

 cts. to $3.00. 

 Seaforthia Elegans. One of 

 the very best for ordinary purposes, 

 of graceful habit, and rapid, easy 

 growth. 50 cts. to $1.00. 

 Piliailga Rllhlei. A strong grow- 

 ing variety; the foliage when first 

 developed has a rich crimson tint 

 which changes to a dark lustrous 

 green. 50 cts. to $1.50. 

 figjp™' We can frequently supply large 

 specimens of many varieties of Palms, 

 and shall be pleased to furnish descrip- 

 tions and prices to any one requiring 

 this class of stock. 



Phcenix Reclinata. 



Chamcerops Excelsa. 



Cocos Weddelliana. 



