Preer's Autumn Catalogue, 1897. 



31 



W 



E ARE THE 



KENTIAS. 



The Kentias, both Belmoreana and 

 Fosteriana, are the hardiest in cultiva- 

 tion and give better satisfaction as a 

 house plant than any other varieties. 

 They are of slow growth, and are not 

 affected by the dust and dry atmos- 

 phere of the house, and were we to 

 select one Palm only, it certainly would 

 be a Kentia. The two varieties are of 

 similar appearance, the former being 

 dwarfer and more spreading, and the 

 latter is of stronger growth with 

 broader, heavier foliage. 



3- 



nch 



pots, 



4 to 



5 



4 



' 





5 to 



6 



5 



' 





6 to 



7 



6 







6 10 



8 



8 



' 





10 to 



12 



Kentia Belmoreana. 



Size of 



Pots. No. Leaves. Height. 



3-in. 



4 " 



5 " 



6 " 



7 " 

 7 " 



Size of 



Pots. 



3-in. 



4 " 



4 to 5 



5 to 6 



6 

 6 



6 to 7 

 6 to 7 



12 in . 



15 " . 

 20 to 22 " 

 24 to 30 " 

 30 to 36 " . 

 36 to 42 " . 



(See cut.) 



Each. 

 ...$0 50 

 ... 1 

 ... 1 

 ... 2 

 .3 

 ... 5 



Kentia Fosteriana 



No. Leaves. 



3 to 4 



4 to 5 



5 



5 to 6 



6 



6 to 7 



Height. 

 12ln. 

 15" . 

 18 " . 

 24" . 

 36". 

 42" . 



Largest Growers of Palms 



IN THE WORLD «^^<^ 



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

 conservatories or for tropical bedding in summer. The large demand the past 

 few years has induced us to considerably increase our facilities for propagating 

 and growing this class of stock, and we have now thirty-five of our laigest 

 houses devoted to their cultivation alone, which enables us to supply all the 

 leading and popular varieties at most reasonable paces. The varieties enu- 

 merated below are those best adapted for house culture. 

 ( The heights given are from top of pot.) 



Areca LutesceilS. One of the most graceful and beauti- 

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

 with rich, golden-yellow stems. 



Each. 



12 to 15 inches high $0 25 



15 to 18 " 50 



18 to 20 " 1 00 



24 " 2 00 



36 to 42 " 3 50 



COCOS Weddeliana. The most elegant and. 



graceful of all the smaller Palms. Its slender, erect 



stem is freely furnished with its gracefully 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 maintain their 



beauty for a long time. 3-inch pots, 12 



inches high, 50 cts. each ; 4-inch pots, 



15 inches high, §1.00 each. 



Ceroxyllon Nivenm. A very 

 rare Palm of imposing habit, large, 

 broad foliage, which is of a silvery 

 white on under side. $3.00 each. 



Livistonia Rotimdifolia. 

 One of the prettiest Palms, especially 

 suited for table decoration. The foli- 

 age is similar to that of Latania Bor- 

 bonica, but smaller and gracefully re- 

 curved, forming an almost globular 

 plant. Young plants in 3j-inch pols, 

 4 to 5 leaves, 8 inches high. 50 cts. 

 each. 



LATANIA BORBONICA. 



Chinese Fan Palm. This popular 



variety is too well known to require 



description. We grow them in im- 



(See cut.) 



Price 

 Height. Each. 



12 in %Q 25 



mense quantities. 



Size of 



No. Leaves 

 4 to 5 



Phoenix Keclinata. 



1 00 



1 50 



2 00 



Kentia Belmoreana 



A strong-growing form of the Date Palm, 

 with dark green, glossy foliage; a most desirable variety. Each. 



4-inch pots, 10 to 12 inches high $0 50 



5 " 15 " 



6 " 24 " 



7 " 30 " 



PtyCllOSperma Alexandrea. One of the most rapid growing 



varieties and of exceedingly easy culture. Foliage light green on the upper 

 side with a silvery reflex ; very graceful. Each. 



3-inch pots, 10 to 12 inches high 25 cts. 



4 " 15 to 18 " 50 " 



Kapllis Flabellifbrmis. A Japanese variety of easy culture, suc- 

 ceeds in almost any position. The foliage is of a very rich, dark green 

 color; the habit of the plant is to sucker from the base, so that it forms a 

 handsome bushy specimen. 6-inch pot, about 24 inches high, §2.50 each. 



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' SPECIAL OFFER. 





We will send a thrifty young 



$d ~" w " " plant each of Areca, Kentia, 



^ Phcenix, Latania, and Seaforthia, prepaid, ^ , -_ 

 () to any address in the United States, for . . . Jp|.(JU 



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Latania Borbonica. 



