Dreer's Autumn Catalogue, 1896. 



31 



PALMS. 



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

 leading and popular varieties at most reasonable prices. The varieties enumerated below are those best adapted for house culture 

 For full list see our Garden Calender, 1896. 



(The heights given are from top of pot.) 

 Areca LlltesceilS. One of the most graceful and beautiful palms in culti- 

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

 3-inch pots, 4 to 5 leaves, 12 to 15 inches high §0 25 each. 



4 " 5 to 6 



15 to 18 



5 " 6 to 7 " 



18 to 20 



6 " 6 to 8 " 



24 



8 " 10 to 12 " 



36 to 42 



Cocos Weddeliana. 



The mo 



50 



1 00 



2 00 



3 50 



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. (See cut.) 

 3-inch pots, 12 inches high, 50 cts. each ; 4-inch pots, 15 inches high, §1.00 each. 



KENTIAS. 



The Kentias, both Belmoreana and Fosteriana, are the hardiest in 

 cultivation and give better satisfaction as a house plant than any other va- 

 rieties. They are of slow growth, and are not affected by the dust and dry 

 atmosphere 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. 



KENTIA BELHOREANA. (See Cut.) 

 3-inch pots, 4 to 5 leaves, 12 inches. $0 50 each. 



4 



5 to 6 " 



15 



5 



6 " 



20 to 22 



6 



6 " 



24 to 30 



7 



6 to 7 " 



30 to 36 



7 



6 to 7 " 



36 to 42 



KENTIA FOSTERIANA. 



Size of 



Price 



Pots. 



No. Leaves. Height. 



Each. 



3 in. 



3 to 4 12 in. 



§0 30 



4 " 



4 to 5 15 " 



50 



5 " 



5 18 " 



1 00 



6 " 



5 to 6 24 " 



1 50 



6 " 



6 36 " 



2 50 



7 " 



6 to 7 42 " 



4 00 



Lata ii i a Borbouica 

 Aurea. A golden-leaved va- 

 riety of the Chinese Fan Palm ; 

 quite rare. Thrifty young plants 

 in 5-inch pots, with 5 to 6 

 leaves, about 12 inches high, 

 §3.00 each. 



Kentia Belmoreana. 



Livistonia Rotuudiiblia. One 



of the prettiest palms, especially suited 

 for table decoration. The foliage is 

 similar to that of Latania Borbonica, 

 but smaller and gracefully recurved, 

 forming an almost globular plant. 

 Young plants in 3^-inch pots, 4 to 5 

 leaves, 8 inches high, 50 cts. each. 



LATANIA 



BORBOMCA. 



Chinese Fan Palm. This popular va- 

 riety is too well known too require de- 

 scription. We grow them in immense 

 quantities. (See cut ) 



Size Pots. 



No. Leaves. 



Height. Price Each. 



3 inches. 



4 to 5 



12 inches. 



$0 25 



4 " 



5 to 6 



15 " 



50 



5 " 



6 



15 " 



1 00 



6 " 



6 



20 " 



1 50 



7 " 



6 to 7 



24 " 



2 50 



8 " 



7 to 8 



30 " 



5 00 



Cocos Weddeliana." 



Latania Borbonica. 



Plioenix Kecliliata. A strong growing form of the Date Palm, with dark green, 

 glossy foliage ; a most desirable variety. 



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



5 " 15 " 1 00 " 



6 " 24 " 1 50 " 



7 " 30 " 2 00 " 



PtycllOSperma Alcxaildrea. 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. 



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



4 " 15 to 18 " 50 " 



Rapllis Flabelliformis. A Japanese variety of easy culture, succeeds 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. 



Our stock of Jardinieres for Palms, etc., is most complete. Special attention is di- 

 rected to our offer of Bronze Vases on page 44. 



