BEST PLANTS FOR GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE. 



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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 liave now twenty of our largest houses devoted to their cultivation alone, which enables us to supply all the lead- 

 ing and populai' varieties at most reasonable prices. 

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



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



50 cts. to S25.00. 



— So.picla. A strong upright growing variety with dark green feathered 

 foliage. Sl.OO to $3"00. 



— Ver.SCliaffelti. One of the most elegant varieties, with dark shin- 

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

 Sl.OO to ?5.00. 



Caryota UreilS {Fish Tail Palm). An easily grown and useful sort. 

 50 cts. 



Beautiful, broad foliage, silvery white on under 



$10.00. 



A handsome Fan Palm, of rapid, easy culture. 



Ceroxyllon Nivemn. 



side ; of imposing habit. 



Cliainaerop.s Excelsa 



50 cts. to §1.50 each. 

 COCOS "Wetlclelliaua. 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 pinnse or 

 segments of a rich green color. The 

 Cocos are admirable for fern dishes, 

 as they are of slow growth and main- 

 tain their beauty for a long time. 50 

 ^cts. and $1.00. 

 Corypha Australis. An Aus- 

 tralian Palm, of rapid growth and 

 easycultivation. 50 cts. to $1 50. 



Keutia Belmoreaua. A beau- 

 tiful strong-growing Palm, deep 

 green crisp foliage. 50 cts. to $10 00. 



— Caiiterburj^ana. 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. 50 cts. to $10.00. 



Latania Borbonica ( Chinese 



Fan Fal/n). The most desirable 



for general cultivation, especially 



adapted for centres of baskets, vases, 



jardinieres, etc. 50 cts., |1.00, $2.00, 



$5.00 and $10.00. 

 Liivistonia Kotimdifolia. A most 



ful dwarf form of Latania Borbonica ; 



the prettiest small Palms in cultivation. 



to $3.00 each. 



Khntia Belmoeeana. 



Latania 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. 



Ptycliosperma Alexandraj. 

 A graceiul and elegant variety. 50 

 cts. to $3 00. 



Seafortliia Elegans. One of 

 the very best for ordinary purposes, 

 of graceful habit, and rapid, easy 

 growth. 50 cts. to $1.00. 



Piliailga Kulllei. 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. 



Plioenix Keclinata. Beautiful 



reclinate foliage. A graceful and 

 exceedingly ornamental Palm. 50 

 cts.. $1.00 and $2.50. 



We can frequently supply 

 la?'ge speciinens of inany varieties 

 of Palms, and shall be pleased to 

 furnish descriptions and prices to 

 any one requiring this class of 

 stock. 



Phcemx Reclinata, 



Chamcerops Excelsa. 



Cocos Weddelliana. 



