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DREER'S MID-SUMMER CATALOGUE. 



PALMS. 



Palms are now indispensable in all decorations, whether for apart- 

 ments, 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. 



(The heights given are from top of pot.) 

 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. 

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



4 " " 5 to 6 " 15 to 18 " " 50 " 



5 " " 6 to 7 " 18 to 20 " " 1.00 *' 



6 " " 6 to 8 " 24 " " 2.00 " 



8 " " 10 to 12 " 36 to 42 " " 3.50 " 



Cocos Weddeliana. The most elegant and graceful of all the smaller Palms. Its 



slender, erect stems 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, SI. 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 varieties. 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 

 similiar appearance, the former being dwarfer and more spreading, and the latter is 

 of stronger growth ,vith broader, heavier foliage. 



KENTIA BELMOREANA. (See cut.) 

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



Kentia Belmoreana. 



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 



1.00 

 150 

 2.50 

 3.50 

 5.00 



LIVISTONIA ROTUNDIFOLIA. 



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 BORBONICA. 



Chinese Fan Palm. This popular va- 

 riety is too well known to require de- 

 scription. We grow them in immense 

 quantities. (See cut.) 



Size of 



No. 





Price 



Pots. 



Leaves. 



Height. 



Each. 



3 inches. 



4 to 5 



12 inches. 



3 .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 



KENTIA FOSTERIANA. 



Latania Borbonica. 



Caryota Urens (Fish-Tail Palm). An easily grown and useful sort. 50 cts. each. 



Ceroxvllon Niveum. Beautiful, broad foliage, silvery white on under side; of imposing 



habit. $10.00 each. 

 Phcenlx Reclinata. 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 ■•.... S .50 each. 



5 " " 15 " " 1.00 " 



6 " " 24 " " 1.50 " 



7 " " 30 " " 2 00 " 



— Rupicola. 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 each. 



— Sylvestrls. An attractive sort, deep green foliage. 50 cts. to $2.00 each. 

 Ptychosperma Alexandres. 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 



Raphls Flabelllformis. 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, 82.50 each. 



Seaforthia Elegans. One of the very best for ordinary purposes, of graceful habit, and rapid, 



easy growth. 50 cts. and $1.00 each. 



Special Offer: We will send a thrifty young plant each of Areca, Kentia, 

 Phoenix, Latania and Seaforthia for §1.00. 



Size of 

 Pots. 



No. 

 Leaves. 



Height. 



Price 

 Each. 



3 inches. 



3 to 4 



12 



inches. 



S .30 



4 " 



4 to 5 



15 



" 



.50 



5 " 



5 



18 



" 



100 



6 " 



5 to 6 



24 





1.50 



6 " 



6 



36 



" 



2 50 



7 " 



6 to 7 



42 



" 



4.00 



LATANIA BORBONICA 

 AUREA. 



A golden-leaved variety of the Chinese 

 Fan Palm ; quite rare. Thrifty young 

 plants in 5-ineh pots, with 5 to 6 leaves, 

 about 12 inches high, $3.00 each. 



Cocoa Weddeliana, 



