HOUSE AND GREENHOUSE PLANTS. 



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Latania Eorbonica. 



ChAM/EROPS Excelsa. 



-^PALMS.-^ 



The following is a select list of rare and handsome varieties, which can be recommended for apartments, conserva- 

 tory decoration, or vase plants during the summer. All are in a clean and thrifty condition suitable for making 

 immediate effects, and require no nursing to bring them into proper shape. The Seaforthias, Arecas, Latanias and 

 Kentias are of quick and graceful growth, and can be grown without much trouble. 



Areca Baueri. A distinct and graceful Palm, excel- 

 lent for table decoration. $1.50 to $2.00 each. 



Areca Rubra. Foliage deep green, tinged red, stems 

 red. 50 cts. to $1.00 each. 



Areca Lutescens. One of the most valuable and beau- 

 tiful Palms in cultivation; bright glossy green foliage 

 and rich golden yellow stems. 50 cts. to $6.00 each. 



Areca Verschattelti. One of the most elegant vari- 

 eties, with dark shining green foliage and light colored 

 band through the centre of each leaf. $1.00 to $8.00. 



Caryota Urens (Fish Tail Palm). An easily grown and 

 useful sort. 50 cts. to $1.00 each. 



Chamaerops Excelsa. A handsome Fan Palm, of 

 rapid, easy culture. 50 cts. to $1.00 each. . 



Cocos Wedelliana. The most elegant and'graceful of 

 all the smaller Palm*. 50 cts. to $1.00 each. 



Cocos Plumosus. Plume-shaped foliage. The Cocos 

 are admirable for Fern dishes, as they are of slow 

 growth, and maintain their beauty fora longtime. 50c. 



Corypha Australis. An Australian Palm, of rapid 

 growth and easy cultivation. 50 cts. each. 



Curculigo Recurvata. A very graceful Palm-like 

 plant for decorative purposes. 50 cts. to $3.00 each. 



Euterpe Edulis (Assai Palm). Of spreading graceful 

 habit. 50 cts. each. 



Cycas Revoluta [Sago Palm). The stem of this variety 



is very thick, and bears the foliage in whorls at the 



top. $2.00 to $5.00 each. 

 Kentia Belmoreana. A beautiful strong growing 



Palm, with deep green crisp foliage. $1.50 each. 

 Kentia Fosteriana. One of the finest of the Kentias, 



with graceful bright green foliage. $1.50 each. 

 Latania Borbonica (Chinese Fan Palm). The most 



desirable for general cultivation, especially adapted 



for centres of baskets, vases, jardinieres, etc. 



50 cts., $1.00, $2.00, $3.00, $5.00 each. 

 Oreodoxa Regia (Royal Palm). 50 cts. to $1.00 each. 

 Phoenix Reclinata. Beautiful reclinate foliage. 



50 cts. to $5.00 each. 

 Phnenix Rupicola. Of graceful arching habit. 50 cts. 



to $1.50 each. 

 Phfcnix Sylvestris. An attractive sort, deep green fo- 

 liage. 50 cts. to $2.00 each. 

 Phrenix Tenuis. Excellent for table decoration. All 



the varieties of Phoenix are of good and desirable 



habit. 50 cts. each. 

 Ptychosperma Alexandra 1 . 50 cts. to $1.00 each. 

 Seaforthia Elegans. One of the very best for ordinary 



purposes, of graceful habit, and rapid, easy growth. 



50 cts. to $2.00 each. 



PASSIFLORA PRINCEPS. 



This variety is the best of Passion flowers fo the greenhouse. It blooms in long terminal racemes of brilliant 

 scarlet flowers, which remain in perfection a long time. To bring it to perfection it should be given a warm situa- 

 tion and not trimmed back. The plants we 

 are offering are the true variety, and not the 

 ordinary Passiflora rubra. 



$1.00 each. 



POINSETTIA. 



Pulcherrima. A hot-house plant of great 

 beauty, producing bracts or leaves that 

 surround the flowers, of the most dazzling 

 scarlet. It blooms from November to 

 February. Largely used by bouquet 

 makers for designs of cut flowers, etc. 

 25 cts. to $1.00 each. 

 Pulcherrima plenissima. New Double 

 Poinsettia. Very brilliant scarlet, tinted 

 with orange ; a dazzling color. The head 

 grows on a specimen plant 14 inches in 

 diameter by 10 inches in depth, giving 

 it the appearance of a cone of fire. 50 cts. 

 Passiflora Princeps. to $1.00 each. 



