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HENRY A, DREER, 714 CHESTNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA. 



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 S leaves 12 to 15 inches high 



NO collection of plants is complete without Palms. Their bold, majestic 

 yet gracetul foliage lends a grandeur and magnificence that cannot be 

 obtained by any other class of plants, and no decoration, whether in the 

 conservatory, hall or sitting-room, is complete without them. Nearly all the 

 varieties offered are of the easiest culture, succeeding under the most ordinary 

 conditions. Our facilities for producing this class of stock is the most com- 

 plete in this country, 35 of our largest houses — over three acres of greenhouse 

 structure — being devoted to them alone, enabling us to supply 

 all the leading and popular sorts at the most reasonable pnces. 

 ( The heights given are from top of pot to top of plant. ) 



Kentia Sanderiana. A new and rare Palm of elegant 

 and graceful habit, with slender, narrow pinnae in gracefully 

 arching leaves of a bright green color, S-in. pots, 15 in. 

 high, S3. 00 each ; good young plants, in 3-in. pots, 50 cts. 

 each. 



Latania Borbonica. [Chinese Fan Palm.') This 

 popular variety is too well known to require description. We 



grow them in immense quantities. 



3-inch pots 4 to 5 leaves 12-inches high .... $0 25 each. 



4 



5 to 6 



" 15 to 18 



5 



6 to 7 



" 18 to 20 



6 



6 to 8 



24 



7 



8 to 10 



30 



8 



10 to 12 



; ' 36 to 42 



8 



10 to 12 



48 



lo-inch 



bushy plants 



60 



Areca Speciosa. 



A distinct S] 



25 each. 



50 " 



75 " 



50 " 



00 " 



50 " 



00 " 

 50 " 



5 to 6 



" 15 



6 



" 15 



6 



" 20 



6 to 7 



" 24 



50 



75 



1 00 



2 50 



and copper-colored stems. 4-in. pots, 15 in. high, $l.ooeach. 



ChamseropS Excelsa. A comparatively hardy species of 

 Fan Palm, withstanding several degrees of frost without injury. 

 We offer large plants in 8-inch pots, 30 in. high, $2.00 each. 



Chamaerops Humilis. A dwarf-growing Fan Palm with 

 finely divided glaucous green foliage ; a fine decorative sort, 

 especially for use in the open air in summer. 7-inch pots, 18 

 in. high, 52.00 each. 



COCOS Bonetti. We offer a few specimen plants of this rare 

 variety, which for outdoor decoration is without doubt the best 

 Palm now in cultivation, being hardier than the Phoenix, which 

 it somewhat resembles in general appearance, but is more grace- 

 fill. 15-inch pots, 4^ feet high, 5 feet spread, ^40 00 each. 

 15 " " 5 " " 6 " '< 50 00 " 



Cocos Weddeliana. The most elegant and graceful of 

 all the smaller Palms. Admirable for fern-dishes, as they are 

 of slow growth and maintain their beauty for a long time. 3-in. 

 pots 12 in. high, 25 cts. each. Specimen plants ^5.00 to $7.50 

 each. 



Elaeis Quineensis ( 7%^ (9?7/'a/OT). A beautiful species, 

 with dark green pinnate foliage ; of rapid and easy growth. 

 3-in. pots, 10 in. high, 50 cts. each. 



Kentias. The Kentias 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. 



Livistona 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 4-in. pots, 

 4 to 5 leaves, 8 in. high, 75 cts. each. 



Martinezia Caryotaefolia. A scarce stove Palm with 

 pinnate foliage, coarsely toothed on the edge and dark green on 

 both sides. The stems are thickly set with spines. 4- inch pots, 

 12 in. high, $2.50 each. 



Phoenix Canariensis. One of the hardiest of the Date 

 Palms, with dark green feathery foliage, of strong growth, and 

 is especially valuable for outdoor decoration, as it stands sun and 

 wind without the least damage, even in exposed situations. 8-in. 

 pots, 30 in. high, IS2.50 each. 



Phoenix Reclinata. A strong growing form of the Date 

 Palm, with dark green, glossy foliage. 4-in. pots, 10 to 12 in. 

 high, 35 cts. each ; 5-in. pots, 15 in. high, 75 cts. each. 



Phoenix 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. 

 Good strong young plants, in 4-in. pots, 50 cts. each. 



\ Ptychosperma Alexandria. 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-in. pots., 10 to 12 in. high, 25 cts. each; 4-in. pots, 18 in. 

 high, 35 cts. each. 



In. pots Leaves In high 



3 4 to 5 12 . 



4 5 to 6 15 . 



5 6 20 to 22 . 



Kentia Belmoreana. 



Each In. pots Leaves 

 . . 35 6 6 



75 7 6 to 7 



. . ;?i 00 7 6 to 7 



Kentia Forsteriana. 



In.high 



24 to 30 . 

 30 to 36 . 

 36 to 42 . 



In. pots Leaves In.bigh 



Each In. pots Leaves In.high 



3 to 4 

 4105 



5 



5 to 6 



6 



12 



15 



18 

 24 

 ^6 



30 

 50 

 00 

 50 

 50 



7 



7 



9 



10 



6 to 7 

 6 to 7 

 6 to 7 

 6 to 7 



42 

 48 

 60 

 66 



Kentia MacArthurii. A rare species, with dark green foliage, 

 which is unequally toothed at the ends ; an elegant and distinct species. 

 3^-in. pots, 12 in. high, 75 cts. each ; 5-in. pots, 20 to 24 in. high, ^1.50 

 each. 



KENTIA 

 BELMORE.\NA. 



SPECIAL OFFER. We will send a thrifty young plant each of Areca Lutescens, Kentia Belmoreana Kentia Forsteriana, 

 Latania Borbonica and Caryota, as shown in illustration above, prepaid to any address in the United States for ^l.oo. 



