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Caryota Urens. " Fish Tail Palm or 

 Wine Palm." A noble variety. The 

 leaflets are shaped like the tail of 

 a fish. Splendid when large for 

 sub-tropical gardening. Excellent 

 when young for table decoration. 

 Price, $1.00 each. 



Cycas Revoluta. The well-known "Sago 

 Palm." Long, graceful, fern-like leaves, 

 deep green. Price, $1.50 each young 

 plants in leaf. 



Areca VerschafFeltii. This is one of the 

 most attractive sorts in our list. The foli- 

 age is strong and gracefully arched, the 

 leaflets alternating on either side of the 

 stem, the midrib in each being a creamy 

 white, while the stems are a deep golden 

 yellow, which adds a peculiar eharm to it. 

 Its strength renders it less liable to dam- 

 age than almost any other. 

 Price, plants 2 to 2j^ feet high, $2.00 each. 



LATANIA BORBONICA. 



This is the typical Palm, and is more 

 largely used than any other. Its strong, 

 healthy habit commends it to all, and gives 

 it a fitness for window and I'oom culture not 

 possessed in the same degree perhaps by 

 any other. {See cut.) 



Price, $5.00, $3.00, $2.00, $1.00, 50c. or 30c. 

 each, according to size. 



SPECIAL OFFER.— Full collection of 18 

 Palms and decorative plants, medium size, 

 $20.00. 



PANDANUS UTILIS. 



For majesty of form and gracefully arranged 

 foliage tliis is without a peer, while its vigorous 

 constitution enables it to stand more neglect, 

 without serious injury, than almc>st any other 

 plant we know of. As an ornament for the win- 

 dow i'.s glossy dark green serrated foliag ren- 

 ders it unusually attraetive,while as a vase plant 

 orsinglespecimenin greenhouse orconservatory 

 it cannot be surpassed. It i? also largely used to 

 decorate the halls in our finest private resi- 

 dences, and shows grandly on the lawn when 

 grown to a sufficient size. [See cut.) 



Price, 1st size, 1}.< to 2 feet high, $2.50 each ; 

 2d size, 12 to 15 inches high, 75 cts. each ; 3d 

 size, 6 to 10 inches high, 30 cts. each. 



ARECA LUTESCENS. 



This majestic Palm is without a peer for 

 strength and elegance combined. Its dark glossy 

 green leaves are gracefully curved on slender 

 stems, and the entire foliage is gracefully dis- 

 posed. The trunk and stems are a golden yellow, 

 irregularly spotted with bronzy green, giving it 

 a peculiar charm. (See cut.) 



Price, specimen plants, $5.00 each; strong 

 plants, 2}£ feet high, $3.00 each ; strong plants, 

 1)^ feet high, SI. 00 each ; small plants, 30c. each. 



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LAT^.-aA BOEBONIOA. 



Cocos "Weddeliana. This beautiful Palm is 

 unquestionably the most elegant and grace- 

 ful in cultivation. It is admirably adapted 

 for the centres of jardinieres and Fern 

 dishes, as it retains its freshness for a long 

 time, while for dinner-table decoration it is 

 unexcelled, and should be in every collec- 

 tion. Price, 50 cts. and $1.00 each. 



KENTIA BELMOREANA. 



This is sometimes called the ' ' Curly Palm," 

 and is recognized as among the best for all 

 purposes, being capable of standing more ill 

 usage perhaps than any other. The leaves 

 have a tendency to curl as the plants grow 

 older, hence its popular title of "Curly Palm." 



Price, specimen plants, 3 feet high, $5.00 

 each ; strong plants, 2 feet high, S3. 00 each ; 

 strong plants, 18 inches high, $1.50 each. 

 Small plants, 50 cts each. 



Kentia Fosteriaiia. This variety is one of 

 the best of its class, graceful habit, bright 

 green foliage, gracefully disposed ; as a dec- 

 orative plant for the window, dinner-table 

 or conservatory it scarcely has an equal. 

 Price, specimen plants, 3 feet high, S5.00 

 each ; strong plants, 2 feet high, S3. 00 each ; 

 strong plants, 18 inches high, SI. 50 each. 

 Small plants, 50 cts. each. 

 Phoenix Reclinata. A fine large-growing 

 species, of very rapid growth ; very hardy. 

 Stands any amount of hard usage. Fine 



vase palm. S2.00 each. 

 Phoenix Rupicola. This is one of the 

 most exquisitely graceful among the 

 smaller palms. Its wide-spreading, 

 gracefully arching, fern-like leaves are 

 elegant and effective for apartment 

 d •eoration. Price, specimen plants, 

 3 feet high, S6.00 each ; fine plants, l).i 

 tvot high, S3. 00 each. 

 Seaforthia Elegans. Invaluable on ac- 

 count of its rapid growth and grace- 

 fully arched foliage. Price, plants 

 from 5-inch pots, 20 to 24; inches high, 

 SI. 30 ; plants from 3-inch pots, 50c. ea. 

 RUBBER PLANTS. We have a splen- 

 did stock of this useful and ornamental 

 plant, which will flourish under the 

 most adverse conditions. Price, $1.00 

 each, 12 to 15 inches high. Fine plants, 

 3 feet high, well colored, $3.00 each. 



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Dracena Indivisa. Of all the plants in use 

 for centres of vases, baskets, or for beds 

 in the open ground, nothing is so valuable 

 as this. From its graceful, drooping 

 habit it is sometimes called the "Foun- 

 tain Plant." Price, 25c., 50c., 75c., $1.00, 

 SI. 50 and S2.00 each, according to size. 



Dracena Terminalis. A beautiful decorative 

 plant; gorgeous shades of crimson, bronzy 

 green and pink on the foliage. Price, 25c., 

 50c. and SI. 00 each. 



Dracena Brazilieusis. A very ornamental 

 variety ; large glossy green leaves- Price, 

 1st size, 12 to 15 in., $1.00 each; 2d size, 

 8 to 10 in., 50e. each. 



Dracena Fragrans. One of the finest of our 

 ornamental-leaved plants ; deep green, 

 broad, gracefully-drooping leaves. Price, 

 plants 20 inclios high, S2.00 each. 



Fandanus Veitchii. (Variegated Screw 

 Pine.) This is a grand decorative plant. 

 Its beautiful form, with vivid green and 

 creamy white variegation, added to its 

 vigorous growth, makes it indispensable 

 in evei-y collection. Price, $2.00 to $5.00 

 each, according to size. 



EKNTIA BEI.MOBEANA. 



