NURSERY IN CALIFORNIA—ESTABLISHED 1865 
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T. excelsus (Chamaerops exceUa.) (Windmill 
Palm.) Asia. Trunk slim and very hairy; in 
old specimens thicker at the top than at the 
base. Leaf segments are narrow and flexible; 
the outer third usually droops on older leaves. 
An excellent species for street planting. Hardi- 
est palm known. 
T. fortune!. Although similar to preceding, it is 
nevertheless distinct. Trunk is stouter and 
tapers upwai'd. Growth is slower. Leaves are 
larger with broader segments, more closely set; 
very glaucous beneath. Very handsome, 
T, nepalensis. Himalayas. Trunk and general 
appearance similar to T. excelsus, but the 
leaves are darker, smaller and borne on shorter 
stalks; segments extremely rigid and never 
drooping. The best for very windy situations, 
as the leaves will not whip to pieces. 
WASHINGTONIA. Fan-leaved palms of tall 
growth, native to California and Northern 
Mexico. Leaves plaited, leafstalks almost 
always very spiny. Of very vigorous growth 
if properly planted and cared for. Each 
2 to 3 ft $2.00 
1 to 2 ft 1.00 
W. filifera. (California Weeping Palm.) Trunk 
attains diameter of four feet; leaves fan- 
shaped, with numerous divisions and whitish 
filaments; petioles stout, smooth, 5 to 6 feet 
long, margined with hooked spines. 
W. robusta (W. gracilis or sonorae.) California. 
A distinct type; leaves drooping, much greener 
than preceding and with fewer white filaments. 
Petioles more heavily spined; much more rapid 
grower than W. filifera ; trunk much more 
slender than that variety. Not quite as hardy. 
Thm Dracaena* Where Shade Is Not Essential, Makes a Fme Tree tor Street Plantinj; 
Affaves, Dracaenas, Grasses, Etc. 
A group of trees and plants of very tropical 
appearance. The Dracaenas (Cordyline) are 
the only ones making real trees. The others are 
plants of low growth, throwing up elongated 
flower stalks. 
AGAVE. Plants usually without any trunk, but 
with tall flower stalks. Leaves fleshy, bear- 
ing spines on margins and at tips. 
Potted $ .75 
A. americhna. (Century Plant.) Tropical America. 
The well-known "Century Plant." Leaves are 
bluish gray. Has an enormous flower stalk, 
often over twenty feet tall, panicled toward 
top. 
A. americana variegata. Variety of preceding with 
two forms. Habit the same, but leaves are 
either green with broad, yellow margins or very 
glaucous with creamy margins. Very striking. 
CORDYLINE australis (Dracaena australis; D. 
indivisa.) New Zealand. Tropical looking trees 
with sword-shaped leaves and very large pan- 
icles of white flowers. Often called "Dracaena 
Palm," which is incorrect, as they are far from 
palms and really closely related to the lilies, as 
the flowers will show. Next to the palms they 
are probably our most tropical looking trees. 
Each 
4 to 5 ft - $3.00 
3 to 4 ft 2.00 
2 to 3 ft 1.00 
YUCCA. Desert plants with spiny-pointed leaves. 
White flowers like lilies are borne in large, 
branching panicles on a stalk rising consider- 
ably above the leaves. Each 10 
Potted, iy2 to 2 ft $1.50 $12.50 
