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SlEERECHT & WaDLEY's CaTALOOTTK OF 
A GROUP OF KENTIAS OF USEFUL DECORATIVE SIZES, FROM 2)4 TO ^ FT. (StC page 23.) 
MACROZAMIA spiralis. Perhaps the most graceful 
of all the Cycads, themselves so valuable ; indispen- 
sable in any collection. $5- 
MARTINEZIA. These are most remarkable and dis- 
tinct showy Palms, with bi-pinnated fronds and pinnules 
like a fish-tail ; most elegant, in either large or small 
specimens. 
M. caryotsefolia. See page 22 ?2 50 to 810 00 
M. erosa 5 00 to 20 00 
M. Liindenii. Very fine species .... 6 00 
MAXI3IIIjIANA regia (AttaUa amygdatina). A 
very striking and dense-growing, hardy, and yet very 
graceful Palm ; a rare species. $10 to $20. 
OREODOXA regia. The Royal Palm, from Cuba. A 
very lofty-growing Palm, sometimes reaching over 100 
feet in height. $2.50 to $10. 
PHCENICOPHORIUM Sechellarum {Slevensotda 
grandifolia). The celebrated PhcenLic Palm ; also 
called the " Thief Palm." Certainly the grandest of all 
the family. Our illustration shows its distinct and 
stately form very accurately. (See page 25.) Even 
small plants show this beautiful habit. A worthy and 
esteemed member of any collection. $10 and upward. 
PHCENIX. This genus includes the Date Palm. All 
forms of it, even when quite small, are beautiful for 
'decorative purposes. The pinnate leaves are long and 
graceful, spreading and recurving. 
P. Canariensis. From the Canary 
Islands. See cut. No. 5, page 27 • . $3 00 to $10 00 
P. dactylifera. The true Date Palm . 2 50 to 10 00 
P. sylvestris. The Wine Palm .... 2 00 to 10 00 
PHOENIX spinosa J3 50 to gio 00 
P. rupicola. This, the handsomest 
species of all, is truly beautiful ; 
quite rare. See pages 20 and 27. . 5 00 to 10 00 
P. pumila. See New and Rare Plants, page 17. 
P. recliiiata. See jjages 20 and 27. . . 3 00 to 10 00 
P. tenuis. See page 27 3 00 to 10 00 
PRITCHARDIA. Palms of majestic habit, with very 
large and serrated leaves of palmate form. The finest 
species for Palm-houses; the rarest of all is called 
grandis. 
P. aurea $10 00 to $15 00 
P. grandis. See page 28. A handsome, 
dwarf-growing Palm of unusually 
striking appearance; the rarest in 
cultivation. See Liniala grandis. 
P. Paclftca 7 50 to 10 00 
PTVCHOSPERMA (Scaforthid). Palms of graceful 
and elegant habit ; the fronds are broad, pinnated and 
rich green above, silvery on the under side; largely 
used and highly esteemed. 
P. Alexandra;. Elegant and rare ... $2 50 to $5 00 
P. Cunninghami [Scaforihia elcgans) . 
A well-known sort ; very fine ... 3 00 to 50 00 
RAVENAIjA Madagascaricnsis. This, the Trav- 
eler's Tree of Madagascar, is of stately and noble h.ibit, 
and but for the Musa-like character of its large, hand- 
some, oblong leaves, it might be taken for a Palm. Its 
singular character gives it a most interesting appear- 
ance, and it is a most useful decorative plant. Fine 
specimens, $5 to $10. 
