CYCAD5. 
46 Cyoas circiiialis. This grand and most magnificent specimen stands twelve feet high, with a 
clean trunk or stem two feet in circumference, having 5-j fine fronds, each eight feet long ; per- 
fect in shape, and is probably the finest specimen in America '. . . One specimen 
47 Cy<;as Lehiuaiiii. Truly a noble plant of a most elegant and very distinct species. It is the 
only specimen in this country so far as is known, and has a clear stem or trunk two feet high 
and a foot in diameter, with 56 perfect fronds. The plant has a twelve-foot spread ; its leaves 
are of a beautiful arching and graceful character, and measure seven feet in length, with still 
another new growth of many more new fronds starting One specimen 
48 Cycas Rumphii. This, another grand specimen, is much like the foregoing, but of a different 
species ; it is of a beautiful compact habit, and its wide-spreading, handsome fronds are of a 
somewhat glossy, rich green color. The plant has a two-foot stem or trunk, and a ten-foot 
spread, with 50 perfect fronds, each si.x feet in length ; also the only specimen of its kind in 
the country, so far as is known O,,^ specimen 
49-.SO Cycas revoluta. (Commonly called the "Sago Palm.'") Noble specimens, with stems fully 
si.K feet high, well proportioned, with upwards of 100 fronds— a magnificent pair Two specimens 
,51 Cycas revoluta. A beautiful specimen, with five-foot stem, well proportioned and with 40 
fronds, all perfect ' ^ . One specimen 
r,2 Cycas revoluta. A splendid plant, with four-foot stem ; of good shape, with upwards of 
^ 40 fronds specimen 
5.^-';4 Cycas revoluta. Elegant specimens, three-foot stems ; in fine shape, w ith upwards of 40 
leaves; a magnificent pair Two specimens 
55 Cycas revoluta. A fine specimen, with a 3!4-foot stem; a magnificent plant, with splendid 
head of perfect leaves One specimen 
56 Cycas revoluta. A beautiful specimen, with three-foot trunk and perfect head " 
57-58 " " Grand specimens ; a fine pair, with 25<-foot stems and good heads Two specimens 
59-62 " " Magnificent specimens, with two-foot stems, well proportioned Four specimens 
*3-72 " " Very handsome specimens, with eighteen to twenty-inch trunks, all with 
magnificent heads Ten specimens 
Cycas revoluta. Splendid half-specimens, with trunks from one to i K feet, all with perfect 
heads and a number of leaves 100 or more 
73 Dion edule. A grand specimen, with a clear stem of three feet, and a perfect head of 10 fronds. One specimen 
74-76 " " Handsome specimens, with one-foot stems and good heads Three specimens 
77 Zamia Lindeiiii. A most magnificent specimen, with a two-foot clear stem, and 14 elegant 
fronds si.x to seven feet long One specimen 
78-79 Zamia Roczlii {/rue). Beautiful specimens, seven feet high, with seven perfect fronds and 
strong trunks Two specimens 
«o-8i Zamia Mexicana. Beautiful specimens, of compact, dwarf habit, and dark purplish' green 
gracefully curved leaves, about four feet high Two specimens 
TREE-FER/SS. 
Besides this list of e.xtraordinarily large and handsome specimens, we have many half and three-quarter speci- 
mens closely approaching the sizes mentioned and described below. For full list of Tree-Ferns, see Ferns. 
82 Alsophila australis. Handsome specimen, with stem of four feet, crowned with eight large 
perfect/ronds of a charming rich green color ; the plant has a si.\-foot spread \ One specimen 
83 Cyathea dealbata. A grand plant, with a seven-foot stem and 15 fronds ; this is a rare specimen " 
84-85 " Smithii. A perfect pair of this grand species, with five-foot stems, and upwards of 
twenty fronds ; very rare variety Two specimens 
86 Cibotium Schiedei. A very beautiful and graceful specimen, which is established upon a si.\- 
foot stem of Cj'alhea dealbala, with 12 fronds One specimen 
87 Cibotium regale. One grand specimen of this handsome variety, with rich light green fronds, 
which strongly contrast with the golden yellow silk-like fur on the leaf-stalks ; the stem is 
three feet, with a beautiful top One specimen 
88 Cibotium princei>s. Magnificent specimen of this noble and vigorous-growing tree fern, 
about si.\ feet high, with about the same spread, and many fine fronds One specimen 
DIOKSONIA ANTARCTICA (5f/a«/;H;«). Of this most stately Tree-Fern, a native of Australia and New 
Zealand, we have an unsurpassed collection, with fibrous stems or trunks from si.x inches to two feet in diameter and 
varying in height from three to twenty feet. The tops or crowns of these grand, erect stems are surmounted'with 
numerous lace-like fronds of a rich green, from three to si.x feet long. These choice Tree-Ferns are indispensable in 
conservatory decorations or furnishings, and are easily cultivated and cared for, requiring only ordinary attention 
and they produce a stately and tropical eflfcct wherever placed. 
Prices of these extraordinary fern specimens range from $25 to 575 and upward to $500 each. The illustrations 
presented in our Catalogue (in Fern Department) convey but a faint idea of what they really are. 
pS- Prices for any of the specimens, together with further particulars in regard to the plants, handling, etc. 
promptly supplied on application. Please mention plants by the numbers in front of the names, for convenience ' 
