CATALOGUE OF BAKE PLANTS. 
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Rare Specimens of Palms, Cycads and 
Tree Ferns. 
Plants of Extraordinary Size and Beauty. 
All the superb specimens offered here are of perfect and symmetrical foi-m, and have tor years been 
grown at the Bose Hill Nurseries with great care. We offer them at prices which will be supplied on appli- 
cation, and describe them just as they stand. Those wishing superior specimens to grace any decorative 
point will find this list of great value. The numbers are for convenience in writing for prices and information. 
PALIMS. 
No. 1 Areca alba. 12 feet ; grand specimen One specimen 
2 " lutescens. 15 feet, three stems ; fine specimen " 
3 " " 15 feet, two stems ; fine specimen " 
4 " " 10 feet, one large stem, very well furnished 
5 " Verschaffeltii. 9 feet, six leaves; fine specimen ■« 
6 Astrocaryum nexicanum. 10 feet, 12 leaves; a beautiful specimen " 
7 Caryota sobolifera. 10 feet, exceedingly fine specimen " 
8 " " 8 feet ; handsome plant " 
9 " urens. 18 feet; grand specimen, with three stems " 
10 " " 12 feet; splendid specimem " 
11 Chamserops humilis. 6-foot clean stem, 6 inches in diameter ; over 100 leaves ; a 
magnificent plant, the largest in the country ; it is rarely that C. humilis forms a 
stem, and the only other plant of such size and beauty in cultivation is in Berlin . " 
12 Chamsrops stauracanthus. 8 feet, nine leaves ; fine plant " 
13 Kentia Wendlandii. 15 feet, twelve leaves ; the largest specimen in cultivation . . " 
14-15 " Belmoreana. 7 feet Two specimens 
16 " Forsteriana. 6 feet One specimen 
17 " '■ 5 feet 
18 Livistona Chinensis {Latcmia Borbonka). 12 feet, ten leaves " 
19-20 " " " " 10 feet, twelve leaves Two specimens 
21 " " " " 8 feet, eight leaves One specimen 
22 " horrida. 5 feet, eight leaves; grand specimen " 
23 " rotundifolia. 8 feet, twelve leaves ; largest linown " 
24 " " 5 feet, twelve leaves ; fine plant " 
25 riartinezia Lindenii. 10 feet; a beautiful plant " 
26 Phcenicophorium seychellarum. 10 feet ; grand specimen " 
27 Phoenix rupicola. 7 feet; beautiful plant " 
28 Pritchardla Pacifica. 8 feet; eight leaves; handsome plant " 
28a " grandis {Licuala). 5 feet, ten or more leaves " 
29 Ptychosperma Alexandras (Benito roftitsta). 16 feet, seven leaves ; noble specimen " 
30 " " " " 12 feet; elegant specimen " 
31 Thrinax elegans. 12 feet ; a grand specimen plant " 
32 " " 10 feet, eleven leaves ; beautiful plant ■' 
33 " elegantissima. 8 feet, eight leaves ; very distinct " 
34 " argenteum. A very distinct and ratlier robust variety ; 6 feet ; fine .... " 
[35-36 Seaforthia elegans {Ptychosperma Ounninghami). 16 feet; a magnificent pair, with 
beautiful straight stems ; very handsome Two specimens 
37-38 Seaforthia elegans. 14 feet ; elegant pair " 
39-40 " " 12 feet; elegant, perfect plants 
41-44 " " 10 feet; elegant, perfect plants Four specimens 
CYCADS. 
46 Cycas circlnalls. This grand and most magnificent specimen stands twelve feet high, 
with a clean trunli or stem two feet in circumference, having 50 fine fronds, each 
eight feet long ; perfect in shape, and is probably the finest specimen in America . One specimen 
47 Cycas Lehmanii. 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 
trunli two feet high and a foot in diameter, with 56 perfect fronds. Tlie 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 
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