PALMS, DRACENAS and AGAVES 
AGAVE 
Agave americana variegata. (Variegated 
Century Plant) Rapid-growing plant 
with thick, fleshy leaves terminating in 
a sharp spine. Leaves are heavily 
striped with white. Will grow in any 
soil. Much used for tropical effects. Gal. 
cans, 1 ft., 50c. 
COCOS 
Cocos australis. (Pindo Palm) A short, 
stout palm with long, graceful, grey- 
green leaves; very hardy. In tubs, 2 to 
3 ft., $3.50; 5-in. pots, 75c. 
CORX>YEINE . . . Dracena 
Cordyline indivisa. (Blue Dracena) 
Strong, slender trunk. Foliage narrow 
and drooping, varying from green to 
bronze. Balled, 3 to 4 ft., $2.50; 2 to 3 
ft., $2.00; 5-gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., $1.50; 
gal. cans, 1% to 2 ft., 50c. 
CYCAS . . . Sago Palm 
Cycas revoluta. (Sago Palm) Fine for 
porch decoration. The round trunk is 
crowned with a mass of long, feathery 
fronds suggesting ostrich plumes. Quite 
hardy. 8-in. pots, $4.00; 6-in. pots, $3.00. 
DASYLIRION 
Dasylirion glaucophyllum. Short, round 
base; leaves stiff, long and slender, 
armed with terminal spikes. In tubs, 2 
to 3 ft., $3.50; gal. cans, 60c. 
KENTIA 
Kentia fosteriana. The best known 
palms for indoor growing. 6-in. pots, 2 
to 3 ft., $3.50. 
MUSA ENSETE 
Musa ensete. (Abyssinian Banana) Fine 
for gorgeous tropical effects. Foliage 
DRACENA INDIVISA 
CHAMAEROFS 
Chamaerops. (Dwarf Fan Palm) 
Includes only the European Dwarf 
Fan Palms. The Japanese Fan 
Palms will be found under Trachy- 
carpus. Extra large plants vary in 
price from $25.00 to $60.00, accord¬ 
ing to the number of stems and 
conformation of individual plants. 
Single-stem plants, balled, 5 to 6 
ft., $12.50; 4 to 5 ft., $10.00; 3 to 4 
ft., $7.50. 
extremely large, bright green with 
ruddy midribs. Requires a sheltered 
situation and will not stand much frost. 
Gal. cans, 60c. 
NODINA 
Nolina longifolia. Trunk about six feet 
tall; leaves an inch wide, matured ones 
droop, center ones somewhat spiral. 
Balled, 3 to 4 ft., $2.50; 2 to 3 ft., $2.00; 
gal. cans, 1 % to 2 ft., 50c. 
PHOENIX 
Phoenix canariensis. (Canary Island 
Palm) The most popular and hardy 
palm in California. Foliage pinnate and 
of deep green color. Fine for large 
grounds and avenue plantings. 5-gal. 
cans, 2 to 3 ft., $3.00; gal. cans, 1 to iy 2 
ft., 75c. 
P. reclinata. Very graceful palm with 
slender trunk. Not quite as hardy as 
P. canariensis. 3-gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., 
$3.50; gal. cans, 1 ft., 75c. 
SAKSEVERIA 
Sanseveria laurenti. A very beautiful 
and durable pot plant. Sends up almost 
straight leaves, two to three feet high 
and about two inches wide with slightly 
undulating margins. The centers of the 
leaves are silvery green beautifully 
marbled with dark green; edges of 
leaves are striped with yellow lightly 
mottled with green. Single plants rapid¬ 
ly increase into large clumps. 5-in. pots, 
$ 1 . 00 . 
TRACHYCARPUS 
Asiatic Fan Palm, known by the dense 
black, hairy covering of the slender 
trunks. Often listed as Chamaerops, 
from which they are distinguished by 
the lack of spines on the leaf stalk. They 
are all extremely hardy, enduring more 
cold than any other genus of Palm. 
Specimen Palms, 7 to 15 feet, $25.00 to 
$150.00, according to size and conforma¬ 
tion. Balled plants of the three varie¬ 
ties listed below are priced as follows: 
6 to 8 ft., $12.50; 5 to 6 ft., $10.00; 4 to 5 
ft., $7.50; 3 to 4 ft., $6.00. 
Trachycarpus excelsa. (Windmill Palm) 
Hardy and fine for aligning drives and 
walks. Trunk slim and hairy; leaf seg¬ 
ments narrow and flexible. 
T. fortune!. Stout trunk tapering up¬ 
ward; leaves large with broad segments 
closely set and glaucous. 
T. nepalense. Leaves an intense dark 
green, somewhat small and carried on 
shorter stalks; segments rigid, never 
drooping. 
WASHINGTONIA 
Washingtonia filifera. (California Fan 
Palm) Trunk attains four feet in diam¬ 
eter; leaves fan-shaped with whitish 
filaments. Balled, 4 to 5 ft., $6.00; 3 to 4 
ft., $5.00; 2 to 3 ft., $4.00; gal. cans, 1V 2 
to 2 ft., 60c. 
W. robusta. (Mexican Fan Palm) Leaves 
drooping with few white filaments. A 
rapid grower. Balled, 4 to 5 ft., $6.00; 
3 to 4 ft., $5.00; 2 to 3 ft., $4.00; gal. 
cans, iy 2 to 2 ft., 60c. 
YUCCA 
Yucca aliofolia. Rather wide, aloe-like 
foliage that is sometimes tinged red on 
young plants; flowers creamy white. 
Gal. cans, 50c. 
Y. filamentosa. (Common Yucca) Leaves 
long and narrow; flowers creamy white. 
Gal. cans, 1 to 1 y 2 ft., 50c. 
Y. whipplei, (Spanish Bayonet) Nar¬ 
row, grass-like leaves with sharp spikes, 
some plants showing a decidedly glau¬ 
cous tint. Very beautiful when in bloom 
as it produces great masses of white 
bell-shaped blooms. Gal. cans, 1 to 1 y 2 
ft., 75c. 
We maintain extensive gardens in 
our nursery in which many of the 
plants listed in this book may be seen 
growing under average garden condi¬ 
tions. A visit to these gardens will 
help you in selecting material for your 
own garden. 
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