DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 
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Per Per 
10 Seeds. 100 
Kentia Belmoreana. This fine palm is a valuable addition to our collections; its leaves 
are pinnate, dark green, and so beautifully crisp as to gain for it the name of “Curly 
Palm.” It is very elegant and graceful in habit, a native of Lord Howe’s Island, 
where it attains a height of 40 feet. . 40c 3.00 
Canterburyana. This is a truly handsome species, native of Lord Howe’s Island, with 
pinnate leaves, and a very robust habit. It is called in its native country the “ Umbrella 
Palm.” It is an exceedingly ornamental plant, and well adapted for decorative purposes 50c £5.00 
Forsteriana. In its native country this plant is known as the “Thatch Palm,” on account 
of its leaves being used for thatching houses. It is a robust-growing species, often at¬ 
taining a height of from 40 to 50 feet. Leaves pinnate, and very deep green: native 
of Lord Howe’s Island. 50c £4.00 
Phoenix Canariensis. 
Latania Borboniea. Native of the Isle of Bourbon. Leaves large, fan-shaped, armed 
edges, and enveloped at the base in a net work of brown, fibrous tissues. It is a beau¬ 
tiful lawn plant, and when grown in large tubs or pots, this palm is the one best 
suited and most largely used for the decoration of hotel verandas; hardy. Oz. 25c; 
lb. $2.50. 
Oreodoxa Regia. “ Royal Palm.” Native of Cuba. This noble plant attains a height of 
60 feet. Leaves pinnate. Is largely grown for house decoration, but can scarcely be 
considered hardy out of doors here. 15° 75c 
phoenix Canariensis. (See cut.) An elegant and most hardy variety of the Date Palm, 
much used around Los Angeles for lawns. Very handsome and durable. 10c 50c 
