Phoenix canariensis 
Palm Planting 
Sabal Palmetto 
PALMS AND CYCADS 
Palms are among the most striking plants which may be used for outdoor southern planting. 
Their bare, single stems and huge, arching leaves separate them from all other plants. Wherever 
seen, well-grown specimens always attract attention and give a decidedly tropical touch to the 
grounds and to the landscape. As street and shade trees, they are excellent and worthy of much 
more extensive use. The varieties which we offer our customers will be found most satisfactory for 
outdoor planting. All are pot-grown, or shipped with balls of earth, and may therefore be trans¬ 
planted at any season of the year. 
The place where a Palm is to be planted should be well prepared. The soil, if poor, should be 
thrown out, leaving a good-sized hole—30 inches square and deep is about right. Fill in with good, 
rich soil, carrying with it one-third well-rotted stable manure. Plant the Palm in this hole without 
disturbing in any way the soil that comes about its roots, pack tightly into place, tie the fronds 
rather closely together to keep them from being tossed about by the wind, thereby loosening the 
plant in the soil, and water freely. Later, the strings about the fronds should be loosened, and 
in ten weeks or so may be removed entirely. Fertilize liberally. Palms are gross feeders and 
require plenty of plant-food for their best 
growth. Stable manure and other organic fer¬ 
tilizers give splendid results. 
Phcenix reclinata (see page 61 ) 
HARDY PALMS AND CYCADS 
CHAM^ROPS excelsa. The Chusan Fan Palm 
is one of the particularly hardy sorts, with¬ 
standing cold to several degrees below freez¬ 
ing. Reaches a height of about 15 feet; a 
valuable variety. Each Per 10 
12 to 18 inches, good, strong 
plants.Si 00 $7 50 
CYCAS revoluta (Sago Palm). A Palm-like 
Cycad, reaching a height of 3 to 4 feet, with 
a handsome crown of deep green leaves 
curved outward from the center; very hardy; 
grows well out-of-doors in north Florida and 
along the Gulf Coast. Young plants have 
but a single stem; old ones are often branched. 
Each Per 10 
Small plants.So 35 S3 00 
Larger plants. 50 4 00 
ERYTHEA armata (Blue Palm). This Palm is a 
native of lower California. The trunk is 
slender, reaching a height of about 40 feet. 
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