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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, 54 AND 56 DEY STREET, NEW YORK. 
DECORATIVE PLANTS 
For Home and Conservatory Decoration. 
ASPARAGUS;:SPRENGERI. A rapid¬ 
growing plant, making great pendulous 
masses of fine feathery foliage, exceed¬ 
ingly graceful and beautiful. A fine 
house plant, as it stands a dry atmo¬ 
sphere without injury. Price, from 30c. 
to $1.00 each, according to size. 
BOSTON PERN. One of the most popu¬ 
lar plants now grown. Does well in an 
ordinary dwelling and on account of its 
rapid growth makes graceful specimens 
in a short time. Nice young plants, 35c. 
each; extra size plants, $1.50 each. 
ARDISIA CRENULATA. A fine orna¬ 
mental plant for the house, of dwarf 
habit, with dark evergreen foliage and 
clusters of brilliant red berries. 50c. to 
$1.00 each. 
RUBBER PLANTS. We have a splen¬ 
did stock of these useful and orna¬ 
mental plants, which will flourish under 
the most adverse conditions. 50c. to 
$2.00 each, according to size. 
Araucaria Excelsa. 
KENTIA FORSTERIAN A. A stronger 
grower than Belmoreana; fine plants; 
about 3 feet high, $3.00 each; smaller 
sizes, $1.00 and $2.00 each. 
KENTIA BELMOREANA. The Ken- 
tias are among the best of the Palm 
species for general cultivation, being 
almost impregnable against diseases. 
Graceful habit, bright green foliage 
gracefully disposed; it scarcely has an 
equal. Price, strong plants, to 3 feet 
high, $3.00; 2 feet, high, $2.00 each. 
COCOS WEDDELIANA. This beautiful 
Palm is admirably adapted for the cen¬ 
ters of jardinieres and fern dishes, as it 
retains its freshness for a long time, 
while for dinner-table decoration it is 
unexcelled. 10 to 12 inches high, 75c. 
each; smaller plants, 35c. each. 
ARAUCARIA EXCELSA. Deep green, * 
feathery foliage, arranged in whorls, ris¬ 
ing one above the other; very orna¬ 
mental and does well in the house. 
Price, $1.50 and up, according to size. 
ASPIDISTRA LURIDA. A beautiful 
plant with large lance-shaped leaves; the 
most durable house plant there is. 75c. 
each. 
PANDANUS VEITCHII. A grand dec¬ 
orative plant, with green and creamy 
white variegated foliage. Should have 
a place in every collection. Price, $1.00 
to $3.00 each. 
CYPERUS ALTERNIFOLIUS (Um¬ 
brella Plant). The leaves radiate from 
the stem and curve downward in grace¬ 
ful fashion. Most useful, either as an 
aquarium plant or as an ordinary house 
plant, succeeding under either culture. * 
Small size, 25c.; large, 50c. each. 
LATANIA BORBONICA (Fan Palm). 
This fine Palm is too well known to need 
any extended description; its strong con¬ 
stitution and other grand characteristics 
render it one of the most popular Palms 
grown. Price, 5-in. pots, $1.25 each; 6-in. 
pots, $2.00 each; 7-in. pots, $3.00 each. 
DRAC/ENA INDIVISA. Unsurpassed 
for hardiness as a house plant; green 
and bronze foliage; very graceful. 
Price, large plants, 50c. and $1.00 each, 
according to size; smaller sizes, 25c. and 
35c. each. 
ARECA LUTESCENS. This majestic 
Palm is without a peer for elegance. Its 
dark glossy green leaves are gracefully 
curved on slender stems, and the entire 
foliage is gracefuly disposed. The trunk * 
and stems are a golden yellow, irregu¬ 
larly spotted with bronzy green, giving 
it a peculiar charm. Specimen plants, 
3 in a pot, 2% to 3 ft. high, $3.00 each; 3 
in a pot 2 to 2y 2 ft. high, $2.00 each; 3 
in a pot, 1% to 2 ft. high, $1.00 each. Sin¬ 
gle plants, according to size, 50c. to $1.50 
each. 
