Decorative Palms 
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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 
NEW YORK 
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Asparacjas Sprengeri. A rapid-growing plant, making great pendulous 
masses of fine feathery foliage, exceedingly graceful and beautiful. A 
fine house plant, as it stands a dry atmosphere without injury. Price, 
from 30 cts. to $1.00 each, according to size. 
Boston fern. One of the most popular 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, 35 cts. each; extra size 
plants, $1.60 each. 
Ardlsla Creoulata A fine ornamental plant for the house, of dwarf 
habit, with dark evergreen foliage and clusters of brilliant red berries. 
50 cts. to $1.00 each. 
Rubber Plants. We have a splendid stock of these useful and ornamental 
plants, which will flourish under the most adverse conditions. 50 cts. to 
$2 00 each, according to size. 
Kcnfia Forsterlana. 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 Kentias are among the best of the Palm species 
for general cultivation.beingalmost impregnable against diseases. Grace¬ 
ful habit,bright green foliage gracefully disposed ; it scarcely has an equal. 
Prico, strong plants, 2% to 3 feet high, $3.00; 2 feet high, $2.00 each. 
Cocos Weddeliana. This beautiful Palm is admirably adapted for the 
centers 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, 75 cts. each; smaller plants, 36 cts. each. 
Araucaria Excelsa. Deep green, feathery foliage, arranged in whorls, 
rising one above the other; very ornamental 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. 76 cts. each. 
Pandanus Veitchii. A grand decorative plant, with green and creamy 
white variegated foliage. Should have a place in every collection. 
Price, $1.00 to $3.00 each. 
Cyperus Alternifolius (Umbrella Plant). The leaves radiate fiom the 
stem and curve downward in graceful fashion. Most useful, either as 
an aquarium plant or as an ordinary house plant, succeeding under 
either culture. Small size, 25 ct9.; large, 50 cts. each. 
Latania Borbonlca (Fan Palm). This fine Palm is too well known to 
need any extended description; its strong constitution and other grand 
characteristics render it one of the most popular Palms grown. Price, 
6-in. pots, $1.25 each ; 6-in. pots, $2.00 each ; 7.in. pots, $3.00 each. 
Dracaena 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 gracefully disposed. The trunk and stems are a golden yellow, irregularly 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 2% ft. high, $2.00 each ; 
3 in a pot, 1% to 2 ft. high, $1.00 each. Single plants, according to size, 50 cts. to $1.50 each. 
