The native and exotic Palms lend to our California landscape the 
romantic lure of the Tropics. Their graceful evergreen fronds and the 
majestic dignity of the mature specimens give that final touch which 
complete the picture of a typical California home. 
Erythea 
Erythea armata. "Blue Palm." 
Distinguished by the lovely 
steel-blue color of its fan-like 
leaves. Slow growing. 3-4 ft., 
$3.00; 2-3 ft., $2.00; gal. con¬ 
tainers, 50c. 
E. edulis. "Guadalupe Palm." 
30 ft. A rapid growing fan 
palm found in the wild state 
only on the Island of Guadalupe 
off the coast of Lower Califor¬ 
nia. The big fan-shaped leaves 
are large, rich green, and hold 
their color for many years. 
Stands ocean winds well. 4-5 
ft., $4.00; 3-4 ft., $3.00; gal. 
containers, 50c. 
Bananas 
Musa rosacea. "Pink Flowering Banana." 
10 ft. Sprouts from the roots to make a thick 
clump of stems, surmounted with great bright 
green leaves and beautiful deep rose-pink 
blooms. Gives a luxuriant tropical effect. 5- 
gal. containers, 4-6 ft., $1.50; divided roots, 
50c. 
Musa arnoldiana. A tropical African ba¬ 
nana with one trunk and great long leaves. 
7 feet in length. Tubs, 6-8 ft., $2.50; 5-gal. 
containers, 2-3 ft., $1.50. 
(For edible Banana see page 10) 
Grass-like Plants 
Aspidistra variegata. A popular potted 
plant for indoor use because it thrives under 
dark enclosed conditions and also does well 
planted in a shady spot in the open. Stiff, 
shining, upright foliage 15 to 20 inches high. 
Faintly striped with gold. 6-inch pots, 75c. 
Cyperus papyrus. "Egyptian Paper Plant." 
A semi-aquatic plant with rush-like green 
stems, 4 to 6 ft. high, surmounted by grassy 
whorls. Excellent for damp places, banks of 
pools or shady spots. Gal. containers, 35c. 
Ophiopogon Jaburan aurea variegata. This 
beautiful little plant should be better known 
since it makes an excellent edging for walks 
or pools in partial shade and will make a 
perfect carpet under a tree or in a shady 
corner. The grassy foliage is beautifully 
striped green and gold, and the flower spikes 
are a brilliant blue. 6-inch pots, 75c. 
Pennisetum Ruppeli. "Crimson Fountain 
Grass." The beautiful rosy plumes shoot out 
all summer from the graceful 4 foot grassy 
clump like spray from a fountain. Gal. con¬ 
tainers, 50c. 
Pampas Grass 
Pampas Grass. Forms a large clump of 
grass-like leaves, surmounted bv great sil¬ 
very white plumes. 5-gal. containers, $1.50; 
gal containers, 50c. 
New Zealand Flax 
Phormium tenax veitchianum. “New Zealand 
Flax." 4-6 ft. Long, rigid, ribbonlike leaves, 
marked with creamy white stripes on a green 
ground. The reddish-purple flower stalks be¬ 
come 10 ft. high. Gal. containers, 2-3 ft., 50c. 
Phormium atropurpureum. 3 ft. A dwarf 
variety with upright foliage of reddish pur¬ 
ple. 5-gal. containers, $1.50; gal. containers, 
50c. 
Best Indoor Palm 
Cocos Plumosa, Southern California's Favorite Palm 
Cocos Plumosa 
Cocos plumosa. "Queen Palm." Southern 
California's favorite Palm, illustrated above, 
with a tall, slender, smooth trunk topped with 
a plume-like crown of feathery, graceful 
leaves. The roots accommodate themselves to 
surprisingly small spaces and when once es¬ 
tablished, they need very little water. For 
parkways, patios, and lawn plantings the 
Cocos plumosa lends an informal yet dignified 
tropical appearance. Armstrong Cocos are 
heavy-calipered, with stout trunks. Boxed, 
18-20 ft., $25.00; 16-18 ft., $20.00; 14-16 ft., 
$15.00; balled, 10-12 ft., $6.00; 8-10 ft., $4.00,- 
6-8 ft., $3.00; 5-6 ft., $2.00; 4-5 ft., $1.75; gal. 
containers, 50c. Less 10% on 10 or more. 
Write for prices on larger quantities. 
Cocos australis. "Pindo Palm." 10 to 15 ft. 
A stout short-trunked Palm with arching, 
graceful leaves of powdery blue. 4-5 ft., 
$4.00; 3-4 ft., $3.00; 2-3 ft., $2.00; gal. con¬ 
tainers, 1-2 ft., 75c. 
Wind Mill Palm 
Chamaerops excelsa. "Windmill Palm." 20 
ft. Has a tall, dark, slender, densely hairy 
trunk, with a compact crown of round, stiff, 
deeply cut leaves at the top. Requires little 
space. 2-3 ft., $2.00; gal. containers, 50c. 
Chamaerops humilis. G It. The short trunk 
is soon hidden in a mass of leafy suckers, 
making each plant a miniature thicket. Gal. 
containers, 50c. 
Kentia iorsteriana. The most 
beautiful Palm for indoor dec¬ 
oration in the house or conser¬ 
vatory, standing up well under 
these often disadvantageous conditions. Dark 
green foliage on graceful arching branches. 
Made-up plants (3 or 4 plants to a pot), 8- 
inch green tubs, 572-6 ft., $10.00; 7-inch pots, 
4 - 41/2 ft., $5.00; 6-inch pots, 3-372 ft., $3.00; 
single plants, 6-inch pots, 3-372 ft-- $2.50; 5- 
inch pots, 2-272 ft-, $1.50; 4-inch pots, 172-2 
ft., $1.25. 
Date Palms 
Phoenix canariensis. "Ornamental Date 
Palm." Its dense, immense crown of beautiful 
curving leaves, each 15 feet long and of a 
pleasing dark green color, and its stately and 
rapid growth under all conditions, combine to 
make it an ideal Palm for street, park and 
lawn, from seacoast to desert. 4-5 ft., $2.00; 
2-3 ft., $1.25; gal. containers, 50c. 
Fan Palms 
Washingtonia filifera. "California Fan Palm." 
Native to our California deserts, the Wash- 
ingtonias are fitting permanent memorials to 
the Father of our Country. Hairy fan-shaped 
leaves and a big sturdy trunk characterize 
this variety. Boxed, 4-5 ft., $6.00; 5-gal. con¬ 
tainers, 3-4 ft., $1.50; gal. containers, 50c. 
Washingtonia gracilis. (W. robusta). Sim¬ 
ilar to W. filifera but the leaves are smooth, 
without hair, and the trunk is much taller and 
more slender. 5-gal. containers, 3-4 ft., $2.00; 
2-3 ft., $1.50; gal. containers, 50c. 
Dracaenas 
Dracaena australis. New Zealand. 30-ft. 
Sword-shaped arching leaves borne in a clus¬ 
ter at the top of the rather slender trunk. 
Balled, 2-3 ft., $2.00; gal. containers, 50c. 
Armstrong Select 
PALMS and BAMBOOS 
Bamboos—Giant and Dwarf 
The Bamboos grow easily in almost every location 
and their noble clumps of graceful stems, their 
wealth of soft green foliage and their informal lines 
of symmetry make them indispensable for certain 
landscape effects. 
Prices on all Bamboos: 5-gal. containers, $1.50; 
gal containers, 50c. 
Bambusa nana. "Striped Bamboo." 6 ft. A dwarf arch¬ 
ing clump, with slender canes striped green and gold. 
Bambusa Fat t'o Chuk. "Buddhas Belly Bamboo." A 
most interesting little dwarf Bamboo, never over 3 feet high 
and grown by the Chinese as a pot plant. The name is de¬ 
rived from the globular internodes along the stems. 
Dendrocalamus latiflorus. "Giant Bamboo." The very 
largest and tallest of all, reaching a height of 60 ft.‘in time 
and making an enormous clump with great rapidity when 
once established. 
Phyllostachys bambusoides. "Giant Timber Bamboo." 
Sends up many stout canes to an eventual height of 40 feet 
from its spreading roots. 
New Zealand Flax 
Erythea edulis 
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