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PALMS 
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THE FRESNO 
NURSERY CO. 
THE PALMS 
When planting palms and other stock which is taken from the nursery with a 
ball of earth around the root, do not remove the ball and sacking, simply cut the 
string which holds the burlap and throw same back from the main stem, planting 
sack and all. The sack will rot in a short time, meanwhile it will protect the root 
system until the palm becomes established. Many parties make the mistake of 
removing the earth and ball, which is practically suicidal to the plant. 
The palm, the most highly ornamental of evergreen plant life, is particularly 
adapted to California owing to the semi-tropical climate. All varieties thrive well 
and for the tropical appearance, make our gardens attractive to Eastern visitors. 
After once established, their culture is very 
a few of the different varieties. 
California Fan Palm. (Pritchardia filifera.) 
The well-known native palm. Leaf stalks 
very long; at the edge of the leaves are 
produced many thread-like filaments; 
rapid grower. 
Chamaerops excelsa. (Japanese Fan Palm.) 
One of the hardiest of the Fan Palms. 
Foliage dark green; the segments of the 
fan-shaped leaves deeply cut, the edges 
covered with tooth-like spines. Grows 
from 15 to 20 feet high; very desirable 
for sidewalk decoration. 
Corypha Australis. (Livistonia.) An Aus¬ 
tralian palm. Foliage dark green; very 
symmetrically and regularly slit, the seg¬ 
ments partially doubled from base of 
petioles or leaf stalk, which is thickiy 
armed with crooked spines. Used chiefly 
for house decoration, though hardy in 
some locations. 
Cycas Revoluta. The well-known “Sago 
Palm” so much in demand for inside dec¬ 
oration. The stems are cylindrical, termi¬ 
nating in a crown of handsome, feather¬ 
shaped leaves of thick leathery texture. 
In the southern part of this State this va¬ 
riety grows to perfection out of doors. 
Kentia Fosteriana. One of the finest of the 
Kentias, with graceful, bright green fo¬ 
liage. 
easy and no garden is complete without 
