General Collection of Decorative Palms 
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Palms 
Owing to the growing popularity of Palms we are making a specialty of them and have them in immense 
quantities, and can supply them by the 100 or 1,000. We devote upwards of 30,000 square feet of glass to this 
class of plants. During winter our Palm houses are kept under as low a temperature as is consistent with the 
health of the plants, and the largest part of our stock is carried through the summer in slat-houses, where they 
have free circulation of air, and a clean and healthy growth, becoming thoroughly well hardened off by fall. Our 
plants can, therefore, stand long-distance carriage without injury, and will not suffer from the sudden change 
from a high greenhouse temperature when removed to that of a sitting-room. 
All our Palms, being grown in pots, can be forwarded during the whole year. Measure is from top of pot 
to top of plant, in its natural position. 
We would state that as all varieties do not grow alike, we cannot quote plants of equal height at the same 
price. Some are of rapid growth; others affect a dwarf habit. Young plants of such varieties as Phoenix, Sea- 
forthia, and a few others, do not show their characteristic forms of foliage until the second year. The lowest 
prices refer to 2-year-old plants, ranging from 10 to 12 inches, according to variety. 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS.— Use a compost of equal parts of leaf-mold, rich garden soil and well-decayed cowdung. and 
some bone-meal. Give ample drainage, and keep plants in open air, but in partial shade, during summer. Water regularly 
during summer. Keep soil moist only during winter, and foliage free from dust. Repot large plants in February, and small ones 
twice during summer. The varieties marked with an asterisk (*) are the most hardy, and are suitable for middle 
Florida; the others are for the conservatory and tropical countries. 
SECTION I 
PALMATE, or FANNSHAPED LEAVES 
♦Chamaerops Fortune!, or excelsa (Chusan Fan 
Palmetto). The hardiest of all exotic Palms, suitable 
for either conservatory or open ground. Plants 12 to 
15 inches, 50 cts. 
♦Chamserops Argentea, Canariensis, and Gracilis 
are beautiful varieties, varying more or less in leaves 
and length of petioles. Plants 12 to 15 inches high, 
50 cts.; larger, 75 cts. 
♦Corypha Australis. Of robust growth and dark 
green foliage; can stand a lower temperature than 
Latanias. Plants 8 to 10 inches high, 25 cts.; 15 to 18 
inches, 50 cts.; 20 to 24 inches, $1. 
*Latania Borbonica (Chinese Fan Palm) 
The most popular of this section. Desirable for all 
decorative purposes. Each 
3- in. pots, 1 characterized leaf, 12 in. high, $0 25 
4- “ 2 “ leaves, 15 “ 50 
5- “ 3-4 “ “ 15-18 “ 75 
6- “ 5-6 “ “ 18-20 stocky, 1 00 
SECTION II 
LEAVES PINNATE 
Areca lutescens. One of the most beautiful and 
valuable Palms. Foliage graceful, bright green, with 
rich golden stems. Plants 12 to 15 inches, 25 cts.; 
15 inches, 3 plants in a pot, 75 cts.; specimen plants, 
20 to 24 inches, 3 plants in a pot, $1.50; 30 to 36 inches, 
3 plants in a pot, very fine, $3. 
Areca rubra. Stems red; foliage reddish green in 
young plants. 25 cts., 50 cts. and 75 cts. 
*Cocos Alphonse! (Belair Palm). A tall-growing 
tree; leaves bright green. 18 to 24 inches, 50 cts. 
♦Cocos plumosa. Leaves very long, drooping pinn© 
1 to 2 feet, in bunches: flowers waxy. 18 to 24 inches, 
50 cts. 
Cocos Weddelliana. The most graceful of all small 
Palms; stems slender and erect; leaves long and nar¬ 
row, of a rich green, gracefully arched. A valuable 
variety for decorating apartments. 8 inches, 50 cts.; 
10 to 12 inches, 75 cts. 
Kentia 
We have a large stock of these desirable Palms. 
They are of robust and graceful habit, and can stand 
considerable rough usage. They retain their lower 
leaves, and are of a bright color. 
Belmoreana (Howea, or Curled-Leaved Palm). A 
graceful variety, with leaves which have the appearance 
of being curled. 12 inches, 50 cts.; 15 inches, 75 cts.; 
large size, $2 to $3 each. 
Forsteriana (Thatch-Leaf Palm). The most robust 
of the genus: leaves broader, and stem often of darker 
color. 15 inches, 50 cts.; 18 inches, 75 cts.; 28 to 30 
inches, $2.50; beautiful specimen plants, 36 inches high, 
from 6-inch pots, $3; 36 to 40 inches, 8-inch pots, very 
stocky, $5. 
Kentia Forsteriana. 
