CYCAS . . . Sago Palm 
Cycas revoluta. (Sago Pplm)^Japan. 
Fine for porch decoration. The round 
trunk is crowned with a mass of long, 
feathery fronds suggesting ostrich 
plumes. Quite hardy. 8-in. pots, $4.00; 
6-in. pots, $3.00. 
DASYLIRION 
Dasylirion glaucophyllum. Mexico. 
Short, round base; leaves stiff, long and 
slender, armed with terminal spikes. In 
tubs, 2 to 3 ft., $3.50; gal. cans, 60c. 
KENTIA 
Kentia fosteriana. Lord Howe Island. 
The best known palms for indoor grow¬ 
ing. 6-in. pots, 2 to 3 ft., $4.00. 
MUSA ENSETE 
Musa Ensete (Abyssinian Banana) 
Ethiopia. Fine for gorgeous tropical ef¬ 
fects. Foliage extremely large, bright 
green with ruddy midribs. Requires a 
sheltered situation and will not stand 
much frost. 5-gal. cans, $2.00; gal. cans, 
75c. 
NOLINA 
Nolina longifolia. Mexico. Trunk about 
six feet tall; leaves an inch wide, ma¬ 
tured ones droop, center ones some¬ 
what spiral. Balled, 3 to 4 ft., $2.50; 2 to 
3 ft., $2.00; gal. cans, IV 2 fo 2 ft., 75c. 
PHOENIX 
Phoenix canariensis. (Canary Island 
Palm) The most popular and hardy 
palm in California. Foliage pinnate and 
of deep green color. Fine for large 
grounds and avenue plantings. 5-gal. 
cans, 2 to 3 ft., $3.00; gal. cans, 1 to IV 2 
ft., 75c. 
Windmill Palm 
Trachycarpus excelsa 
CHAMAEROPS 
Chamaerops. (Dwarf Fan Palm) Medi¬ 
terranean Region. Includes only the 
European Dwarf Fan Palms. The Japan¬ 
ese Fan Palms will be found under Tra¬ 
chycarpus. The former have long spines 
on leaf stalk. The latter have none. Extra 
large plants of any of the following 
three varieties vary in price from $20.00 
to $150.00 according to the number of 
stems and conformation of the indi¬ 
vidual plants. Single stem plants, 5 to 
6 ft., $15.00; 4 to 5 ft., $12.50, for the fol¬ 
lowing varieties: 
Chamaerops humilis. (Dwarf Fan Palm) 
Dwarf hardy species with fan-shaped 
leaves. Fine for lawns and as tub plants 
for porch decoration. 
C. humilis argentea. Foliage dark 
green and silvery beneath. 
C. humilis tomentosa. A handsome 
dwarf palm admirably adapted to in¬ 
door and porch decoration, and where 
the situation does not permit of the 
larger growing kinds. 
COCOS 
Cocos australis. (Pindo Palm) Brazil A 
short, stout palm with long, graceful, 
grey-green leaves; very hardy. In tubs, 
2 to 3 ft., $3.50; balled, 18 to 24 in., $3.50; 
5-in. pots, $1.00. 
CORDYLINE . . . Dracena 
Cordyline indivisa. (Blue Dracena) 
Dracena. Strong, slender trunk. Foliage 
narrow and drooping, varying from 
green to bronze. Balled, 6 to 8 ft., $8.00; 
5 to 6 ft., $6.00; 4 to 5 ft., $4.50; 3 to 4 ft., 
$3.50; 5-gal. cans, 2 to 3 ft., $1.75; gal. 
cans, 11/2 to 2 ft., 60c. 
Blue Dracena 
Dracena indivisa 
Palms, Dracenas, Yuccas 
Abyssinian Banana 
Musa ensete 
P. reclinata. Tropical Africa. Very, 
graceful palm with slender trunk. Not' 
quite as hardy as P. canariensis. 
Balled, 3 to 4 ft., $5.00; 3-gal. cans, 2 to 
3 ft., $3.50; gal. cans, 1 ft., 75c. 
SANSEVERIA 
Sanseveria laurenti. Belgian Congo. A 
very beautiful and durable pot plant. 
Sends up almost straight leaves, two to 
three feet high and about two inches 
wide with slightly undulating margins. 
The centers of the leaves are silvery 
green, beautifully marbled with dark 
gieen; edges of leaves are striped with 
yellow lightly mottled with green. Sin¬ 
gle plants rapidly increase into large 
clumps. 5-in. pots, $2.00. 
TRACHYCARPUS 
Asiatic Fan Palm, known by the dense 
black, hairy covering of the slender 
trunks. Often listed as Chamaerops, 
from which they are distinguished by 
the lack of spines on the leaf stalk. 
They are all extremely hardy, enduring 
more cold than any other genus of 
Palm. 
Specimen Palms, 7 to 15 feet, $25.00 to 
$150.00, according to size and con¬ 
formation. Balled plants of the three 
varieties listed below are priced as fol¬ 
lows; 6 to 8 ft., $15.00; 5 to 6 ft., $12.50; 
4 to 5 ft., $10.00; 3 to 4 ft., $7.50. 
Trachycarpus excelsa. (Windmill Palm) 
Hardy and fine for aligning drives and 
walks. Trunk slim and hairy; leaf seg¬ 
ments narrow and flexible. 
T. fortunei. Stout trunk tapering up¬ 
ward; leaves large with broad seg¬ 
ments closely set and glaucous. 
T. nepalense. Leaves an intense dark 
green, somewhat small and carried on 
shorter stalks; segments rigid, never 
drooping. 
WASHINGTONIA ' 
Washingtonia filifera. (California Fan 
Palm) Trunk attains four feet in diam¬ 
eter; leaves fan-shaped with whitish 
filaments. Balled, 4 to 5 ft., 7.50; 3 to 4 
ft., $6.00; 2 to 3 ft., $5.00; gal. cans, iy2 
to 2 ft., 75c. 
W. robusta. (Mexican Fan Palm) 
Leaves drooping with few white fila¬ 
ments. A rapid grower. Balled, 4 to 5 ft., 
$7.50; 3 to 4 ft., $6.00; 2 to 3 ft., $5.00; gal. 
cans, 1 1/2 to 2 ft., 75c. 
YUCCA 
Yucca filamentosa. (Common Yucca) 
Southern United States. Leaves long 
and narrow; flowers creamy white. Gal. 
cans, 1 to H /2 ^h, 75c. 
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