PALMS, 
DRACENAS and YUCCAS 
There is a definite place for palms, bamboos and grasses 
in many California gardens. We associate them with 
white adobe walls and terra cotta tile roofs. For the lazy 
gardener this group of plants has no peer. It includes 
members of the plant kingdom adapted to most soils, 
good or bad. They are drouth-resistant when need be, 
will take water when it is given them. Hit or miss, palms, 
bamboos and grasses maintain a rugged individuality 
difficult to find in other groups. 
CHAMAEROPS .. . Dwarf Fan Palm 
Chamaerops humilis. Dwarf hardy species with fan- 
shaped leaves. Fine for lawns and as tub plants for 
porch decorations. Boxed Specimens: 3 trunks, 5-6’ 
$5.00; 3 trunks, 6-8’ $75.00; 3 trunks, 8-10’ $100.00; 4 
trunks, $10.00 higher. 
COCOS 
Cocos australis (Pindo Palm). A short stout palm 
with long, graceful, gray-green leaves; very hardy. 
BB 4-5’ $7.50. 
GOLDEN BAMBOO 
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Phyllostachys aurea 
Canes close-jointed at base and golden 
yellow in color. Sends up in dense form 
very slender shoots of moderate height; 
especially useful for quick-growing screen. 
Balled clumps $2.50. 
CORTADERIA ... Pampas Grass 
Cortaderia argentea. The Pampas Grass 
of the Argentine plains, appreciated for its 
beautiful silver plumes. 
planted in clumps. 5 g. c. $2.50. 
BLUE DRACENA 
CORDYLINE ... Dracena 
Cordyline indivisa (Blue Dracena). Strong, slender 
trunk. Foliage narrow and drooping, varying from 
green to bronze. 5 g. c. 2-3’ $2.00; 5 g. c. 3-4’ $3.00. 
Boxed specimens: 8-10’ $50.00; larger to $75.00. 
DASYLIRION .. . Sotol 
Dasylirion glaucophyllum (Blueleaf Sotol). Short, round 
base; leaves stiff, long and slender armed with ter- 
minal spikes. 1 g. c. $1.00. 

BAMBOOS aud 
GRASSES 
PHYLLOSTACHYS... Bamboo 
(Golden Bamboo). 
Effective when 
PHORMIUM 


WINDMILL PALM 
MUSA ENSETE 
Musa ensete (Abyssinian Banana). Fine for gorgeous 
tropical effects. Foliage extremely large, bright green 
with ruddy midribs. Requires a sheltered situation 
~and will not stand much frost. 1 g. c. $1.00. 
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. Boxed to $150.00. 
P. reclinata. Somewhat like the Canary Island Palm 
when small but later develops a more slender trunk 
and shorter, narrower, more drooping fronds. 5 g. c. 
$3.50. 
TRACHYARPUS ... Asiatic Fan Palm 
Trachycarpus excelsus (Windmill Palm). 
dense, black, hairy covering of the slender trunks. 
Extremely hardy. Boxed 7-8’ $35.00; 8-10’ $50.00; 10-12’ 
$75.00; larger to $150.00. 
Known by 
T. nepalensus. Leaves an intense dark green, some- 
what small and carried on shorter stalks, segments 
rigid, never drooping. Boxed 7-8’ $35.00; 8-10’ $50.00; 
10-12’ $75.00. 
WASHINGTONIA ... Fan Palm 
Washingtonia robusta (Mexican Fan Palm). Leaves 
drooping with few filaments. Boxed, 6-8’ $25.00. 
MUSA ENSETE 
Phormium tenax variegata (New Zealand 
Flax). Foliage attains a length of six feet 
or more, color a clear green with yellow 
stripes; flowers orange borne on tall stalks. 
Widely used for Spanish-type plantings. 
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