FLORIDA NURSERY GARDEN NEWS 
Plant your home to make Florida more beautiful 
VOL. 2 
DECEMBER 1954 
NO. 2 
GIVE GIFTS THAT GROW - WE'LL PLAY SANTA FOR YOU! 
HOLLY. Heavy fruited East Palatka strain. Produces abundance of 
bright red berries that are colorful for months. $3.50 and up. 
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AGAPANTHUS. Blue Lily of the Nile. Bulbous plant with strap 
foliage. Light blue flowers in summer. $1.50 each. 
ARALIA ELEGANTISSIMA. New and urusual plant with lush 
palmate foliage of bright glossy green shading to reddish green. Pot 
plant, patio or planting box subject. $1.50 up. 
BRAZILIAN PEPPER. Deep green foliage and bright red berries 
along slender branches. Provides abundance of holiday decoration. 
$1.25 and up. 
CALLIANDRA. Powderpuff Tree. Lovely red puffballs borne in 
profusion all winter and spring. Fast grower. $.75 and up. 
CAMELLIA JAPONICA. The aristocratic favorite of the south. At- 
tractive foliage and beautiful blossoms in a variety. Treasured by 
any homeowner. $2.00 and up. 
CAMELLIA SASANQUA. Fall flowering shrub with small shining 
green foliage. Grows faster than C. Japonica. Blooms heavily in fall. 
Colors range from white to cherry red. $1.25 and up. 
CITRUS. Container grown, bearing size trees. Includes Oranges, 
Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Kumquats, Calamondins, etc. $4.00 and 
up. 
RACENA. These plants in variety offer colorful foliages valuable 
as house plants, patio plant or planter boxes. See the many different 
varieties from $1.50 and up. 
FATSHEDERA. Another new and unusual plant for indoor or patio 
use. Large ivy-like dark green leaves borne on slender branches. 
$.75 and up, 
WHY NOT DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EARLY 
AND EASILY THIS YEAR, AND BE READY TO ENJOY 
THE PRE-HOLIDAY SEASON? 
PLANTS MAKE AN IDEAL GIFT—EVEN THE PERSON 
“WHO HAS EVERYTHING” WILL ALWAYS ENJOY 
AND APPRECIATE A PLANT! BRING OUT YOUR 
CHRISTMAS LIST AND LET US GO OVER IT WITH 
YOU. SOME OF YOUR FRIENDS MAY BE OUR CUS- 
TOMERS AND WE PROBABLY KNOW OF SOME- 
THING THEY PARTICULARLY WANT! 
IF YOU LIVE IN OUR REGULAR DELIVERY AREA, 
YOU MAY SELECT THE GIFT AND LEAVE YOUR 
CARD, AND WE’LL MAKE THE DELIVERY JUST 
BEFORE CHRISTMAS. IF YOU WANT IT PLANTED, 
WE’LL ARRANGE FOR THAT ALSO. 
HERE ARE A FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR GIFTS, BUT 
YOULL FIND MANY OTHERS IF YOU DRIVE OUT 
AND BROWSE AROUND OUR SALES YARD. FLORIDA 
NURSERY AND LANDSCAPE CO. OFFERS MANY 
UNUSUAL AND RARE PLANTS THAT WILL THRILL 
THE HEART OF ANYONE ON CHRISTMAS MORNING! 
LIVISTONIA CHINENSIS (Chinese Fan Palm). An especially attrac- 
tive, slow growing fan palm that may be used indoors or out. $2.00 
and up. 
LOUIS PHILLIPPE ROSES. The “Florida Red Rose” so popular for 
the everblooming, evergreen habits. Attractive for shrub borders, 
hedges, etc. $2.00 up. 
NEANTHE BELLA PALMS. A slow growing palm that is invaluable 
for indoor or planting box use, as well as in patio or foundation plant- 
ings. Dark green foliage and interesting seed heads make it fascinat- 
ing. $.50 and up. 
ORCHIDS. Altho Orchids are tropical plants, they adapt themselves 
easily to Central Florida. Grow them outside in your palms or shade 
trees, and bring them in when temperature drops below 36-38 degrees. 
Many varieties available and some in bioom. $3.50 and up. 
PHAIUS GRANDIFOLIUS. Nun’s Lily Orchid. Terrestrial orchid 
with attractive foliage and producing tall flower stalks each spring 
with 10-20 orchids measuring 3 to 4 inches across; these are silvery 
white outside, yellowish brown inside, with a purple lip margined with 
yellowish brown. It is called “Nun’s Lily” because within the lip is 
an ivory like replica of a white-hooded nun. $3.50 up. 
PHILODENDRON. Tropical in appearance, yet quite hardy unless 
the temperature falls to 18-20 degrees. These self-heading philoden- 
drons are available in a number of varieties, all with various leaf 
formations. They make full, shrubby plants and are useful in many 
ways. Always a welcome gift. $1.50 and up. 
PHOENIX ROEBELINI PALM. This pigmy date palm is slow 
growing and a favorite for house plant, patio, planters or foundation 
plantings. Makes a beautiful plant for church, school or industrial 
plant. $1.50 up. 
POINSETTIA TRIPLE FIREBALL. Large, full flowers of brilliant 
red contrasting with dark green foliage. No garden is complete with- 
out a few of these for holiday decorations. $1.75 and up. 
PYRACANTHA. Bright red berries in clusters borne in profusion. 
Foliage shining dark green. Wonderful for holiday decorations and 
an exceptionally attractive shrub for any garden. $2.00 and up. 
SCHEFFLERA. This fascinating exotic garden plant is useful in- 
doors and out. Mature plant produces exotic bloom, $2.50 up. 
