. Dreer's garden calendar : 1897. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. J28 BEST PLANTS FOR GARDEN AND Kentia Beimoreana, PALMS. Palms are now indispensable in all decorations, whether for apart- ments, conservatories or for tropical bedding in summer. The large demand the past few years has induced us to considerably increase our faculties for propagating and growing this class of stock, and we have now thirty-five of our largest houses devoted to their cultivatio
. Dreer's garden calendar : 1897. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. J28 BEST PLANTS FOR GARDEN AND Kentia Beimoreana, PALMS. Palms are now indispensable in all decorations, whether for apart- ments, conservatories or for tropical bedding in summer. The large demand the past few years has induced us to considerably increase our faculties for propagating and growing this class of stock, and we have now thirty-five of our largest houses devoted to their cultivation alone, which enables us to supply all the leading and popular varieties at most reasonable prices. The varieties enumerated below are those best adajjted for house culture. ( The heights given are from top ofpol.) Areca Lutescens. One of the most graceful and beautiful palms in cultivation; the foliage is of a bright, glossy green, with rich, golden yellow stems. 3-inch pots, 4 to 5 leaves, 12 to 15 inches high S .25 each. 4 " " 5 to 6 " 15 to 18 " " 50 " 5 " " 6 to 7 " 18 to 20 " " " 6 " " 6 to S " ⢠24 " " 'l " 8 " " 10 to 12 '* 36 to 42 " " " Cocos Weddeliana. The most elegant and graceful of all the smaller Palms. Its slender, eiect stems is freely furnished with its gracefully arching leaves, nisdeup of innumerable long, narrow pinna? or segments of a rich green color. The Cocos are admirable for fern dishes, as they are of slow growth and maintain their beauty for a long time. (See cut.) 3-inch pots, 12 inches high, 50 cts. each ; 4 inch pots, 15 inches high, each. KENTIAS. The Kentias, both Beimoreana and Fosteriana, arc the hardiest in cultivation and give better satisfaction as a house plant than any other varieties They are of slow growth, and are not affected by the dust and dry atmosphere of the house, and were we to select one P
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