Archive image from page 38 of Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of Royal Palm Nurseries . descriptiveillus1895roya Year: 1895 PALMS AND CYCADS. 35 SERENOA, continued. about all winter, and sometimes longer, if in the shade. Each plant is a perfect specimen, of from 6 to a dozen nice leaves, resembling Latanias, and from 3 to 5 feet high. It will make a grand appearance, and will be very hardy, standing sharp freezing without any in- jury. We pack them in special large lots for Christmas and Palm Sunday. Try a few ; club with your friends, and have
Archive image from page 38 of Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of Royal Palm Nurseries . descriptiveillus1895roya Year: 1895 PALMS AND CYCADS. 35 SERENOA, continued. about all winter, and sometimes longer, if in the shade. Each plant is a perfect specimen, of from 6 to a dozen nice leaves, resembling Latanias, and from 3 to 5 feet high. It will make a grand appearance, and will be very hardy, standing sharp freezing without any in- jury. We pack them in special large lots for Christmas and Palm Sunday. Try a few ; club with your friends, and have them shipped by freight. It costs as much to pack one plant as a dozen, and therefore we cannot supply one so cheaply as in a quantity. They are heavy— weighing about 10 to 15 pounds each ; some are, of course, lighter. Two plants, packed, $1; 6 plants, $; 12 plants, $3; 100plants, $20. Any quantity over 12 plants will be sent for 20 cts. ea. Leaves of this Palm (Serenoa) are largely used, also. We cut with stems about a foot long usually (they can be had longer). 50 leaves, packed, for \ ; 100 leaves, $2 ; 1,000 leaves, $15. Large quantities should go by freight, small lots by express ; we cannot mail them. STANGERIA paradoxa. A rare Cycad from Natal, South Africa. The leaves are extremely deli- cate and fern-like. In cultivation it requires same treatment as Zamia and Encephalartos. Strong plants, $10 to $15 each. STEVENSONIA grandiflora. The Thief Palm, of the Seychelles Islands. Named in honor of a governor of Mauritius. 'This is perhaps one of the most noble Palms ever introduced to cultivation. The stem is stout, and the leaves are plaited entire from 1 to 8 feet in length and from 1 to 4 feet in breadth, bifid at the apex, and fringed round the margins by being cut into acuminate segments, which are edged with red. The petioles are sheathing, and densely W Zamia integrifolia.
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