. Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees, evergreens, shrubs, roses, Nursery stock California Catalogs; Ornamental trees California Catalogs; Evergreens California Catalogs; Shrubs California Catalogs; Roses California Catalogs. 29 CALIFORNIA NURSERY CO. PALMS, DRAC^NAS, AGAVES AND YUCCAS. Our plants are all grown in the open ground, and are consequently handsome, well- urnished, stocky specimens, far exceeding pot-grown plants in appearance. As in the case of Evergreens, however, we cultivate more or less of each variety in pots, for shipment to very distant cham.^:rops exce
. Descriptive catalogue of ornamental trees, evergreens, shrubs, roses, Nursery stock California Catalogs; Ornamental trees California Catalogs; Evergreens California Catalogs; Shrubs California Catalogs; Roses California Catalogs. 29 CALIFORNIA NURSERY CO. PALMS, DRAC^NAS, AGAVES AND YUCCAS. Our plants are all grown in the open ground, and are consequently handsome, well- urnished, stocky specimens, far exceeding pot-grown plants in appearance. As in the case of Evergreens, however, we cultivate more or less of each variety in pots, for shipment to very distant cham.^:rops excelsis. Chamserops Excelsa {Japanese Fan Palm)—A ver}' hardy Palm, with an erect stem, 20 to 30 feet high, and dark green, erect, fan-shaped leaves, deeply cut into narrow segments. *' Humilis—A Fan Palm of dwarf habit; it is a native of Southern Europe, and very hardy ; this makes a splendid specimen, if planted by itself on a lawn. '* Nepaiensis—A handsome and unique variety of the Japanese Fan Palm. The leaves are smaller and the leaf-stalks shorter and stouter than in the usual type ; they pro- ject at almost right angles to the main trunk, creating a pretty and interesting ap- pearance. Severe winds do not mar their beauty in the least. Cycas Revoluta {Sago Palm)—A native of China and Japan, with cylindrical, usually em- braced stems, terminating in a crown of handsome, deeply cut pinnate leaves of thick texture. Erythraea Edulis—A fine Palm from Guadalupe Island. The style and rapidity of growth is somewhat similar to the California Fan Palm, but the leaves are a much deeper green in color, and have no hairy or thread-like filaments attached. *' Armata—A slow-growing, hardy variety, with glaucous or bluish-colored foliage. Phoenix Canariensis—The handsomest and hardiest species of the Date Palm family. Being a rapid grower, it soon develops into beautiful specimens, with pinnate, dark green leaves from 6 to 12 feet long ; the divisions lineor, lance-shaped, ve
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