. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of Royal Palm Nurseries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Tropical plants Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Citrus fruit industry Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Calla Ethiopica (Calla Lily). RAVENALA Madagascariensis {Urania speciosa). The Traveler's Tree. This noble plant when full-grown is from 20 to 30 feet high, with a palm-like trunk, crested with two ranked {distichous) banana-like leaves. These leaves are admirably adapted for collecting and holding a quantity of water in the hollowed sheathing base of the
. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of Royal Palm Nurseries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Tropical plants Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Citrus fruit industry Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Calla Ethiopica (Calla Lily). RAVENALA Madagascariensis {Urania speciosa). The Traveler's Tree. This noble plant when full-grown is from 20 to 30 feet high, with a palm-like trunk, crested with two ranked {distichous) banana-like leaves. These leaves are admirably adapted for collecting and holding a quantity of water in the hollowed sheathing base of the petioles, which gushes out when pierced from below. It is said to be always pure and sweet, and from this circum- stance it has been named the Traveler's Tree. $1 each, $10 per dozen. RHUS cotinna. Smoke Tree, or Mist Shrub. One of the Sumachs ; but in this variety the leaves are roundish ovate and handsome. A good hardy shrub. Leaves turn very rich colors in autumn. 25 cents each. RICHARDIA Africana {Calla ethiopica). The Calla Lily, or Lily of the Nile. We grow this good old Cape plant in the open ground the year round, in a low, mucky place, even in the water, and have a profusion of flowers from January to July. Good plants, 15 cents each, $1 per dozen. ROSA Indica. Including Tea, Perpetual, Noi- sette Roses, etc. The " Queen of Flowers " needs a little petting on most of our Florida soil, except on the best hammock lands. In the first place, a well-drained location is necessary, and next, moderately rich land. We have had good success with Roses on the poorest pine land, by using the following plan, which in- volves some labor and trouble, but will pay well in the long run in any location : Dig a hole in the ground, somewhat larger than the intended bed of Roses, and 2 feet in depth ; fill to within 6 inches of the surface with half-rotted sods previously procured from some old field or in the woods or along some pond where the hogs have been rooting. The sods a
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