. Catalogue of rare Florida flowers and fruits : season of 1893. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. 38 Talms for theTeople. FOR ornamental and decorative purposes few plants can equal the grand and stately Palms. They succeed finely as pot plants in living rooms and every year of their age adds to their size, beauty aud usefulness; but, as with Orchids, the high prices at which they are held prevent them from being universally grown, and they can hardly be found outside of the conservatories of the wealthy. We are happy to be able to offer
. Catalogue of rare Florida flowers and fruits : season of 1893. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. 38 Talms for theTeople. FOR ornamental and decorative purposes few plants can equal the grand and stately Palms. They succeed finely as pot plants in living rooms and every year of their age adds to their size, beauty aud usefulness; but, as with Orchids, the high prices at which they are held prevent them from being universally grown, and they can hardly be found outside of the conservatories of the wealthy. We are happy to be able to offer the following collection of elegant, desirable and easily managed sorts at prices which will put them within the reach of all. They have been grown in latticed houses and are much hardier and vastly superior, for window cultuie, to those grown under glass at the North. )n potting Palms the soil should be packed about the roots very firmly and rather small pots used, shitting- to larger sizes only when the pots become filled with roots. They do finely in a soil of loam and sand. Leaf mold does not seem to suit them as well as a heavier soil. There is more danger of using too large, rather than too small, pots. The drainage should be perfect and there should not be a lot of un- used soil about the roots to become sour. I)o not re- pot until the old pots are filled with roots, and instead of using wide pots use deep ones, as the roots prefer to go down rather than out. They enjoy some sun- light, though most sorts will do better in complete shade than in a hot sunshine. Keep the leaves clean by sponging or washing them, and water the soil the same as Geraniums, Roses, etc. Unhealthy yellow leaves are most frequently caused by imperfect drainage. The scale, which is almost the only insect which attacks Palms, if it appears, may be easily re- moved by scrubbing the stalks and leaves with a stick or old toothbrush dipped in soapsuds. Areca Lutescens—One of the most elegant and use
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