Cox seed and plant cocatalogue . ; largely used in Nice, Canne and inthe South of France, lor avenues; also the best forthat purpose here; a native of the Cape of GoodHope hardy. Small plants, 50c. each; plants, 1 to 1%.feet high, $ to $ each. Raphis flabelliformis — China and Japan. Ahardy little Cane Palm, which suckers from the rootslike the bamboo and forms a dense clump of delicate and graceful little plant, only 3 to 4 feet inheight when full grown. 75c. to $ each. Seaforthia elegans—Leaves, dark green; the leaf-stems rather stout at their base, pinnate, lanceolateand
Cox seed and plant cocatalogue . ; largely used in Nice, Canne and inthe South of France, lor avenues; also the best forthat purpose here; a native of the Cape of GoodHope hardy. Small plants, 50c. each; plants, 1 to 1%.feet high, $ to $ each. Raphis flabelliformis — China and Japan. Ahardy little Cane Palm, which suckers from the rootslike the bamboo and forms a dense clump of delicate and graceful little plant, only 3 to 4 feet inheight when full grown. 75c. to $ each. Seaforthia elegans—Leaves, dark green; the leaf-stems rather stout at their base, pinnate, lanceolateand narrow bifid at the apex, the whole plant per-fectly smooth, on a cylindrical smooth whitish-greenstem. A most elegant species. Small plants, 2 to 3 feet high, $ to # each. Dracaena congesta—Broad leaved; a fine in-doordecorative plant. Price, 50c. to $ each. Dracaena Austral is (Broad-leaf)— An exceedinglyhandsome and ornamental tree, with broad plants, 50c. each; Large plants, GREVTLLEA ROBUSTA. Grevillea Robusta—(Australian Silk Oak). Asplendid fern-leafed, evergreen plant, which makes amagnificent pot plant for all sorts of decorative pur-poses. In conjunction with Palms and Ferns, or inan ordinary collection of house plants, it is at oncestriking and graceful. It will resist drought to aremarkable degree, and is therefore well adapted towithstand the dust and heat of living rooms. Flowers,golden yellow. Planted out in this State it soonforms a magnificent lawn or shade tree. Also makesa superb pot plant for the piazza. Price of fine pot-grown plants, 25c. each. Fxtra fine and strong, 50c. each.
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