. [Catalogue]. Nursery stock California Fresno Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) California Fresno Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. 114 CATALOGUE OF THE. Erythea. edulis. The Guadalupe Island Palm. Seepage 112. main on the trunk until the tree advances in age, when they fall off, leaving a rough trunk, eight to ten inches in diameter; this palm is entirely hardy, and on ac- count of its unique appearance is very desirable. SEAFORTHIA. Seaforthia elegans. (Archontophoenix Cun- ninghamii.) Queenslan
. [Catalogue]. Nursery stock California Fresno Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) California Fresno Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. 114 CATALOGUE OF THE. Erythea. edulis. The Guadalupe Island Palm. Seepage 112. main on the trunk until the tree advances in age, when they fall off, leaving a rough trunk, eight to ten inches in diameter; this palm is entirely hardy, and on ac- count of its unique appearance is very desirable. SEAFORTHIA. Seaforthia elegans. (Archontophoenix Cun- ninghamii.) Queensland, N. S. W. One of the most beautiful of the Palm family, and one of the best in cultivation for the conservatory or greenhouse; the pinnate leaves are two to ten feet in length, dark green and perfectly smooth. Perfectly hardy in many places in Southern Cali- fornia. WASHINGTONIA. Washingtonia filifera. "California Weeping Palm.'' It is perhaps the most character- istic palm of California and it originates from San Bernardino county. Trunk at- tains a diameter of 4 feet and is covered with shields of dead leaves; leaves fan shaped, with numerous divisions and whit- ish filaments. Petioles stout, smooth, five to six feet long and margined with stout hooked spines. Attains a height of 60 to 80 ft. Washingtonia robusta. This is a very dis- tinct type from the preceding. Although the leaves have the same weeping ten- dency, they are much greener and the white filaments are not so numerous. The. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fancher Creek Nurseries; Roeding, George Christian, 1868-1928; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Fresno, Calif. : George C. Roeding
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