. Annual illustrated and descriptive catalogue of new, rare and beautiful plants. Tropical plants Catalogs; Nursery stock Florida Catalogs. SELECT FOLIAGE AND FLOWERING PLANTS. 71 VITEX. V. Agnus-castus. (Chaste-tree.) A handsome hardy tree from southern Europe; flowers in spikes, dark blue. 50 cts. each. V. heterophylla. A very beautiful shrub with dark blue flowers, the bruised leaves having a strong scent like lavender. 20 cts. each. YUCCA. The Yuccas are among the most valuable decora- tive plants for Florida ; their foliage is handsome, and the flowers very attractive. Y. aloifolia. (Span
. Annual illustrated and descriptive catalogue of new, rare and beautiful plants. Tropical plants Catalogs; Nursery stock Florida Catalogs. SELECT FOLIAGE AND FLOWERING PLANTS. 71 VITEX. V. Agnus-castus. (Chaste-tree.) A handsome hardy tree from southern Europe; flowers in spikes, dark blue. 50 cts. each. V. heterophylla. A very beautiful shrub with dark blue flowers, the bruised leaves having a strong scent like lavender. 20 cts. each. YUCCA. The Yuccas are among the most valuable decora- tive plants for Florida ; their foliage is handsome, and the flowers very attractive. Y. aloifolia. (Spanish Bayonet.) Native of our southern sea-coast and the West Indies; hardy throughout the state. Splendid plants for decora- tive purposes; flower stalk two feet, densely cov- ered with its greenish white flowers; these "make handsome pot plants, while small, for the conserva- tory. 10 to 25 cts. each. Y. aloifolia variegata. Leaves striped white. $1 and 82 each. Y. filamentosa. (Adam's Needle.) Hardy through- out the United States as far north as New York. Handsome plants; the leaves are covered with thread-like Aliments; flower spike eight to ten feet high, surmounted with panicles of white, bell- shaped flowers. 10 cts. each, 81 per dozen. Y. gloriosa. Perhaps the handsomest of our native species; leaves broader and thinner than those of T. aloifolia and with a bluish tint; flower spike very large. Large plants. SI YUCCA 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 American Exotic Nurseries; Hoyt, Robert D; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Seven Oaks, Fl. : American Exotic Nurseries
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