. Dreer's mid-summer catalogue 1924. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA—DECORATIVE PLANTS 45 DREER'S DECORATIVE PALMS coUectii. Keniia Belmoreana Phoenix Roebeleni. The most graceful of the Phoenix, and a Palm which has become one of the most popular for room decora- tion. The plant is of vigorous growth, and its gracefully recur- ving leaves, with very narrow dark green pinnae, give it a lightness and airiness not surpassed, if equalled, by Cocos Wed
. Dreer's mid-summer catalogue 1924. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA—DECORATIVE PLANTS 45 DREER'S DECORATIVE PALMS coUectii. Keniia Belmoreana Phoenix Roebeleni. The most graceful of the Phoenix, and a Palm which has become one of the most popular for room decora- tion. The plant is of vigorous growth, and its gracefully recur- ving leaves, with very narrow dark green pinnae, give it a lightness and airiness not surpassed, if equalled, by Cocos Weddeliana; at the same time it is as hardy as a Kentia, succeeds ing admirably as a house plant. 3-inch pots. Fine young plants $0 50 each 4-inch pots. Fine young plants 75 each PANDANUS (Screw Pine) Veitchi. One of the finest decorative plants for the house; graceful foliage, broadly striped with cream-white on a green ground. 4-inch pots, $ each; 6-inch pots, $ each. ; complete without Palms. Their bold, majestic, yet graceful foliage lends a grandeur and magnificence that cannot be obtained by any other class of plants, and no decoration, whether in the conservatory, hall or sitting room, is complete without them. Cocos Weddeliana. The most graceful and elegant of all Palms. Its slender, erect stem is freely furnished with its gracefully arching leaves, of a rich green color; admirable for fern dishes. 2 J-inch pots, 35 cts. each. Kentia Belmoreana. The Kentias are the hardiest Palms in culti- vation. They are of slow growth, and are less affected by the dust and dry atmosphere of the house than any others. The variety here oSered is of dwarf spreading habit, with fine rich dark green foliage. 3-inch pots, 12 inches high $0 50 each 4-inch pots, 15 inches high 75 each 5-inch pots, 18 inches high 2 00 each 6-inch pots, 24 inches high 3 00 each 6-inch pots, 30 inches high 5 00 each Kentia Forsteriana. This splendid variety is very similar to K. Belmoreana, but of strong
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