. Catalogue of hardy bulbs, plants, etc. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. FLOWERINQ BULBS, PLANTS, ETC. 23 PALMS. This family of plants has a peculiar fascina- tion for even the most unobserving. It is a re- markable fact that people who will daily pass by the most beautiful and sweetest scented flowers without apparently noticing them, are invariably arrested by a sight of almost any of the Palm family, and they stand to admire them. For con- servatory adornment they stand prominently foremost, and for parlo
. Catalogue of hardy bulbs, plants, etc. Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. FLOWERINQ BULBS, PLANTS, ETC. 23 PALMS. This family of plants has a peculiar fascina- tion for even the most unobserving. It is a re- markable fact that people who will daily pass by the most beautiful and sweetest scented flowers without apparently noticing them, are invariably arrested by a sight of almost any of the Palm family, and they stand to admire them. For con- servatory adornment they stand prominently foremost, and for parlor decoration they are with- out an equal. They are also extensively used for tropical bedding, for which purpose they are ex- ceedingly effective, and as a center plant in a vase, they are without a peer. Our collection embraces a large assortment of the leading kinds, prices and descriptions of which we cheerfully furnish on application. We here enumerate a few of the most popular, all of them in great demand. Areca Lutescens—Slender, plume-like leaves, a very handsome and excellent house plant. Price, each, 30c; specimen plants, 12 to 36 inches high, each, 50c to $ Chamserops Excelsa—A very handsome fan- leaved Palm of easy culture. Price, each, 50c. Specimen plants, 12 to 30 inches high, each, $ to $ Cocos Weddeliana—A charming plant, unques- tionably the most graceful of all the small Palms; extensively used as table ornaments. Price, each, 35c. Specimen plants, 8 to 18 inches high, each, 50c to $ Kentia Belmoreana—Resembles Areca, but the leaves are stronger and dark green; a splendid house plant and in great demand. Price, each, 35c. Specimen plants, 12 to 36 inches high, each, 50c to $ Kentia Fosteriana—A beautiful species with bright green foliage. Price, each, 35c. Speci- men plants, 12 to 36 inches high, each, 50c to $ Latania Borbonica (Chinese Fan Palm) — A great favorite, perhaps the most desirable of all the Palms for gener
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