. Catalogue of rare Florida flowers and fruits : season of 1894. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. CATALOGUE OK RARE FLORIDA FLOWERS AND FRUITS FOR 1894. 37. 'S EXCELSA. Cycas Revoluta—The Sago Palm or Japanese Fern Palm. See Choice SiH ciitUics, page 3. Chamxrops Excelsa—The hardiest of all Palms, and ^aid to have stood three degrees Fahr., with only a slight covering. Quick growing and one of the very best Palms for house culture in cold climates, soon form- ing a fine sper-inien and standing ill-usage remarkably well. Its pal
. Catalogue of rare Florida flowers and fruits : season of 1894. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. CATALOGUE OK RARE FLORIDA FLOWERS AND FRUITS FOR 1894. 37. 'S EXCELSA. Cycas Revoluta—The Sago Palm or Japanese Fern Palm. See Choice SiH ciitUics, page 3. Chamxrops Excelsa—The hardiest of all Palms, and ^aid to have stood three degrees Fahr., with only a slight covering. Quick growing and one of the very best Palms for house culture in cold climates, soon form- ing a fine sper-inien and standing ill-usage remarkably well. Its pal- mate leaves are very handsome. Should be extensively planted in the oijen ground in Florida. 20c. each; larger, 4(Jc. Latania Borbonica—The Chinese Fan Palm,, from which the palm leaf fans of commerce are made. The most popular Palm in cultivation for decorative work ; stands neglect well, and also a considerable amount of cold. If grown in partial shade while young, the leaves will be of a richer, darker green. Fine plants, 15c. each ; larger, 4ilc. each ; very fine, eighteen Inches to two feet high, by express, 60c. each. Oreodoxa Regia—Tlie Koi/al Palm. One of the grandest of the pinnate-leaved Palms, of very graceful outline, and a great favorite. Stands light frosts unharmed. Small plants, 20c. each; very fine, two and one-half to three feet, by express, 75c. each. Phtenix—All the spe(rie8 of this genus here offered are perfectly hardy in Florida, and should be extensively planted for lawn and avenue ornamentat ion. They are also equally well adapted for pot culture at the North, being e-xceedingly beautiful and standing a great variation of temperature. Pbcenix Canariensis—One of the finest, most hardy and rapid growing of the Date Palm-, being in every way desirable. Pin- nate-leaved, as are all of the species of Phoenix. 20c. each ; very fine, two feet high, by express, $ each. Phcenix Dactylifera—The true Date Palm. A beautiful species and highly in
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