. Catalogue of rare Florida flowers and fruits. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. OPUNTIA TUNA. TPalms for the "People. FOIl ornamental and decorative purposes few plants can equal the grand and stately Palms. They succeed finely as pot plants in living rooms and every year of their age adds to their size, beauty and usefulness; but, as with Orchids, the high prices at which they are held prevents them from being universally grown, and they can hardly be found ontside of the conservatories of the wealthy. We are happy to be able to o
. Catalogue of rare Florida flowers and fruits. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. OPUNTIA TUNA. TPalms for the "People. FOIl ornamental and decorative purposes few plants can equal the grand and stately Palms. They succeed finely as pot plants in living rooms and every year of their age adds to their size, beauty and usefulness; but, as with Orchids, the high prices at which they are held prevents them from being universally grown, and they can hardly be found ontside of the conservatories of the wealthy. We are happy to be able to offer the following collec- tion of elegant, desirable and easily managed sorts at prices which will put them within the reach of all. They have been grown in latticed houses and are much hardier and vastly superior, for window culture, to those grown under glass at the North. In potting Palms the soil should be packed about the roots very firmly and rather small pots used, shifting to larger sizes only when the pots become filled with roots. Caryota Urens, or Fish-tail Palm, from the resemblance of (he pinnae to the tail of a fish. A very elegant species for house culture, and one which we can highly recommend. One of t he very few Palms with bi-pinnate leaves. ~5 cents each, larger, 40 cents each. Cocos Weddeliana. A perfect little gem; one of the most ele- g a n t and graceful Palms that has ever/ been intro- duced. The plant ; is dwarf and very neat; leaves whit- ish-green on the underside, and arching out most gracefully. It is finely adapted for decorations of all sorts and easily endures the hard- ships usually fall- in g t o house plants. We be- lieve it has never before been offer- ed so cheap. Beautiful littl plants. 30 cents each. R h a p idophyl- lum Hystrix, or Kmllc Palm. One of t he most hardy COCOS WEDDELIANA. and at the sam* time most beautiful Palms in cultivation. Its fan-shaped leaves are dark, shining green above, and a most beautiful silvery gray beneath. F
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