. Annual illustrated and descriptive catalogue of new, rare and beautiful plants and seeds. Nurseries (Horticulture), Florida, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs; Tropical plants, Catalogs; Fruit trees, Seedlings, Catalogs. parent, and it promises to be the finest avenue Palm that we have, and we unhesitatingly recommend it for use wherever a strong, rapid-growing Palm is required. 50 cents each. P. tennis. Habitat unknown. Of recent introduction; resembles P. dactylifera somewhat, but is finer in all / its parts. A very handsome Palm, 20 cts. to $> P. vinifera
. Annual illustrated and descriptive catalogue of new, rare and beautiful plants and seeds. Nurseries (Horticulture), Florida, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs; Tropical plants, Catalogs; Fruit trees, Seedlings, Catalogs. parent, and it promises to be the finest avenue Palm that we have, and we unhesitatingly recommend it for use wherever a strong, rapid-growing Palm is required. 50 cents each. P. tennis. Habitat unknown. Of recent introduction; resembles P. dactylifera somewhat, but is finer in all / its parts. A very handsome Palm, 20 cts. to $> P. vinifera,* This seems to be very closely allied to P. Leonensis, but is a little stronger and of more vigor- ous habit. A very desirable Palm in every respect. ^ 80 cent. each. P. Zeylanica.* A dwarf grower, of beautiful reclinate habit. Color green, slightly tinged with a bluish cast. The most hardy of all the species of Phoenix yet planted out here. Fine, large plants in 7-inch pots, $ each. PTYCHOSPERMA ALEXANDR/E. This elegant and rapid-growing Palm comes to us from Queensland. In habit it somewhat resembles Seafor- thia elegans but is much superior in every way. The leaves are the richest green, the under surface covei'ed with a silvery tomentum. This plant is rare in cultiva- tion. Very fine plants, 50 cents each; 2 to %)4 feet. $1 each. ^. RHAPIS FLABELLIFORMIS. From China and Japan. An odd little Palm, growing some 7 or 8 feet high, with stem not more than an inch in thickness. It suckers from the root like the bamboo, and in time forms a dense clump of canes. 75 cents to $1 Seaforlhia elegans. (See page 17.) Sabal JJlackburniaiia. ' RHAPIDOPHYLLUM HYSTRIX.* From Florida and lower Georgia. A very hardy spe- cies, and most elegant for decorative purposes. "Around the bases of the petioles bristle numerous slender, keenly-pointed brown spines about 15 inches long, a wise provision of nature to preserve from harm the flowerbud, which, just before the bursting of th
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