. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of Royal Palm Nurseries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Tropical plants Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Citrus fruit industry Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Phoenix sylvestris (Wild Date). dactylifera, will stand our climate well. Large (2 to 3 feet), fine plants, 75 cents each, per dozen ; smaller, 25 cents each, $ per dozen. Small seedlings, 15 cents each, $1 per dozen. P. rupicola. Himalaya. "This is one of the most exquisitely graceful among Palms, and in elegance takes a similar place to t
. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue of Royal Palm Nurseries. Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Tropical plants Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Citrus fruit industry Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Phoenix sylvestris (Wild Date). dactylifera, will stand our climate well. Large (2 to 3 feet), fine plants, 75 cents each, per dozen ; smaller, 25 cents each, $ per dozen. Small seedlings, 15 cents each, $1 per dozen. P. rupicola. Himalaya. "This is one of the most exquisitely graceful among Palms, and in elegance takes a similar place to that of Cocos Weddeliana. It is of acaulescent habit, with wide-spreading, arching, pinnate leaves ; a most valuable ;—Saul. One of the tenderest species of the genus, but rarely injured by cold in South Florida. 75 cents each. Small plants, 25 cents each, $ per dozen. *P. reclinata. Natal and Zululand. This species produces an edible fruit; leaves gracefully reclinate. Very hardy. Cannot be too much planted for avenue or lawn use. Also grown largely as a pot-plant for the house. We have a very large and fine stock. 18 to 24 inches high, 40 cents each, $4 per doz. ; 24 to 36 inches high, fine, 75 cents each, per dozen ; 36 to 48 inches high, fine, Si each. *P. sylvestris. Bengal and Ceylon. The Wild Date Very hardy and fast-growing. About 40 feet in height, ultimately. Berries yellowish or reddish. A very useful species, the leaves being used for mats, ropes and baskets, and. Phcenix Zeylanica, 5 years old. PHCENIX, continued. the sap furnishing the Palm sugar. The tree is first tapped when about 10 years old, and there- after for from 20 to 50 years. One plant will produce, it is said, about 8 pounds of date sugar annually. 50,000 tons of sugar are produced in Bengal alone, annually, from this and other Palms. 50 cents each, $5 per dozen. *P. Zeylanica. A dwarf grower, of beautiful reclinate habit. Color green, slightly tinged with a bluish cast. Th
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