Archive image from page 46 of Descriptive catalogue of deciduous and. Descriptive catalogue of deciduous and evergreen ornamental trees, palms, shrubs, roses, etc. . descriptivecatal1903cali Year: 1903 Eyrthea, Jlrmata—A slow-growing, hardy variety, with glaucous or bluish-colored foliage. Jubea, Spectabilis—Coquito Palm. A handsome and hardy Palm from Chile; leaves pinate and of regular form; the most southern of American Palms. Kfintia, Belmoreana—A beautiful, strong-growing, conservatory variety, with deep-green, crisp foli- age. Fosteriana—The finest of the Kentias, and the best Palm for
Archive image from page 46 of Descriptive catalogue of deciduous and. Descriptive catalogue of deciduous and evergreen ornamental trees, palms, shrubs, roses, etc. . descriptivecatal1903cali Year: 1903 Eyrthea, Jlrmata—A slow-growing, hardy variety, with glaucous or bluish-colored foliage. Jubea, Spectabilis—Coquito Palm. A handsome and hardy Palm from Chile; leaves pinate and of regular form; the most southern of American Palms. Kfintia, Belmoreana—A beautiful, strong-growing, conservatory variety, with deep-green, crisp foli- age. Fosteriana—The finest of the Kentias, and the best Palm for house decoration; a free grower and healthy; foliage bright green, gracefully re- curved; whole habit graceful. Latania, Borbonica—Large, deeply divided, fan- shaped leaves, rich daik green in color; one of the popular Palms in cultivati >n for decorative work; of easy culture and comparatively hardy. Levistonia, Iptundifolia—One of the prettiest of kentia belmoreana. Palms, especially suitable for table decorations; the foliage is similar to that of Latania Borbonica, but smaller and more gracefully recurved. Phoenix, Canariensis—Canary Island Palm. The handsomest and hardiest species of the Date Palm family. Being a rapid grower, it soon develops into beau- tiful specimens, with pinnate, dark green leaves, from six to twelve feet long; the division linear, lance- shaped, very much pointed. It, and the following varieties, com- prise the grandest ornaments of our gardens, parks and lawns, contrib- uting a graceful and charming tropical appearance to any land- scape. It is fully as hardy as the native Fan Palm, and differing so widely from that variety in its habit of growth, color and style of foliage, a finer contrast can not kentia fosteriana. readily be imagined when the two are planted either opposite or alternately in rows.
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