. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue and manual of Royal Palm Nurseries. Nurseries (Horticulture), Florida, Catalogs; Tropical plants, Catalogs; Fruit trees, Seedlings, Catalogs; Citrus fruit industry, Catalogs; Fruit, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, Catalogs. Latania Borbonica (Livistona Sinensis).. Phoenix Canariensis. (See page 32.) LATANIA, continued. as it stands neglect well, a considerable amount of cold, and is one of the handsomest of the Fan-Palms. The palm-leaf fans of commerce are made from the leaves of this species. The Palm will be more beautiful when young, with a richer, dark
. Descriptive and illustrated catalogue and manual of Royal Palm Nurseries. Nurseries (Horticulture), Florida, Catalogs; Tropical plants, Catalogs; Fruit trees, Seedlings, Catalogs; Citrus fruit industry, Catalogs; Fruit, Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental, Catalogs. Latania Borbonica (Livistona Sinensis).. Phoenix Canariensis. (See page 32.) LATANIA, continued. as it stands neglect well, a considerable amount of cold, and is one of the handsomest of the Fan-Palms. The palm-leaf fans of commerce are made from the leaves of this species. The Palm will be more beautiful when young, with a richer, darker green foliage, if grown in par- tial shade, but with age it will stand any ex- posure without yellowing, and ultimately attain a great size, with trunk sixty to eighty feet high. 15 cents each, $ per dozen. Fine specimens, with characteristic leaves, 40 cents to $1 each. A few larger. LICUALA elegans. An elegant fan-leaved Palm, belonging to the section Coryphsea. Native of Sumatra. Leaves light shining green, and deeply divided almost to the petioles or stems. $1 each. LIVISTONA. " A grand and noble genus of Palms, the leaves of which are strong in texture, and supported on stout petioles, mostly armed with spines on the edges. They are suitable for general decorative purposes, as well as for pub- lic exhibition. If these plants are used for the sub-tropical garden, they should be somewhat shaded by surrounding ; They are all robust, and should thrive anywhere in South Florida. Native among the East India Islands. L. Hoogendorpi, "A superb and majestic spe- cies," rare in cultivation ; native of the Indian Archipelago. 50 cents each. L. olivaeformis.*' A very handsome species from Java. Leaves dark green, with stems armed with reddish spines. One of the best, and pro- bably the most hardy. 25 cents each, $ per dozen. L. rotundifolia. Another rare species from the East; all the Livistonas are fan-leaved and majestic in appearance. $1 each. M
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