. 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. Agave Agave Victoria-Regina. AGAVE, continued. A. recurvata. Hardy. Rich blue-green leaves, wide and gracefully recurved. The handsomest and most elegant large sort in our collection. 5 to 6 feet. 25 cents each. A. rigida. The only indigenous Agave of South Florida. A handsome plant, forming at length a short stem or trunk, after the manner of
. 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. Agave Agave Victoria-Regina. AGAVE, continued. A. recurvata. Hardy. Rich blue-green leaves, wide and gracefully recurved. The handsomest and most elegant large sort in our collection. 5 to 6 feet. 25 cents each. A. rigida. The only indigenous Agave of South Florida. A handsome plant, forming at length a short stem or trunk, after the manner of Yucca aloifolia. A splendid decorative plant, with dark green, spiny leaves of elegant ap- pearance. 20 cents, 30 cents and $1 each. A. rigida, var. Sisalana. The Sisal Hemp. (See Economic Plants, page 19.) Robust, haying straight, dark green leaves, armed at the points. A first-class plant for vases, balconies, or any space where some large, hardy plant could be placed. Fine young plants, only 10 cents each. Larger, 25 cents and 50 cents each. A. Salmiana. Large, quick-growing species from Mexico. 3 to 5 feet high. 25 cts. and 75 cts. ea. A. Scolymus, 20 to 40 leaves, very glaucous, 9 to 18 inches long. Large horny teeth. 25c. ea. A. striata, var. stricta. Leaves very stiff, about a foot long. 150 to 200 to the full-grown plant. Rare. Mountains of Mexico. 40 cents each. A. Victoria-Reginae. A rare Mexican sort, of dwarf habit. Leaves are angled and marked with a white stripe lengthwise. 50 cents each. A. xylonacantha. Ensiform leaves, of a glaucous dead-green, 1 % to 3 feet long. Mexican species. 25 cents each. 4®=-Five choice Agaves, our selection, for 75 cents. ALOE. This genu? of highly beautiful plants should be more grown. Thev furnish the "bitter aloes" of medicine. The juice of the leaves (of any species) is valuable for dressing wounds cuts or bruises, and all are handsome and odd in leaf and flower. All require perfect drainage, but are not particular as t
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