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Title: Native and exotic plants, trees & shrubs
Identifier: CAT31285742 (find matches)
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Royal Palm Nurseries; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Florida Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Florida Catalogs; Tropical plants Catalogs; Palms Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs
Publisher: Oneco, Fla. : Royal Palm Nurseries, Reasoner Bros.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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A Border of Foliage Plants in our grounds (mostly Crotons, Acalyphas, Ficus, Hibiscus, Justieias, etc.), with background of Palms (Sabal Palmetto). Most of the foliage plants are gorgeously variegated. IX Miscellaneous Department Embracing Tender and Hardy Trees, Shrubs, Climbers and Herbaceous Plants, Orchids, Cacti and Succulents, Ornamental and Useful, of All Descriptions, Old and Familiar, New and Rare Almost all in this department may be transplanted at any time of the year, A great many are pot-grown. The hardy trees in general, however, should be transplanted in cool weather—October till March —preferably in November and December. Explanation of symbols: Hardy throughout the South. * *, Hardy in Florida, California and semi-tropical regions. * * *, Tropical, most all doing well in South Florida, South California, and warmer parts of Gulf coast, sprouting up readily if frozen down. T, Tree, or very large shrub. S, Shrub, or plant. V, Vine, or creeper. D, Recommended for house culture as decorative or flowering. E, Evergreen. ABRUS precatorius.*** V D E. Crab's-eye Vine. "The delicate Crab's-eye Vine, with beauti- ful, light green, pinnate leaves and bunches of pods, which, opening, display the loveliest little scarlet beans, with jet-black eyes, you ever saw." A charm- ing, lace-like vine, suitable for screens for Florida, the extreme Lower South and California. 10c. each. ACACIA Farnesiana. See Uconomic Plants. A. Intsla. New; unknown. Pot plants, 20c. each. A. Jullbrissln.* * T. From the Caucasus to Japan. A favorite ornamental shade tree of southern Eu- rope. Hardy in Lower South. 15 cts. each. ACALYPHA marginata.*** S D E. The Aca- lyphas are magnificent plants, with variegated leaves, succeeding admirably in the open ground in the South; in South Florida are never killed entirely out. Leaves of this handsome variety are margined with several shades of red, white, pink, etc. Grows 5 or 6 feet high. Splendid pot-grown plants, 15 cts., 25 cts., and 40 cts. each. A. Miltonlana *** S D E. A new dwarf sort, with delicate cut leaves variegated with white, cream and green. Showy specimens, 15 cts. and 25 cts. each. A. mosalca.***S D E. Mosaic-leaved. Agrand species, showing the most color of any of the species; leaves all shades of green, yellow and red, with curious markings, and slightly twisted. Ex- tremely showy and quick in growth. Large showy pot-plants, 15 cts., 25 cts. and iO cts. each. A. Sanderl (hispida).***S D E. The much ad- vertised "Philippine Medusa" plant. The foliage is green; flowers closely set together on a long

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