Specimen of a date palm after irrigation in Imperial Valley, ca.1910-1920 

A cocoanut palm tree growing in a lawn, Hawaii, ca.1920 

Large rare yucca plant (Yucca Radiata) on the grounds of Santa Barbara's Hotel Arlington, ca.1900 

A big palm tree at the residence of Homer Laughlin, Adams Boulevard, Los Angeles 

A big palm tree in a Los Angeles park, ca.1920 

Phoenix palm tree growing in a grassy lawn on Figueroa Street, ca.1920 

Tall palm tree (Washingtonia Filifera) growing next to a path through a lawn, ca.1920 

Christmas palm in front of a house, Los Angeles, ca.1920 

Close-up of a short palm tree in the grassy lawn at Singleton Court, ca.1920 

Four Franciscan monks playing croquet at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1904 

Two pages in a damaged Mission music book at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1900 

Palm trees line the residential street of Palm Avenue (Adams Street), ca.1905 

Willets residence, Santa Barbara 

A big palm tree (Phoenix reclinata) in a Los Angeles park, ca.1920 

Dracena palms line a street in Santa Cruz, 1908 

A cocos plumosos palm tree growing in a grassy lawn at the foot of the steps to a residence, Los Angeles, ca.1920 

General view of the Hotel Potter, Santa Barbara 

Two old date palm trees near an adobe building in Ventura, originally planted by Franciscan missionaries, ca.1903-1920 

Dracena Palm trees on Adams Street, ca.1920 

Monks sawing a tree stump to clear the land at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1900