MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 139 
greatly enhanced by the white glaucous covering under- 
neath the leaves. 
Chamaedorea sp. Palmae.—A small palm with spineless, 
reed-like stems, native of Central America. The plant is 
quick-growing and suitable for greenhouse borders. The 
sexes are on different plants, therefore several should be 
planted in a group if the handsomely colored fruit is desired. 
Chamaedorea bambusoides, Honduras. C. corallina, Ven- 
ezuela. C. Ernesti-Augusti, Mexico. C. oblongata, Brazil. 
Chamaerops humilis. Palmae.—A small, stemless palm 
of southern Europe and northern Africa. The plant ordi- 
narily does not exceed 3-4 feet, but by suppression of suckers 
a stem is formed which attains a height of 20-30 feet. A 
tough fibre is obtained from the leaves which is used for 
making ropes, brushes, ete. 
Chrysalidocarpus lutescens. Palmae—A medium-sized 
a of Madagascar. It is one of the most common of 
ecorative greenhouse and house palms. The stems are yel- 
lowish dotted with black, several usually being produced 
from the same rhizome. 
Cocos flexuosa. Palmae.—aA slender, small palm of Brazil, | 
growirig to 12 feet in height. The leaves are finely cut. The 
plant is cultivated in greenhouses. 
Cocos nucifera. Palmae. Cocoanut palm.—The cocoanut 
tree is widely cultivated in the tropics and grows near the 
sea-coast. It attains a height of 60-100 feet, with a cylin- 
drical trunk from 1 to 2 feet in diameter, crowned with a 
number of feathery leaves. On the stem underneath the 
leaves are the bunches of cocoanuts, varying in number from 
10 to 20. This is the most important of all the palms, owing 
to the various uses to which it is put. Aside from the nuts, 
the two most valuable products from the commercial stand- 
point are the dried kernels of the fruits, or copra, from which 
the oil is pressed, and the strong fibrous husk covering the 
nut, which is used in the manufacture of matting and ropes. 
Cocos plumosa. Palmae.—A tall palm of Brazil, growing 
to a hei ht of 50 feet. The stem reaches 1 foot in diameter, 
is ringed at intervals of a foot, and clothed near the apex with 
remnants of dead petioles. The leaves are 12-15 feet ling, 
recurving. The Pe is a 2 hestes grower and is used as an 
avenue palm in Florida and California. 
Cocos Arechavaletana, Uruguay. C. australis and C. 
_ “Marie Rose,” Paraguay. C. Romanzoffiana, Brazil. 
Curculigo recurvata. Amaryllidaceae. Weevil plant—A 
foliage plant of tropical Asia and Australia, with the habit 
