MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 153 
in groups along the banks of rivers. The trunks are used 
as piles for wharves, as they are impervious to water. The 
leaves make fine thatching. 
Sabal Adansonii, North America. 8S. glaucescens, Trini- 
dad. S. havanensis, Cuba. 8S. mauritiaeformis, West Indies. 
Selaginella denticulata. Selaginellaceae.— A native of 
the Mediterranean region. It is one of the most used of the 
club mosses, forming a fine green mat over banks in green- 
houses. The stems are short and matted. 
Selaginella Martensii. Selaginellaceae. Club moss.—A 
graceful, fern-like plant of Mexico, used extensively for 
table decoration and in greenhouses. The stems are 6-12 
inches long, flat below and angled above. 
Strelitzia augusta. Scitamineae—The plant is native of 
South Africa, where it attains a height of 20 feet. The 
leaves are large and banana-like, with small, white flowers 
produced in a sheath at their base. The stem is hollow, 
which often causes the plant to topple over. 
Strelitzia Reginae. Scitamineae. Bird-of-paradise flower. 
—<A plant somewhat similar to Strelitzia augusta, but reach- 
ing only 5 feet in height. It is nearly stemless, with oblong 
leaves 1 foot long, stiff and concave. The leaf-stalks are two 
or three times as long as the leaves. The conspicuous orange 
and purple flowers are produced in winter. 
Thrinax argentea. Palmae. Silver-thatch palm.— A 
white-leaved palm of Cuba, also known as the silver-top pal- 
metto. The leaves are used for making brooms, hats, mats, 
baskets, etc. 
Thrinax excelsa. Palmae.—A fan-palm, native of 
Jamaica. 
Thrinax Morrisii, Anguilla. T. multiflora, Haiti. T. 
Sel Sie (thatch palm), Cuba. J. radiata (broom palm), 
rinidad. 
Thunbergia fragrans. Acanthaceae. — A tall, perennial 
climber, native of India. The stem is slender, the leaves 
hairy, and the flowers white, fragrant, produced late in the 
summer. It is used as a greenhouse climber or outdoors 
upon verandas, arbors, etc., in southern Florida. 
Trachycarpus excelsus. Palmae. Hemp palm.—A native 
of China, first introduced into America and Europe by 
Robert Fortune, hence also known as Fortune’s palm. The 
fibre around the base of the leaves is used for making 
brushes, cordage, and hats. Rain-coats have been made by 
the Chinese from both the leaves and the fibre. 
