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height in their native countries, they are very slow growing when> 



subjected to a lower temperature in this country. 



To take the kinds which require a stove temperature, first, I 



will just observe, that nearly all 

 of those which I shall name will 

 suffer no injury if placed in the 

 conservatory from the end of 

 June until September. It is not 

 safe to place them there earlier 

 than June, for if they are sub- 

 jected to a low temperature be- 

 fore the new growth is completed, 

 the fronds will be poor and 

 stunted, and the beauty of the 

 plants materially interfered with. 

 Another consideration which 

 ought not to be lost sight of 

 in bringing them into the con- 

 servatory, is to guard against 

 exposing the plants to cold 

 draughts, more particularly when 

 they are first brought there. I 

 am well aware of the difficulty 

 in forming a select collection 

 when there are so many good 

 ones, so as not to leave out any 

 of the best kinds, but as I must 

 begin somewhere, I will make a 



CABTOTA SOBOLIFEBA. 



ym^ff/f^i'ii/i'pii^ 



startwiththe Cabbage Palms, 

 and first on my list I will '(' 

 place 



Areca aii^rea, and A. ruhra, 

 both strong-growing kinds, 

 with long pinnate fronds, 

 which attain to eight or ten 

 feet in length in full-grown 

 specimens, but particularly 

 beautiful when young. "We 

 have some good things 

 amongst the 



Calamus, an interesting genus, and first on my list I shall place 

 the lovely C. asjjerrwms, and then follows the equally fine C. elegans. 



Caryota sobolifera is a grand palm where there is plenty of room; 



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