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Pandanus - continued. 
must be kept well up, the pots should be plunged in a 
close propagating frame, and but little water should be 
given until roots are formed. Propagated also from 
Fig. 17. PAN DAN US CANDELABRUM VARIEGATUS. 
seeds, and from suckers. The species of this genus are 
remarkable for their aérial roots, with large, cup-like 
root-caps. They are of variable size, but usually form 
large bushes about 10ft. to 15ft. high. 
HE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Pandanus—continued. 
20ft. or even more, and sending down large roots, which look 
like stems, and secure them in their positions.” 
P. C. variegatus (variegated).* Z. narrow, from 3ft. to 6ft. or 
more in length, slightly pendulous, armed with white spines on 
the edges, and reversed ones at the back of the midrib; ground 
colour bright green, with bands of pure white extending from 
base to apex. Java, 1875. A plant of great beauty. Syn. 
P. javanicus variegatus. See Fig. 17. 
P. Candelabrum (candelabra-formed), of Bot. Mag. A synonym 
of P. utilis. 
P. caricosus (Carex-like) fl. yellowish-white; inflorescence 
erect, terminal, dense, about Sin. long by 24in. thick; bracts the 
same colour as the flowers. l. narrow, channelled, glaucous, not 
very spiny. Moluccas, 1879. Shrub of rather dwarf habit, branch- 
ing at base. (R. H. 1878, 84.) 
P. ceramensis (Island of Ceram). A synonym of P. conoideus, 
P. conoideus (conoid).* I. forming a neat, spreading tuft, dark 
green, elegantly arched, of m te length, carinate, spiny on 
the margin, and on the two secondary ridges of the upper surface, 
while the keel is smooth. New edonia, &c., 1872. A small, 
freely-branching tree, about 14ft. high. Syns. P. ceramensis, 
P. decorus, : 2 
P. decorus (becoming). A synonym of P. conoideus. 
P. elegantissimus (very elegant). A synonym of P. utilis. 
P. flabelliformis (flabellate). A synonym of P. utilis. 
P. fœtìdus (stinking). f., partial racemes or thyrses of the male 
flower simple. Jr. wedge-shaped, angular, single. J as in 
F. odoratissimus, but smaller. India, 1842. Plant usually in 
the form of a thick, impenetrable bush, 5ft. to 6ft. high. 
P. furcatus (forked). l. bright green, broadish, very much 
acuminated, armed both on the margins and on the keel with 
sharp spines, the lower of which are curved, and those near the 
point straight, greenish at first, and becoming brown as they 
mature. India and Indian Archipelago, 1824. A very handsome 
tree, somewhat rare in cultivation. The specific name, fur- 
catus, alludes to the little forked spine with which the drupes 
arecrowned. Syn. P. Lais. See Fig. 18. 
P. ucescens (glaucescent).* 1. spreading, glaucous, and 
densely packed, armed with white spines, and terminated by a 
long point. . India. An elegant, herbaceous plant. 
P. graminifolius (grass-leaved). l. 12in. to 18in. long, three to 
Fic. 18. PANDANUS FURCATUS (much reduced 
P. Blancoi (Blane’s). A synonym of P. odoratissimus. 
P. Candelabrum. Candelabrum or Chandelier Tree. Z. about 
Skt. long and 2in. wide, dark green, armed at the edges with 
brown spines. Guinea, 1826. This species, in its native habitat, 
“forms a magnificent branching tree, attaining a height of 
four lines wide; margins densely, and rib beneath sparingly, 
spinulose ; spines minute, straight. k. 2ft. + Tenasserim. 4 
pretty, dwarf-growing shrub, very useful for table decoration, &c. 
P lius (grass-leaved), of gardens. A garden name 
. graminifo! 
for a species of Freycinetia, 
