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greenish flowers. The fruit is a small, round, black, short- 

 stemmed berry, about one-third of an inch in diameter. The 

 flesh is thin, sweet, and dry ; in its center is a single light-brown 

 seed, about one-fourth inch broad (see Fig. 5). 



In Florida, according to Rogers, "palmetto scrub is the bane of 

 hunters, surveyors, and others who are obliged to go on foot 

 through regions covered with the tough young growth of these 

 trees." 



Concerning the proper treatment of the palmetto, Air. H. 

 Nehrling, an authority on this group, writes in the Cyclopedia 

 of American Horticulture as follows : "All the species that form 

 trunks are objects of great beauty when well-grown. They need 

 to be well fertilized, or the lower leaves will suffer and finally 

 die, thus detracting much from the elegance of the specimen. 

 They all grow naturally in rich black soil * * * they can 

 hardly be fertilized too much, and the more nitrogeneous manure 

 and water they get the faster they grow. When transplanted 

 they must be set deep. * * * Make a hollow about 6 feet 

 in diameter and about 2 feet deep in the center." 



The Sabals are suitable for planting as individuals, in groups, 

 and along small roadways. Their small stature and slow growth 

 makes them unsuitable for ordinary street planting. These palms 

 should have a more extended recognition by those interested in 

 ornamental planting in Honolulu and Hawaii. 



DUBOIS ON RUBBER. 



James T. DuBois, recently United States Consul-General at 

 Singapore and at present Minister to Colombia, is enthusiastic 

 over the Philippine Islands as a future field for rubber produc- 

 tion. A recent interview published m the New York Sun credits 

 him with stating that the Philippine Islands south of the tenth 

 parallel are as well suited to rubber culture as the Malay Penin- 

 sula. "I believe it the best in the world for the cultivation of 

 rubber. In two months nearly a million rubber seeds were sent 

 from our consulate to the Philippines, and in my opinion someday 

 rubber is going to be one of the greatest assets of the islands." 

 The big rubber territory of the Philippines covers Mindanao, 

 Basilan, the Taw-Tawi group, Palawan, and Jolo, tlic home of the 

 Sultan of Sulu. — Mindanao (P. I.) Herald. 



