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and old sour soil removed from the plants, the roots inspected if 

 sound and free from pests, keep lightly syringed for a few days 

 and water spariugiy until the plants are estahlished. Palms suc- 

 ceed best when potted or planted deeply, unlike flowering plants 

 the lower roots of palms in thickening raise the plant, and the sur- 

 face or adventitious roots grow upwards. In repotting or tubbing 

 very strong plants of wliich the roots have become tightly bound 

 together it is not necessary to disturb the hall or place new drainage 

 underneath it, Init a little additional drainage could be placed round 

 the base, and thongh the plants may appear deeply tul)bed at first 

 the surface roots will soon a])pear on the top." 



Selection of Species. Tlie decorative value of palms is so 

 great as to merit their lieing |)laced high in the list of decorative 

 plants. Tlie following liints are given M'ith a view to assisting in 

 selection and planting. Having obtained good strong plants, the 

 question arises as to what should be done with them to obtain the 

 best results. This is important as in the ease of plants required 

 for household decoration and around the bungalow, it is imperative 

 that the species which make the best pot plants are chosen. In 

 addition it is very necessary to know which species require shade 

 and vice versa. This applies to garden planting generally. 



Pot Plants. For this purpose the following species are 

 generally considered best. — Phoenix rupicoJa-, Anders., TJiritui.r 

 argeniea, Lodd., Thrinax harhadensis, Lodd., Licuala peltaia, Poxb., 

 Pritchardid grandis, Seem., Livistonn aitstralis, Mart., Liris-fomc 

 cltinensis, Br., Livistona aUissima, Zoll., Calamus Lindeni, Hort., 

 Carijoia mitis, Lour., Aronga Engleri,. Becc, Hyoplioi-he amari- 

 caulis. Mart., Heterospathe elata, Scheff., VerscJiaffeltia splendida, 

 Wendl., Ptycliosperma McArtluiri, Wendl., PfgcJiosperma Sander- 

 iana, Eidl., Elaeis guinreiisis, J acq., Coco.s plumosa, Lodd., Mar- 

 finezia carjjotaefolia, H. B. K., Stevensonia grandifolia. Dune, RJio- 

 paloblasfe hexandra, Schefl., Clinjsalidocarpus lutescens, Wendl. 



Shade is necessary for I'ritchardia grandis, Seem, and Ptg- 

 chosperma iSandeiiana, b'idl.. a little shade is appreciated by the 

 majority of the others. 



All the labove when they have grown too large for pots or tubs, 

 can be planted out in situations Avhich follow tlie lines already laid 

 down as regards shade. 



Specimen Plants. The following species are recommended 

 for planting out in the grounds as specimen plants. — 



(a) Several-stemmed species — Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, 

 Wendl., RJiapis fahellijormis, L'Herit., Caryota mitis. Lour., 

 Arenga undulafaefolia, Becc, Oncosperma filamentosa, Bl., Cyrtos- 

 tachys Lakka, Becc, Ptychosperma McArihuri, Wendl. The above 

 do not require much shade. iSome of these species are particularly 

 useful for filling in gaps and where a chimp is desirable. It may 

 be mentioned in passing that though very effective Cyrfostachys 

 Lakka, Becc, the Pinang Bajalh, is a rather slow grower. 



Pinanga Kuhlii, Bl., Pinanga patula, Bl., and Pfychosperma 

 Sanderiana, Eidl., require shade. 



