lo Aug., 1908.] 



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growth mav be planted when the situation is favorable. Sufficient room 

 should be allotted to each plaM, to insure full development without 

 crowding. Plants of a temporary character may be grown near palms 

 for several years, if care be taken that the permanent plants are not in- 

 jured bv deprivation of moisture and food, or distorted bv exclusion of 

 light and air. 



THE CANARY ISLAND DATE PALM. 



Pluenix C 'a)!aric lists. 



Pot grown plants that have not been allowed to become root-bound 

 should always be selected. Such plants, if carefully planted in well 

 prepared and suitable soil, will make rapid and healthy growth even 

 though thev are small. Larger plants are available in many nurseries 

 where they are grown in beds, but the removal of such plants is always 

 attended with a deal of risk. One or two kinds may be lifted safely, 

 but in the majority of cases the roots that are damaged die back and the 

 plants receive a \erv severe check from which they never entirely recover. 



Spring is the best season to plant. When the plants are removed 

 from the pots the drainage should be taken away, the roots carefully 

 disentangled, if necessary, without breaking the ball of soil; the roots 



