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ARBORETUM AND FRUTlCmnM. 



PARTI J J. 



aiamcB\-ops himilis L. ; Phoe^iix Innnilis Cav.; Pahim humilis Bmih; Pal- 

 miste E'ventail, Fr.; Zwergpalme, Gar. ; the dwarf Fan Palm, or Palmetto; 

 N Du Ham iii. t. 58., and our fig. 2-iO-t. ; is a native o( the south of Europe, 

 and, in dry warm situations in England, will stand the winter with very little 



'''xhou-h'this palm is designated dwarf, yet, according to the Nouvcau Du 

 Hamcl,\t grows to the height of 30ft or 40ft in Spain; and one in the 

 Jurdin des Plantes,in a tub, attained the height ot 30 ft In England, one in 

 an old conservatory at Buckeridge House, near (.odalming was in 1836. 

 uDwards of 1 2 ft. high. The trunk of plants ot this size is cylindrical, perfec ly 

 naked from the ground to within a short distance of the leaves, where scales 

 commence, of a reddish hue, lieing the bases of the footstalks, which remain 

 for some years after the leaves ami petioles have drojiped oft; and which 

 scales with great plauoibility, iiave been considered as giving the f^rst hint for 

 the foiia^ed capitals of Corinthian cohm.ns. As this palm produces abun- 

 daiue of- seed in Italy and Sardinia, if large quantities of it were imported, and 

 the nlauts raised from it exposed to the frost, some would doubtless be found 

 more hardy than others; an.l these might be perpetuated from the suckers, 

 which rise abundantly from the roots. The soil which this palm i)ref^^rs is a 

 deep sand ; in which soil it is said to grow in the south of Europe, and spread 



