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moist, sheltered place free from frost. I have it doing well in 
a pot. 
Verschaffeltia splendida is a beautiful spiny, lofty-growing 
palm from the Seychelles, with large bifid leaves. The Sey- 
chelles Islands have a tropical climate, the lowest range of the 
thermometer being 70°; there is a very heavy rainfall and the 
soil is granitic,—conditions very different from those of Florida. 
Wallachia. A genus containing two or three species from 
India which promise to do well in the warmer part of the state. 
I have a young W. caryotoides which is doing finely in partial 
shade in the edge of hammock. The leaves closely resemble 
those of Caryota. 
FAN-LEAVED PALMS. 
Borassus flabelliformis is a grand tropical palm from southern 
Asia, and the East Indian Archipelago. The Palmyra, as it is 
called, is dioecious, has enormous, fan-shaped leaves and bears 
bunches of flowers and fruit from the axils of the leaves. I do 
not know that it has been cultivated in Florida but it should be 
tried in the warmer parts of the state. 
Chamaerops humilis from southern Europe and northern 
Africa is a beautiful, very hardy palm. The leaves are divided 
into a great number of segments and their under surfaces are 
somewhat silvery. The compact heads of yellow flowers are 
quite attractive; the tree is vigorous and healthy here, and it 
ought to be generally cultivated. It is quite variable and the 
variations have received specific names. There is a larger form, 
possibly a species, which grows in northern Africa, called C. 
macrocarpa, which is also fine. They will grow on pine land and 
in exposed situations. 
Copernicia. C. cerifera is the Wax Palm of Brazil, the young 
leaves being covered with wax. It is a handsome palm and 
should be triedin Florida. There are several fine species in Cuba. 
Corypha. <A genus of noble palms with immense leaves from 
southeastern Asia which contains the famous Talipot Palm 
(C. umbraculifera). The leaves are said to be sometimes twenty 
feet across and the enormous panicles of white flowers may reach 
an equal length. The trees of this genus are slow growing when 
