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deeply cut and drooping at the edge, making a very 
attractive plant. 
Livistona rotundifolia, the Miniature Fan palm, 
is a more compact type of the above; not only the 
leaves but the whole plant being round in habit and 
growing quite dense. It is a beautiful lively green in 
color, and making a neater plant, is in many ways 
more desirable for the house than Latama Bor- 
bonica. It requires more warmth, however, and 
should be kept up to 55 degrees at night if possible. 
Chamerops excelsa has the distinguished feature 
of forming shoots at the base, thus having foliage 
where most palms are bare, and in old specimens un- 
attractively so. Its leaves are shaped like those of 
Borbonica, but are smaller, and the leaf stalk in pro- 
portion is longer. It is a good strong variety. 
THE FEATHER-LEAVED PALMS 
Many of these are of more recent introduction 
than the old favorite fan palms, but they have won 
their way to a growing and deserved popularity. 
Phoenix Rebelenu is one of the newest. It is 
destined, I venture to say, to become the most pop- 
ular of all palms for the house. It has frequently 
been described as having “the beauty of Weddel- 
liana and the hardiness of Kentia.” That perhaps 
describes it, but does not do it full justice. It has 
several times the amount of foliage that Cocos Wed- 
delliana has, and is a more robust grower. It has, 
