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well deserving' of at lent ion in tropical to medium warm regions as 

 economical and ornamental plants. 



Jubcea spectabilis, a tall, strong, and comparatively hardy Chilian 

 species, is known as the Coquito Palm. It will attain a height of 

 fifty or sixty feet, but makes slow growth. The kernels of the seeds 

 are edible, and the sap yields a sweet substance somewhat similar to 

 treacle. This handsome Palm is much more hardy than most of the 

 other kinds named, and may be cultivated in localities where the 

 frosts are light. 



Phwnix sylvestris, a species belonging to the Date Palm family, is 

 utilized to a great extent in India, its native country, as a sugar- 

 producing plant. It grows to the height of about forty feet, and 

 bears large bunches of reddish -yellow berries, which are edible but 

 greatly inferior to the Date. Sugar is obtained in large proportions 

 from the sap, which flows from incisions made in the upper part of 

 the stems without material injury to the plants. From the sap by 

 fermentation a species of arrack is obtained. This Palm will thrive 

 in dry regions and in almost any soil or situation, even in drift sands 

 near to the sea coast. It is also moderately hardy, and may be 

 grown in all but the colder districts. 



Phoenix farinifera, a hardy dwarf species indigenous to India and 

 China, has shining black berries that have a sweet mealy pulp. 



Phoenix reclinata, a hardy South African species, grows about forty 

 feet high, and has sweet mealy fruit. The two last-named species 

 can be grown in any locality where frosts are not severe. All the 

 species are handsome ornamental plants. 



Sctbctl umbrciculifera is a noble fan-leaved Palm from the West 

 Indies, where it is known as the " Palmetta." It attains a height of 

 from eighty to a hundred feet and a girth of five or six feet. The 

 fruit is large, dark-coloured, and is borne in large panicles or bunches. 

 The sweet mealy pulp is edible and palatable. 



Sabal Blackbumzana, another West Indian species, also yields edible 

 fruit, and is somewhat similar to the previous one. From the leaves 

 of both these species hats, baskets, and mats are made. Though 

 these Palms belong to tropical regions they will adapt themselves to 

 medium warm districts, and tlirive wherever the Citrus family can 

 be cultivated. Several other species of Sabal yield edible fruits, and 

 all are handsome ornamental plants. 



Washingtonia filifera ( Brahea filamentosa, Pritchardia filifera}. This 

 is the Fan Palm of California, and is perhaps one of the hardiest of 

 the American species. It attains a height of about fifty feet, and 

 has a noble appearance. The fruit consists of small black berries 

 borne in clusters, the bunches ranging from ten to twenty pounds in 

 weight. The mealy pulp has a sweet and very pleasant flavour, and 

 the fruit is used in its native regions, which extend from Arizona 

 and Colorado to Southern California. Watihingtonia rolusld, another 

 Californian species, is equally hardy, and also yields an edible fruit. 

 These Palms may be generally cultivated from the semi-tropical to 

 the medium coof districts, excepting where frosts are severe. They 



