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CHAMJEDOB.EA (from thamai, dwarf, and dorea, a 

 gift; referring to the fruits of this Palm being easily 

 reached). SYNS. Nunnezia, Numtezharia. OBD. Palmce. 

 A rather large genus of stove Palms, very extensively 

 grown, and universally admired. Flowers dioecious, ap- 

 pearing below the crown of the leaves. Fruit a berry, 

 generally a little larger than a pea, with a fine polish, 

 and of a bright colour. Leaves usually pinnatisect, but 

 in a few species entire. Trunk ringed, polished, scarcely 

 thicker than a man's finger. Plant unarmed. The species 

 are invariably found growing under the shade of tall 

 forest -trees, and never in exposed situations. Essentials, 

 therefore, to their successful culture in our stoves are 

 shade and moisture. They succeed best in a compost of 

 two parts spongy peat, one part loam, and one of sand; 

 the whole well mixed together. 



C. Arenbergiana (Arenberg's).* I. pinnate, 2ft. to 3ft. long; 

 pinnae 12iu. long and 4in. broad, pendent, tapering to a tail-like 

 point, bright green. Stem slender. Guatemala. SYNS. C. lati- 

 frons and C. latifolia. 



C. atrovirens (dark green). A synonym of C. Martiana. 



C. brevlfrons (short-fronded). I. pinnate, arching, 12in. to 18in. 

 in length ; pinnae sessile, lin. to 2m. broad, tapering to a point, 

 dark green. Stem slender. New Grenada. Very distinct. 



C. dcsmoncoides (Desmoncus-like).* I. pinnate, 2ft. to 3ft. long; 

 pinnae 12in. long, lin. to liin. broad, pendent, dark green. Stem 

 slender and, as well as the petioles, glaucous. Mexico, 1846. 

 An elegant species, which assumes a climbing habit after reaching 

 a height of aoout 6ft. SYN. C. scandens. 



C. eburnea (ivory). I. pinnate, broad, very bright green, which 

 contrasts well with the ivory-white midrib which runs through 

 the blade, and is apparent on both surfaces. Stems and petioles 

 perfectly smooth and somewhat glaucous. Columbia, 1876. 



C. elatlor (taller). /. bright green, pinnate, with broad leaflets. 

 South Mexico. This is perhaps the tallest-growing of all the 

 Chamaedoreas. It is suitable for growing up the pillars, and 

 training along under the roof, of a large stove. 



C. elegans (elegant).* I. pinnate, 2ft. to 4ft. long, gracefully 

 pendent; pinnae 6m. to 9in. long, lin. broad in the centre, 

 tapering towards each end, bright dark green ; petioles some- 

 what carhiate, sheathing at the base. Stem stout, k. 4ft. 

 Mexico. SYNS. C. Helleriana and Kunthia Deppeana. (G. C. 

 1873, 508.) 



C. Ernest! - August! (Ernest Augustus').* 11. spikes bright 

 orange-scarlet, and extremely ornamental while they last. I. 

 rich dark green, simple, 2ft. long, 1ft. broad, deeply bifid at the 

 apex. New Grenada. SYN. C. simplicifrons. (B. M. 4831, 4837.) 



C. formosa (beautiful).* I. pinnate ; pinnae very numerous, alter- 

 nate, linear -lanceolate, 18in. long, and about 3in. wide, elongated 

 to a thread-like point ; petiole smooth, with two channels on the 

 face. Tolima, South America, 1876. (G. C. 1876, 724.) 



C. fragrans (fragrant), fl. spikes in long drooping pai 



larrow, 

 (B. M. 



C. geonomiformis (Geonoma-formed).* I. entire, bifid at the 

 apex, 6in. to 12in. in length, 4in. to Sin. in breadth, dark green. 

 Stem slender, h. 4ft. Guatemala, 1856. A very beautiful 

 dwarf-growing species. SYN. Nunnezharia geonomiformis. (B. 



C. glaucifolia (glaucous-leaved).* I. long, pinnate ; pinnae narrow, 

 long, and slender, dark green, suffused with a glaucous hue. 

 Guatemala, h. 20ft. An elegant slender-growing species, and one 

 of the best for decorative purposes. 



C. gramlnlfolia (Grass-leaved).* I. pinnate, 2ft. to 4ft. long, rich 

 dark glaucous green, gracefully arched ; pinnae upwards of 1ft. 

 long, about Jin. broad. Stem reed-like. Costa Rica. This is 

 described as probably the most graceful species of the genus, 

 the whole plant having the appearance of a plume of feathers. 



C. Helleriana (Heller's). A synonym of C. elegans. 



C. latifolia (broad-leaved). A synonym of C. Arenbergiana. 



C. latifrons (broad-fronded). A synonym of C. Arenbergiana. 



C. Iiindeniana (Linden's). I. pinnate, spreading ; pinnae broadly 

 oblong, or oblong-lanceolate, falcate, long acuminate; primary 

 and secondary nerves eleven to thirteen. Mexico. 



C. Innata (crescent-shaped). A synonym of C. oblongata. 



C. macrospadlx (large-spadix). I. pinnate, upwards of 4ft. long, 

 gracefully curved ; pinnae 12in. to 18in. long by 2in. broad, dark 

 green. Stem somewhat stout. Costa Rica. A very handsome 

 plant, and one of the largest-growing species in the present 

 genus. 



C. Martiana (Marlins's). I. pinnate, spreading; pinnae pendent, 

 6in. to Sin. long, hardly lin. broad, deep green. Chipias. A 

 very useful dwarf spreading species, producing many little 

 dichotomous stems. SYN. C. atrovirens. 



O. mexicana (Mexican). A synonym of C. Sartorii. 



I. bright green, pinnate, gracefully recurve3 ; pinnae "numerous, 

 acuminate. Mexico, 1850. SYN. Morenia fragrans. 



Chamsador ea continued . 



C. microphylla (small-leaved).* I. pinnate, 6in. to lOin. long, 

 prettily arched ; pinnae ovate-cordate, about 4in. long and l(in. 

 wide, very deep green. Stem slender, dark green, mottled 

 with white dots. Tropical America. An elegant pigmy palm, 

 The branching flower-spikes are produced from below the crown 

 of leaves when the stem is only about 2in. high. 



C. oblongata (oblong). I. pinnate, long, dark green; pinna; 

 somewhat lunate. Stem moderately stout. Tropical America. 

 An elegant species, well adapted for decorative purposes. SYN. 

 C. lunata. 



FIG. 417. CHAM.DOREA SARTORIL 



jt. spikes bright red. i. longer, more 

 )roader, than in C. elegant, which species 

 it otherwise much resembles. Mexico. A very handsome species. 



C. Sartorii (Sartor's). . 

 numerous, and pinnules b 



it otherwise much resembles, inexiuu. a. cry uu 

 SYNS. C. mexicana and Morenia oblongata conferta. See Fig. 417. 



C. scandens (climbing). A synonym of C. desmoncoides. 



C. simplicifrons (simple-fronded). A synonym of C. Ernest i- 

 Augusti. 



C. tenella (slender), fl. yellow, spiked, ebracteate and ebracteo- 

 late; male ^in. long. I. shortly petioled, 4in. to Sin. long by 3in. 

 broad, spreading, convex, remotely obtusely serrate, bifid for one- 

 third of their length ; nerves eight or nine pairs. Spadices as 

 long as the palm, drooping, slender, unbranched ; males longest, 

 with most numerous and much the largest flowers ; rachis slender, 

 but stouter than the peduncle, yellowish; peduncles very slender; 

 spathes membranous. One of the most diminutive of all Palms. 

 Mexico. (B. M. 6584.) 



C. Tepejilote (native name). 1. pinnate ; pinnae rich deep green. 

 pendent. Stem slender. A. 10ft. Mexico, 1860. A very graceful 

 species, but somewhat rare in cultivation. (B. M. 6030.) 



C. WarscewlCKii (Warscewicz-s). I beautifully .carted, long 

 pinnate ; pinnae broad, sessile, tapering to a point ; terminal 

 pinnae broad, bifid. Guatemala. 



C. Wendlandi (Wendland's).* I. pinnate ; pinnae 1ft. long, up- 

 wards of 2in. broad, sessile ; apex acuminate, rich shining green. 

 Stem slender. Mexico. This is one of the best for decorative 

 purposes. 



CHAM-ELAUCIACEJE. A tribe of Myrtacece. 



CHAMJELAUCITJM (from chamaileuke, a dwarf 



white Poplar, because its healthy stems are miniatures of 



that tree ; this meaning is not very clear). OBD. Myrtaceas. 



A very ornamental little greenhouse evergreen shrub. 



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