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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Fandanns continued. 



must bo kept well up, the pots should be plunged in a 

 close propagating frame, and but little water should be 

 given until roots are formed. Propagated also from 



FIG. 17. PANDANUS CANDELABRUM VARIEGATUS. 



seeds, and from suckers. The species of this genus are 

 remarkable for their aerial roots, with large, cup-like 

 root-caps. They are of variable size, but usually form 

 large bushea about 10ft. to 15ft. high. 



Fandanus continued. 



30ft. or even more, and sending down large roots, which look 

 like stems, and secure them in their positions." 



P. C. variegatus (variegated).* I. narrow, from 3ft. to 6ft. or 

 more in length, slightly pendulous, armed with white spines on 

 the edges, and reversed ones at the back of the midrib ; ground 

 colour oright green, with bands of pure white extending from 

 base to apex. Java, 1875. A plant of great beauty. SYN. 

 P. javanicus variegatus. See Fig. i7. 



P. Candelabrum (candelabra-formed), of Bot. Mag. A synonym 

 of P. utilis. . 



P. caricosus (Carex-like). fl. yellowish-white ; inflorescence 

 erect, terminal, dense, about Bin. long by 2iin. thick ; bracts the 

 same colour as the flowers. I. narrow, channelled, glaucous, not 

 very spiny. Moluccas, 1879. Shrub of rather dwarf habit, branch- 

 ing at base. (K. II. 1878, 84.) 



P. ceramensis (Island of Ceram). A synonym of P. conoideus. 



P. conoideus (conoid).* I. forming a neat, spreading tuft, dark 

 green, elegantly arched, of moderate length, carinate, spiny on 

 the margin, and on the two secondary ridges of the upper surface, 

 while the keel is smooth. New Caledonia, &c., 1872. A small, 

 freely-branching tree, about 14ft. high. SVNS. P. eeramensu, 

 P. decorus. 



P. decorus (becoming). A synonym of P. conoideus. 



P. elegantissimus (very elegant). A synonym of P. utilis. 



P. flabelliformis (flabellate). A synonym of P. utilis. 



P. fcetidus (stinking). /., partial racemes or thyrses of the male 

 flower simple, fr. wedge-shaped, angular, single. I. as in 

 P. odoratissimus, but smaller. India, 1842. Plant usually in 

 the form of a thick, impenetrable bush, 5ft. to 6ft. high. 



P. furcatns (forked). I. bright green, broadish, very much 

 acuminated, armed both on the margins and on the keel with 

 sharp spines, the lower of which are curved, and those near the 

 point straight, greenish at first, and becoming brown as they 

 mature. India and Indian Archipelago, 1824. A very handsome 

 tree, somewhat rave in cultivation. The specific name, fur- 

 catus, alludes to the little forked spine with which the drupes 

 are crowned. SYN. P. Lais. See Fig. 18. 



P. glaucescens (glaucescent).* I. spreading, glaucous, and 

 densely packed, armed with white spines, and terminated by a 

 long point. 1865. India. An elegant, herbaceous plant. 



P. gramlnlfoliUs (grass-leaved). 1. 12in. to 18in. long, three to 



FIG. 18. PANDANUS FURCATUS (much reduced). 



P. Blanco! (Blanc's). A synonym of P. odoratissimus. 



P. Candelabrum. Candelabrum or Chandelier Tree. I. about 

 3ft. long and 2in. wide, dark green, armed at the edges with 

 brown spines. Guinea, 1826. This species, in its native habitat, 

 " forms a magnificent branching tree, attaining a height of 



four lines wide ; margins densely, and rib beneath sparingly, 

 spinulose; spines minute, straight, h. 2ft. Tenasserim. A 

 pretty, dwarf -growing shrub, very useful for table decoration, <fec. 

 P. graminifolius (grass-leaved), of gardens. A garden name 

 for a species of Freydnetia. 



