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Chamedoras. Of these we have tried a number with very poor suc- 

 cess. C. Elator is said to stand the sun ; with me it has not lived up to 

 its reputation, as I find it does better in the shade, as do all the Chame- 

 doras. We grow a number of them, but will not enumerate them, as 

 for outdoor purposes they are very unsatisfactory, though for green- 

 house growing they are elegant. 



Oreodoxea Eegia. After a good many trials and losses we have at 

 last got a plant about ten feet high with a good, stout trunk. It gets 

 very seedy in winter, and takes the balance of the year to recover. It 

 adds one to a collection, but though one of the most beautiful palms 

 in its home, with us it is not a brilliant success. 



Cocos Nuciferea has been tried here by various parties, myself 

 included. So far I know of no success. I have not given up hope, 

 and mean to try again and again. 



Of the Cycads, C. Cycus Keveluta is hardy, and we have some fine 

 specimens around. C. Circinalis is a little tender, but struggles along 

 fairly well, and makes noble plants if given the protection of a cool house 

 in winter. C. Kumphii my plant is small, but promises to be hardy. 

 Of this variety I have great expectations. Encephalartos Lehmanni 

 needs protection. What a pity, as it would be such a beautiful feature 

 in the formal garden! Macrozemea Spiralis is hardy, but slow, as is 

 also M. Elegantissima. The Cycads are all of very slow growth. To 

 get any benefit from them in one's lifetime one should use large plants ; 

 either that, or plant for the coming generations. Brahea Tilifera is 

 so well known that remarks on its character are superfluous, but if I 

 may make a remark on it, would say that it is altogether too generally 

 planted, to the exclusion of much finer varieties. Brachea Calcarata, 

 B. Dulcis, and another variety from Sonora, Mexico, that, so far as I 

 know, has no name, are all superior to B. Filifcra, and when better 

 known will be more generally planted. 



Erethea Armata and E. Edulis are very hardy palms, and very 

 ornamental, particularly E. Armata, which is a glaucous mass of foliage, 

 and distinct from all other palms. I consider it one of the most useful 

 we have. 



Euterpe Edule, from the Amazon, is growing splendidly in our 

 collection. It is about nine years old, and about six feet high, though 

 not as graceful as in its native home. I consider it a distinct success 

 and very interesting, as its home is tropical. 



Our collection includes many more varieties, but as the plants are 

 small and still in the experimental department, their hardiness not 

 being assured, we will leave them for a future occasion. Enough has 

 been enumerated to keep the maker of a collection busy for a few years 

 at least. 



Montecito, Cal. 



