464 PALM FAMILY. 



merits in the sinuses; drupe ovoid-oblong. Sandy soil, S. Car., S.; the 

 only species. 



The CocoANUT (C6cos NrcfFER.v) and the Date Palm (Piicenix dac- 

 TYi.fKEKA) are cultivated in the extreme south, the former along the 

 coast of southeastern Florida. Many palms are grown in conservatories, 

 of which the following are some of the commonest : 



# Fan Palms ; i.e., those loith leaves cimdnr in (jenernl outline {but often 



deeply cleft) and digitate-veined. 



Livistona Chinensis, K.Br. (LatAma Borb6n-ica). S. China ; leaves 

 green, 4°-(')'^ across, on spiny petioles of about the same length, the blade 

 cut into many hanging segments which extend one fourth or one third its 

 depth. A common species with very wide-spreading growth. 



Chamaerops hOmilis, Linn. Mediterranean region ; dwarf species, with 

 leaves glaucous on both sides, the bladi'S divided nearly to the ba.se into 

 12-20 erect, ni^arly linear segments ; petioles twice longer than the leaves 

 (3"-4°), with stout spines on the edges. 



Thrlnax radiata, Lodd. (T. eleoans). S. Amer.; leaves green, either 

 glabrous or jjuberulent beneath, l°-2^" long, the blade divided two thirds 

 its length into 40 or more very slender spreading or recurved divisions ; 

 petioles slender but stiff, longer than the leaves. Known for its graceful 

 habit and umbrella-like foliage. 



Rhapis flabe/ljfdrmis, Linn. f. China and Japan; stems several and 

 slender, erect, with persistent leaf sheaths ; leaves rather small, the blade 

 5-11-paited into plaited truncate or erose ciliate-margined divisions, the 

 petiole much longer than the*blade, and very obscurely denticulate. 



* * Featueu Palms; i.e., the leaves long and pinnate or pinnatehj 



parted. 



Chrysalidocdrpus (or A keca) /ufescens, Wendl. Madagascar; one of 

 the best of the feather-palms for general culture ; leaves very long (4'-"- 

 10°), erect-spreading and arching at the top, light green, the pinnve 70-100, 

 alternate, lanceolate and long-pointed ; petiole shallow-grooved on top, 

 especially in its lower half. 



Howea (Kentia) Belmoredna, Becc. E. Indies ; leaf blade much shorter 

 than in the last, the pinn;e more nearly opposite and 20-50 in number; 

 petiole tlat on top. 



Ptychosperma Cunninghdmii, Wendl. (Seaforthia elegans). Aus- 

 tralia ; trunk slender and shedding its sheaths, terete; leaves 4°-10° 

 long, with ma,ny very slender pinnte which are unequally biM at the apex, 

 dark green above and silvery beneath. 



Hyophorbe Verscbaffeiti, Wendl. Small or medium sized palm from 

 IVhidagascar, with nearly erect leaves, 4°-G° long, and curving gracefidly 

 at the end ; midrib white, unarmed ; pinnie narrow-la^iceolate, lO-oO 

 pairs, 2' or less wide ; stem triangular from the sheathing leaf bases. 



Geonbma gracilis, Wendl. Costa Rica ; a graceful, small species with 

 long-arciiing, pinnate leaves which are red when young, but becoming 

 dark green ; monoecious. 



Chamceddrea elegans, Mart. Mexico ; dwarf species with unarmed 

 stem ; diii-cious ; leaves 2°-4° long, drooping ; pinnne 10' or less long and 

 1' broad, but taiiering each way ; petioles slightly channeled. 



Cbcos Weddelliana, \Vendl. S. Amer. ; a very elegant, small palm, with 

 a slender, tibrous-netted trunk ; leaves 2°-6° long, dark green above and 

 glaucous beneath, gracefully curved ; pinnae numerous and very narrow ; 

 petiole short. Popular, and stands rough usage. 



Carybta sobolifera, Linn. A rather small palm of tropical Asia, dis- 

 tinguished by 2-pinnate leaves, the pinnulce fish-tail-shape ; petioles black- 

 scaly when young; foliage bright green and graceful ; plant suckers from 

 the root. Useful .species for decorative work. 



