74 SELECT PLANTS FOR INDUSTRIAL CULTURE 



obtainable at a time from each stem ; this by admixture of tallow 

 is used for candles. There are several other Andine palms which 

 could be reared in our forests or in sheltered positions at our 

 dwellings, but some of them are not even yet phytographically 

 circumscribed. 



Ceroxylon australe, Martius. 



Juan Fernandez, on the higher mountains (latitude 34 south). 



Ceroxylon Klopstockia, Martius. 



Venezuela. This very tall Wax-Palm reaches elevations of 6,000 

 feet. 



Cervantesia tomentosa, Ruiz and Pavon. 



Forest mountains of Peru. This tree yields edible seeds. It is 

 likely to prove hardy in our lower forest regions. 



Oestrum nocturnum, Linne. 



West India, South Mexico. Praised above almost all other plants 

 for its fragrance in Mexico, its flowers lasting through the summer 

 and autumn, and their scent being particularly powerful during 

 night-time (Dr. Barroeta). 



Chserophyllum bulbosum, Linne. 



Middle Europe and Western Asia. The Parsnip Chervil. A 

 biennial herb. The root a very palatable culinary esculent, three 

 times as rich in starch as potatoes. 



Chaerophyllum sativum, Lamarck. (Anthriscus Cerefolium, Hoff- 

 mann.) 



The Chervil. Middle and South Europe, Western Asia. An 

 annual herb, available for salads and condiments, but the root 

 deleterious. 



Chamserops excelsa, Thunberg.* ( Trachycarpus excelsiis, Wend- 



land.) 



South China as far north as Napong. This Fan-Palm is highly 

 desirable, although not tall, as the name would indicate. The 

 hardiest of all palms ; has stood 16 Cels. below freezing point with 

 only a slight litter (Count de Saporta.) Hardy in the mild middle 

 coast regions of England. Cordage prepared from the leaves does 

 not decay in water (Dupont.) The hairy covering of the stem of 

 this palm and of Livistona Chinensis is utilised for fixing lime- 

 plaster to buildings in Japan (Christie.) C. Fortunei (Hooker), 

 the Chusan Palm form North China, is a variety. It attains a 



