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celsa, had recently been moved from a conservatory 

 to the same sward ; and though it seemed likely to 

 lose much of the foliage formed in the warmer place, 

 he expected it to retain what would grow outside ; 

 and so I believe it has done. Recently young plants 

 and seed of a very ornamental Palm have been in- 

 troduced amongst us from near the coast of North 

 Western America ; and it is hoped, and by many 

 expected, that they will prove as hardy as the Chi- 

 nese Chams9rops, or South American Areca. Bmhea 

 filamentosa is one of the names by which it is known, 

 also Pritchardia filifera, and I believe P. pacifica. 

 It is figured in The Garden, May, 1876. 



In autumn of the year 1870, Dr. Moore, of Grlas- 

 nevin, encouraged by the progress he had lately 

 before seen made by the plants at York, moved from 

 a conservatory to a sheltered place at rere of his 

 dwelling-house the strong specimen of Ckamcerops 

 Fortunei, then some seven feet high, mentioned 

 above, and one about three feet high, of the Soutli 

 American Palm Jubcea spectaUlis. Early in the 

 following autumn, he likewise transferred to a bank 

 near Addison's Walk a goodly plant of C. Kha- 

 shina ; and since that he planted in a recess in front 

 of the metal range another variety of Chamcerops. 

 Some experienced men consider early autumn the 

 best season for such transplanting after the spring 

 and summer's growth indoors. Striking contrast 

 between the foliage of these two latter shrubs and 

 some which are considerably lacerated by storms, in 



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