Ivs termi 

 t tl I HI lUtely multi 



filameatau', on the raaigins 

 lachi^ shoit ur long ligule 



SABAL (pos il h 

 but the auth i t 

 mdcew Spmele 

 the robu t ru i 

 base clothe I il 

 nal oibiculir oi i 

 fid segments lineii 

 induphcate in the 

 short a In It t tl t 

 margii 1 



branchi t 



throat bi t 1 biu lu u 1 11 ^1 



brous white or ^reen tiuits small globo e bUtk 

 the short stjle basal Species 6 Floiida to Venezuela 

 and one in Sonori 



Some botanists make the species names all feminine 

 others neuter. j ^^^^ (_, smith 



The Cabbage Palmetto (Sabal Palmetto) grows m 

 groups of a few specimens to several hundieds or e\en 

 thousiuds in the rich black soil on the banks ot the St 

 Johns and Ockliwaha in eis of Florida, forming i glori 



St who IS blind to most of 

 help being o\ei whelmed 

 .t this, ,,,lms Th.i lie 



nse toliage of the 

 ith of which form 



ous sight, and even the 

 the chaims of natuit c 

 by the beuitN lud „i ui 

 found noitliH ii<l t s i,t 

 fuHpst a. \. 1 .| ni 1.1 11, I 

 an impoil mi t nui I 



their paits wjii i i 



In southern Flm i I 



underneath the i i 



(Poly pod I inn am 



these p iliii- . I, 1 



is often . I 



radicuh > 



cross \ 11! / 



a beautitiil in hi, ii ; i dh when in flower Th 



suggestions ct nituie in otti u followed bj planteis w 



have a feeling for niture like landscape ef 



fects The Cabbage Palmetto thrives even in 



the poor sandy soil, and it isgreatlj improved 



by cultivition Even good sized trees are ; 



not difficult to transplant if the whole 



stem IS carefully dug out and all of the 



roots and leaves are cut off If the stem his 



been set at least three fift ilrop nnd tlu 



soil IS kept well watered itti i | I uitin. tl. 



Palmetto is almost suie to In. In i l.lin, ,i 



to the P^ilmetto, all of thi s il ,K i,i. iiti. n I 



in this work ale cultnated li\ (111 un.lcisi^nc I 



on high pine land m southern Flondi I n 



der these conditions the Saluls hue pro^ ed 



a great success, as also ill species of Phceni\ 



and all Cocos of the austialis Upe, while thi 



species of \V ashmgtonia, Er-\thea Ln iston i 



and Trachj carpus have been anentiiefailure 



S. BlacUin nuinum is in the jud,;ment of '^ 



the undersigned the huest of all the fan 



leaved pUms that can be grown in Floiida 



All the species that form tiunks are obiects ^-I 



of great be lutv when well gi own The> need '^--5 



to be well fertilized oi the lower lemes will "^ 



suffer and flnalh die tlius a, ti n hii^ nmch 

 from the elegaiK < "t th i m, i, II, ai 

 grow naturall} in 1 1 li 1 1 i I ,11 thrive c\ 



ceedmgly well in til. ^ nn\ , ' 1 1 well fertil 



ized and watered ml, i I I itilizt.l tm 



much, and the m , , , m.i w it. i 



theygetthefast.il I i mii 1 il,i 



must be set dei pi , i n i ,1 i\ 



makes a hollow ili. ,,, , m , , ,,, , ,, i ih mi _ it 

 deep m the centei Jlii-.,.ni.i u In. Ii le. . n . s the jjI ml 



The Cabbage Palmetto { Saft I Pah) ttn) is rich m hi 

 t 1 al t It I tf 1 t r It impel isl 



I II K I go 1 p le foi 



tl e 1 ler m sea 

 I tl t hiiig litl 



II 1 ft the bi es of the 



leaf tilk remain up n tl e ti ink toiinmg a unique 

 chevaux de fuse which adds much to its picturesque 

 uess This palm when pot grow n is valuable for 

 greenhouse c ilt i t tl e North 



The Dwait r ist as low a temperatui e 



as 10-17° F I t| wei spike rises above the 



leaves to i h , i . t 



6 loiii/ii, ,11. what resembles the Cab- 



bage PalractU) iii.l ii 1 ,Li spikes extend far above 

 the leaves g ^ Reasoner. 



INDEX 



AdansoTii 1 Hnogendoipi s i iniiwi 1 





jg. 



22i4 The 



-Sabal Palmet 



1 Adansoni ( ii.ins iS minus oi miiioi, Pers. 

 toii/plia iiini :i I I c| ii.it I inn ) Dwarf Palmetto. 

 Hh_eP\lm St. in vli.iit liuiiid m the earth l\s 2-3 

 It Ion.,, blade cirrulii in its outline somewhat longer 

 ilim the petiole glaucous segments slightly cleft 

 it tlie apex spadix erect much longer than the Ivs., 

 -I. tt drupe y^i in thick, black Southern states, 

 b M 1434 



