PALMERELLA 



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Met 



being then prepared 

 in a rough granulated 

 form for export. Sago 

 is also procured from 

 Caryota and some other 

 species, but the prod- 

 uct is not equal to that 

 of Metroxylon. T 

 so-called whale -bono 

 brooms f retiuently used 

 in stables and forstreet- 



made from Piassaba 

 (or Piavaba) fiber, 

 this being gathered 

 from around the base 

 of plants of Attaleas, 



those 



irpose 



Iso produce large seeds or i 

 nifirii being known as Coquilla 



' ■, ' ii 1"^ :in(l capable of reoeiv- 

 1 i ;:lI1 articles are manu- 



factured fiMi!! "I'v, this being had 



froiu the nut- "i I'h n^^ :< i>has macrocarpa, a 

 singular I^alin from South America, bearing a 

 large fruit in which are contained from 6 to 9 of 

 the ivory nuts, the plant itself having a short 

 and sometimes creeping stem from which pro- 

 ceeds a noble head of pinnate fronds that are 

 frequently 15-20 ft. in length. The seeds of A recii 

 Catechu, after preparation with lime and the 

 leaves of thi- pepper-plant, become the betel nut 

 of til. i::i t In.ii. , so much used by the natives 

 of tl • ; t ■.!. ' I lie world as a mild stimulant. 

 Tin I ! :, .if the West Indies is Etilerpe 



fh ,■■! Ill Mud straight stems of which 



anil III ' In ft. biy-h. and the removal of 



111.- . i 1 I , ■ ,.![. .1. m.-ans the destruction 

 of -1 ... ii . I .11 eaten is composed 



of 111 ... I iIh^ young leaves are 



. warm greenhouse, providing the seeds are fresh, the 

 lowest of the common commercial Palms being the 

 {oweas. In small quantities these seeds are usually 

 own in about 6-inch pots, the pots being well drained 

 11(1 nearly filled with light soil, then the seeds sown 

 liiekly and covered with half an inch of soil, watered 

 lioroughly and placed where they may receive the bene- 

 it of some bottom heat, and at no time should they be 

 allowed to become 

 very dry. The period 

 required for germi- 

 nation varies greatly 

 with diiferent spe- 

 cies, Livistoim Chi- 

 tiiiisis germinating 

 in 2 or 3 weeks if 

 fresh, and being 

 ready for potting in 

 about 2 months, while 

 seeds of some of the 

 .Vtiiilras liine been 



tj"''v'',.'l, I'lr'nilly's 



many species are 



ery much alike, the seed-leaf in many instances 



simple leaflet, this de- 



e.|ii:,l|v f.. flo- s....,lling3 



II il.. ^. i-i ..lion of 



ultiir;il notes for par- 

 ■jll be found through- 

 ;his time a few general 

 lit of Palms as a whole 

 ~ ;.li-. ..!., 1.. .11 noted 

 ...■•.. I I ,ri.. and 

 ■-. found 



a night tern 

 view, a mini 

 ■of 56-60° if 



hile 



lllso 



fcv 



owing to a favorable climate and gradu- 

 ally improving business methods, it 

 seems probable that American growers 

 will soon be able to compete with their 

 more experienced brethren of Europe in 

 this .'lass of l.h.nts. 



Thn .;.. .•^ : rn. - -, :..1 U, ,^ .., Vl P . IV i ul 



t\" 



advance of 1,-1-20° during the day will not hurt 

 them. 



An abundance of water is required, for many 

 Palms grow on the banks of rivers or in swampy 

 ground ; and even those found on high and rocky 

 ground send their roots down to such a depth 

 as to find a liberal water supply. 



Some shading throughout the summer is best, 

 til. f.ili:iL''e urrown under glass being more tender 

 • I'l ''lit iiMtiiriiUy produced outdoors. Repot- 

 ! .iil.l 111- done during the spring and sum- 

 1:, I 111 iiili^. jireferably, there being compara- 

 iM. 1) little root action on the part of most Palms 

 lietween November 1 and March 1. Give only 

 moderate-sized shifts, that is, use pots only 1 or 

 2 inches larger, and always ram the soil firmly. 



Rotted sod is the basis for the best soil for 

 Palms, and a fair proportion of stable manure is 

 a safe fertilizer, such a soil being mixed with 

 various proportions of peat or sand, to make it 

 lighter and more open for some delicate species. 





' contained in a 

 being confined to 

 isix. ffnwea Bel- 

 i:,i,:i;i,-i>iiii lutes- 

 ■- .111.1. itities of 



Cnijiold iirens, several specii I /' Canari- 



en.ii.1 being quite largely plaiii. ' I i . liie South 



and on portions of the Pacific . . i i. ,s. ,,/,,(/,,„ elegans 

 and some others of the Ptychosperma group, and some 

 few Liivistonas cover the extent of the catalogue for 

 many growers. 



Of these, the seeds are imported in a majority of 

 cases, and on the quality of these seeds the success of 

 the grower depends, so far as getting up a stock is con- 

 cerned. Most of these species germinate readily in 



allowed 

 ling the great- 

 is may become 

 < persisted in. 

 ise observation 

 ipt removal of 

 . H. Taplin. 



Insects are frei 

 to gain headway, various ^.-nl.- in^. 

 est damage, while red spi.li is nn.l 

 established unless forcililr syrinu' 

 The most successful practice nquii 

 on the part of the grower, and the 

 all insects ^. 



PALMA ChriBti is Castor Oil Plant, Bic 



PALMEHfiLLA (Dr. Edward Palmer, contempora- 

 neous American botanical collector). Jjobeliacete, A 

 genus of one species, a rare herb found in Lower Calif., 

 with small blue fls. like those of a Lobelia. The genus 

 differs from Lobelia in the remarkable adnation of the 

 stamens, as well as in the integrity of the corolla-tube, 



