The growth of the plant also appears more graceful, 

 the leaves being recurved in a more pleasing manner, 

 and suckers very freely. j. d. Eisele. 



ilh III 



4. Sanderi 



FoL 



B. Spines nasi'intbly short. 

 c. /fnhil „f trs. i<tif!,erect. 



D. Color of spines red 5. utilis 



DD. Color of spines yellotvish 



green 6. Forsteri 



00. Hahit of Ivs. more or less 

 rcirurred: color of spines 

 nsnalUj white. 



D. Gritwih dwiirf 7. pygmaeus 



8. graminifolius 

 DD. C mirth strong 9. furcatus 



10. heterocarpus 



11. caricosus 



12. odoratissimus 

 BB. Spines disagreeahlji ton,,. 



C. Bab it of ll'S. v.rij mH,-h rr- 



flexed i:i. reilexus 



CO. Hahit of Ivs. ni<u-. <.,■ /. s.s r. - 



ctirved 11. Candelabrum 



OCC. Habit of Ivs. stiff, nearly 



erect 15. Vandermeeschii 



1. VMtchii, Hort. Fig. 1630. Lvs. 2 ft. long, broader 

 than in P. utilis, somewhat recurved, spiny, dark green 

 in the center, margined with broad bands of white. 

 Polynesia. A.F. 4:.-,T(l. F. 1S71, p. 177. Gn. 2, p. 501. 



2. Candelibrum, var. variegitus, Hort. {P.Javd 

 var. vuritijiXlHs, Hurt. ) . Lvs. :^-e ft. or more long, mar- 

 gined white; marginal spines white; spines on the 

 midrib of the lower surface reversed. Java. P, 

 V. 9:20. Lowe .'iC. — Perhaps ranks second in beauty 

 only to P. Veitchii, hut unfortunately it is too spiny. 

 Lvs. drooping, narrower than in P. Veitchii. See No. 14. 



3. Biptistii, Hort., offered by Saul and 

 Pitcher & Manda; has a yellow stripe down the 

 center. Taplin says it is a rapid grower. Not 

 in Index Kewensis. 



4. Sanderi, Hort. Sander. Habit tufted: lvs. 

 30 in. long, with minute marginal spines, not 

 unlike tlK.sc lit' /'. Vi ilihii lint of denser habit, 

 anil 'liii'Mh- iiiN.h ]ii ihi \ariegatlon, which 

 inilii I :iiid in place of being con- 



tinni : . :' ., :,l^ so, it is distributed in 



narnnvl.iiMl . i , jl.,'. ,ii,| l; icrn in alternation through- 

 out the IcTii;!!. of its leaf. (i.C III. 23:249. K.H. 1898, 

 p. 2.3U. U.M. 41:GHU. A.ti. 19:455. -Taplin says it is a 

 rapid grower. 



5. itilis, Bory. Figs. ir,:!l-:i. Attains GO feet in Mada- 

 gascar: lvs. glaucous, ir.ii, ] :■, ft. long, spines red. 



Madagascar. Here i W 7 -.IGo i P. mauri- 



tianiis); B.M. 5014 ( /' ' : R.H. 1866:270 



(P. flagelliformis, or iloi , A .F. 4:571. -Nich- 

 olson refers P. odorati.-<.^i,„ii.^ to i: utilis. 



6. F6rsteri, Moore (P. Fosteri&nus, Hort. Siebrecht). 

 Lord Howe's Island. Better accounted for in Voss' 

 scheme on next page. 



7. pygmaeus, Thore. Low, spreading shrub, not over 

 2 ft. high in the center, but sending out from the base 

 numerous horizontal, rooting, annulated branches: lvs. 



PANDANUS 1201 



about 4 ft. long, spirally arranged inS's, linear-subulate, 

 with a clasping base: margins and keels fringed with 

 small white spines. .Mascarenes. The above descrip- 

 tion tak.iL \v l'..M. !,.iti. which is a doubtful specimen. 



8. grain;:i.i !. i,, i ,i ■,. Lvs. 12-18 in. long by 3-4 

 lines wi'l iincs minute, straight. Burma. 

 P.gniiiiii" : ■' >■' ■ ■■ ! ir;Hle lias never been carefully 

 distinguished fi .n /' , ;.;„. wk, and, according to 

 Nicholson, it is :i - I m ycinetia. F.R. 2:388, 

 where Taplin sa\- ■' ' i ■ i - I , much-branched habit, 

 dark green lvs. ;ili i: ' ; . ir, not so stiff as most 

 species; >i.iiM-- ■ i'..: . 'I'l i i . 



9. Jurr.iiu,-. i; I imning 30-40 ft.: lvs. 

 10-20 It. I ;. M :, heneath; spines 1-2 

 liiK's loiiL-. ,;iiA..I. iiMiLi l;,ll. 1879:290; 1881, pp. 

 174, 17... 



10. heteroc4rpu3, Balf. f. Branching tree, with slen- 

 der trunk, very numerous roots and spreading branches: 

 lvs. lai .late-a.-uuiinate, dilated anil clasping at the 



I I -le 'i II ■■''! I ." ■■ '' 'listant spines 



riable species, approacliiie- ." i ' ilistinguished 



by habit. Taplin says tliM ' i the trade is 



synonymous with P. h,'/^>- ■ ■■ - 1 rong-growing, 



with broad, dark green |i.|i,i_i , ihih , white; under 

 side of lvs. slightly glaucmis." 



11. caricbBUS, Spreng. Shrub: lvs. 5-8 ft. by 2-2}^ in., 

 slightly glaucous; spines minute, white, relatively few: 

 male inflorescence erect. Moluccas. R.H. 1878, p. 405. 

 -Offered by Van Geert, of Belgium. 



12. odoratissimus, Linn. f. Height 20 ft.: lvs. light 

 green, :;-.', ft. lung; spines short, white. India, Arabia, 

 (i.e. 111. 17: 14. -A scent which is mn.-h esteemed in Java 

 is obtained from the male fls. The ^ii:-, ■ .1^ ..ipiionis 

 from Nicholson. The species is in il\ ac- 

 counted for in the Flora of British I \ varie- 

 gatus, Hort., secured by Reasoner ti ih -W . i I m lies, 



is identical with what the florists call y, ,Juraiii,-us. 



13. re!16xus,Lodd. Lvs. more completely recurved than 

 in other common species, 5-6 ft. long, dark green, shin- 

 ing; spines long, white, those on the midrib of the 

 lower side reversed. Mascarene Islands. F.R. 2:387. 



-Adv. 1895 by Pitcher & Manda. 



A youne Screw 



I ng to show the spural 



14. Candel^bmm, Beauv. Candelabrum Tree. 

 Chandelier Tree. Tree, attaining 30 ft. "Lvs. 3 ft. 

 by 2 in., dark green; spines brown" (Nicholson). Trop. 

 Africa. B.M. 5014 is doubtful, referred to P. utilis.— Not 



