PHCENIX 



down many more feet until they had reached the elay- 

 bank or the water. There are quite a number of small 

 feeding-roots found in dense masses all along the rope- 

 like main-roots near the surface of the soil, but not such 

 a network of surface-roots as we find in all the hardy 

 species of Cocos (of the 6'. uustrulis type), in which 



almost all the roots run horizoiitiil auil ui.- -tly found 



near the surface, while in the -^iMn. ^ ,,i I'lnmix they 

 run downward. The large-growin- s|m-ci. ^ ilowtT pro- 

 fusely in the fall and winter, whilt- llic hu>liy-.|.rcies all 

 flower during the spring months, in all the species of 

 Phoenix the male and female flowers are borne on differ- 

 ent individuals, and the various species flowering at the 

 same time hybridize readily. H. Nehkung. 



P7,. 



Much eoufusi,, 

 more than tin- 



seed saved fn> 

 trunk in .30 y. 

 have made but 

 here or else s<ii 

 them in all sli 



ic undersigned now has 

 • wing species: P. Canar- 

 . .ill large; cycadifolia, 

 . tenuis, 2-4 ft. high ; 

 id Zeylanica, all in pots. 

 :iud few dare recognize 

 iifd. We have P. dactyl- 

 L- specimens grown from 

 dates have made 50 ft. of 

 .rs of the same seeding 



no one knows. We have 

 and glaucous-green, all 



where and 



the 





nurseryman a^ ■< _..i •:■ :. I. . ,-,. i-i: i; .,. :. .~, . pi-uiluces 

 fertile seeds, au.l .,,,,lhii„-- uv.m jt ,1,, n.,„ .ai>, wbi.-h 

 cannot be said of any other Pha-uix here. Ne.\t in |..i|,ii- 

 larity comes P. reclinata; the others are only foiuid in 

 collections. P. dactylifera is seldom planted now. and 

 few nurseries ever grow it. All species of Phoenix arc 

 hardy here as far as the writer knows. P. Canariensis 

 is most easily removed from the ground, and the best 

 time is Aug. and Sept. , the hottest weather, as then they 

 recuperate faster. The only other time to remove is in 

 the early spring, before growth, and then if the weather 

 turns cold it is risky. Ernest Bractjton. 



Phrrnir in the 3'oW7i. -Although Phoenixes cannot be 

 considered to be as decorative subjects as the Howeas 

 and Chrysalidocarpus, they are among the hardiest of 

 palms. For any unfavorable situation where any palm 

 can be expected to thrive, recommend a Phoenix. Out- 

 doors they endure the hottest sunshine without losing a 

 particle of color, whether placed in jars, vases or beds. 

 As house plants they are unequaled for resistance to 

 neglect. They also bear the tying and untying and the 

 crowding and wear and tear of public decorative work 

 better than any other palms. The writer has a pair of 

 specimens of Phirnix rupicola, w^hich within the past 

 six years have been packed and unpacked flve hundred 

 times; they have withstood excessive heat and cold, 

 gas and dust, and still staini to-day in the broad sun 

 with their anil i I -ir i 1- |. it. •. I !,.■ Date-palm is not 

 quite so grni' ; /' / r ,.,»n.v(i is slightly 



stiffer than /'. - i ' : hmilsome. Other 



kinds useful 1. 1 ihi il.-n-iif!. r,( , i , -, iisis, farinifera, 

 jiumila and teniiix. i Tins parairraiih has been adapted 

 from an article in Scott's Florists' Manual which em- 

 bodies the experience of Mr. Scott and of the under- 

 s'Snc''- 1 W. H. Tapl-.s. 



PHCEXIX 1311 



A. Texture of llti. fhiecid l.rupicola 



AA. Texture of Ifts. rigid. 



I). Arrunyement of Ifts. S-ranked. 



c. Porm of Ifts. lanceolate 2. reclinata 



00. Form of Ifts. ensifomi, with 



filiform tips ;). paludosa 



BB. Arrangement of Ifts. 2-i or many- 

 ranked, 

 c. Po.'iition of Ifts. equidistant. 



V. Color of Il's. dark green 4. farinifera 



i)D. Color of Ivs. light green 5. pusilla 



CO. Position of Ifts. grouped or 

 fascicled, 

 v. JStem bulbiform: tvs. short. 

 E. Lfts. srattered, irregularly 



fascicled 6. humilis 



EE. Lfts. in nearly opposite 



fascicles 7. acaulis 



vu. Stem erect: Irs. long. 



E. Z,rs. very slender H. pnmila 



U. Canariensis 

 EE. Jyvs. more robust. 



F. Foliage glabrous 10. sylvestris 



FF. Foliage glaucous 11. dactylifera 



1. ruplcola, T. Anders. (P. Andersoni, Hort. Cal- 

 cutta). Stem lo-'20 ft.x8 in., solitary, slender, naked: 

 Ivs. 10 ft., quite glabrous; petiole compressed; seg- 

 ments 1'.. It , .'i:iiil,iil, iiMi la^.-i.-li-d, Hacvid, bright 

 green, si' ■ •■'. IIim: i\;i. iic. M. x:tr.. F. 1887, p. 

 105. l.ll ■ ■ I l; 1 M ;. -\.i,. i:i:141. A.F. 



1 of form with 



recUnita, .lacq. {P. /,< 



nl.H 34: 

 P. Senen. 



R.H. 18',U. 1.].. 111,!, -llii;, 4:f7. 



3. paluddsa, K'l'xb. (iregarious, subarboreous: trunks 

 8-25 ft. high, 12-18 in. in diam., often reclining, annu- 

 late: Ivs. 8-10 ft.; Ifts. 1-2 ft., opposite and alternate, 

 2-ranked, ensiforni, with filiform tips, whitish or mealy 

 beneath ; petiole 3-5 ft. long, slender, scurfy, with many 

 lougspines; sheath fibrous : fr. black-purple. Seashore, 

 tropical Asia. 



4. farinifera, TjMvi,, ~liiuM,i : ,-audex at most 4 ft., 

 thickly I'll. till il \\r\. : ]■ ii ;iihs: petiole with 1 or 

 2 pairs of -|iiM - , , i iti, 4-ranked, ensiforni. 

 rigid, puii-.rii, uii'.. Li-ii ii, black. Ceylon and 

 southern India.- •'II,.- . au,l,\ has a farinaceous pith" 

 (Roxb.). "The foliage is so spiny that it is impossible 

 to walk through clumps of it" (Steavenson). 



5. pusllla, Gffirtn. {P. Zeyldnica, Hort.). Stem 10-14 

 ft.: Ivs. rather short; lfts. very many, snbequidist.a;it, 

 7-10 in., spreading at right angles, 4-r'anked, rigid, pun- 

 gent, bright green. Ceylon. 



6. htUniliB, Royle. Stems short, tufted, bulbiform. 

 rarely elongated: Ivs. subglaucous; lfts. scattered, in- 

 terruptedly fascicled. Very close to P. acaulis, but 

 distinguished by the very long - peduncled, fruiting 

 spadix. Hilly districts of India. — Var. Hance&na, Becc. 

 {P. Hancedna, Hort.), from China, is cultivated. 



Var. Louridrii, Becc. {P. Sa-belenii, O'Brien). Pi.T. 

 17C5. Lvs. 1 ft. long; lfts. 5-7 in. long, shining, dark 

 green, soft, curved, subglaucous, often approximate, 

 mostly falcate, not spinous at the tip. Assam to Cochin 

 China. G.M. 38:80. A.G. 15:201. G.C. III. 0:475; 

 11:731. G.F. 3:273. 



7. acatUis, Buch. Caudex bulbiform, 8-10 in. in diam., 

 densely clothed with sheaths and bases of the petioles : 

 lvs. 2-6 ft. ; lfts. in subopposite fascicles, many-ranked, 

 )4-^^ ft- long, very rigid, somewhat glaucous, niargiioal 

 nerve very strong; petiole 1 ft. or more, with many 

 spines: fr. bright red to blue-black. India. 



