dulate; an interesting form of Tci 

 with its feathery foliage, ii". Fr 

 lawn shrub with shining foliage ;i 

 R. arin'da, Maxim. Unarmed glal- 

 cftthartii-a : Ivs. orbicular-ovate, acii 

 with bristly pointed teeth. Amurlan 

 Billardi, Hort. = R. hybrida, var, — 

 Closely allied to R. tinctoria and pre 

 larger, becoming 3 in. long: pedicels s 

 p. 29. Not quite liardy.-ff. en'mitu. 

 shrub, 4-10 ft., allied tn i; (':n-nli„i:n , 



long, acute, rusty pnl.---. Ill i.i n. jl, -. 



been confounded w i I : ' ■ 



guished even withoiii 



quite hiirdy.-iJ. £/-/■' II 



R. catbartica: lvs.;i!i 



casus to Mongoliii .n : : ' i 



(R.AlaternusXaliiiiii > U 



10 ft., allied to R. Daluuiin : 

 fls. with the style almost di\ ii 

 Very similar in habit to K, 

 guished in winter by its ditl 

 obtuse, sUghtly spreadiiiK wn 

 glossy light yellowi.sli Innw 

 winter-buds closely .ij^iiir-- 

 L'Herit. Allied to I;, 1 imul 



with 12-15pairsof V, iii<. 1 



2603. Not h.ardy.— /.' I '"'.;. 

 bent shrub, allied in I, ■ : 

 usually narrowed ;ii i 

 pesiris. Scop. Low.,! 



allied 



R. Carol 



I-ini. I „,.i ;,ihI ,l,-„se, very spiny slm.l., about 3 ft. high, allied 

 1' I' Ivs. opposite or alternate, oval or obovjite, 



^! ' 1 m. lonff. Mts. of M. and S. Eu., W. Asia. 



II. I /H/.Waldst. &Kit. Closely allied to the pre- 



i-'-l;;--. I , I - inibescent. Mts. of M. and S. Eu., W.Asia. 

 Alfred Rehder. 



EHAPHID6PH0RA (Greek for needle-hearing; allud- 

 ing to needle-like hairs). Arcice(f. About 20 species of 

 the East Indies, allied taPothos, but distiiiguisheil from 

 the Pothos tribe by the presence of n,l,l luiirs in ilic in- 

 tercellular spaces and by the 2-1oimiIi .1 rinlin- tli:in 3- 

 loculed ovary. Hee I'othos. It is probniil,. thai 1 1 m- gar- 

 den plant Pothos aureus is of this gc-iius. Rliai.liido- 

 phoras are climbing aroids, to be treated like Philoden- 

 dron and Pothos. 



It is not known that any species of Rhaphidophora 

 are in the American trade. H. pertitsa, Schott {B. pin- 

 ndta, Schott. Scinddpsus pertusns, Schott), has large 

 monstera-like Ivs., with long and narrow side lobes and 

 numerous holes in the blade. R.H. 1883, p. 5G1. S.de- 

 ciirslva, Schott, is a gigantic climber, with large pin- 

 nate Ivs., the segments or Ifts. oblong-lanceolate-acu- 

 minate and strongly nerved; spathe yellowish. B.M. 

 7282. H. Peipla, Schott, has entire oblong or elliptic- 

 oblong Ivs., with roundish or suboordate base; spathe 

 yellowish. 



BHAPIDOPHtLLUB (Greek, probably means Jf/inpjs- 

 leaved). PalmAcecv. Blue Palmetto. A genus of one 

 species ranging from South Carolina to Florida. It is' 

 a dwarf fan-palta with erect or creeping trunk 2-3 ft. 

 long, and long-stalked Ivs. with about 15 segments. 

 The genus is closely allied to Chamaerops and is distin- 

 guished by having the albumen not ruminate and by the 

 bracts at the base of the branches of the spadix being 

 few or none. 



Other generic characters: spadices short-peduncled: 

 spathes 2-5, entire, tubular, compressed, bifid, woolly: 

 fls minute, orange: fr. small, ovoid or obovate, woolly. 

 The plant is said to produce suckers freely, like Rhapis, 

 an unusual circumstance among palms. 



Hystrix, H. Wendl. & Drude (Chama-rops Ri/strU, 

 Pras.). Fig. 20fli!. Stem 2-3 ft., erect or creeping, pro- 

 liferous, (■l,,tli,Ml H-itli tlif. fibrous remains of leaf-sheaths 

 intermin;;!' .1 wiih I,.iiir, rrect spines: Ivs. ,3-4 ft., some- 

 what ghivir.iii-;, .inniar in outline, with numerous 2-4- 

 toothed sci.'iii.iits : ppticle triangular, rough on the mar- 

 gins: sheaths of oblique fibers interwoven with numer- 



Jared G. Smith. 



1511 



<Ptlraett oi \eedle 



1 legnnt cf our 



t di tril ution, 



"1% and Florida, 



t strik ng char- 



spmes projecting m eveiy direction from 

 the dark fibers which cover the tiunk 

 These spines which are often a foot 

 long seem to protect the inflorescence 

 which before opening resembles a large 

 white egg and which is imbedded among 

 the spines. This palm bears staminate 

 and pistillate flowers on separate plants. 

 The woolly clusters of fruit or seeds are 

 borne on short stems also surrounded 

 by the sharp spines. This palmetto is 



rhapiOlepis. 



H. Nehrling. 

 See Baphiolepis. 



EHAPIS (Greek, needle; alluding to 

 the shape of the Ivs. or perhaps the awns 

 of the corolla). PalmAcea. A genus of 

 5 species of fan-palms of very distinct 

 habit, natives of China and Japan. They 

 are among the few palms that produce 

 suckers at the base, thereby forming 

 bushy clumps. Low palms, with leafy, 

 densely cespitose reedy stems clothed 

 with remains of the reticulate leaf- 

 sheaths : Ivs. alternate and terminal, 

 sub-membranaceous, connate or semi- 

 orbicular, irregularly and digitately 3- to 

 many-parted; segments linear, cuneate, 

 or elliptical truncate, entire, dentate or 

 lobed: nerves 3 to many; transverse 

 veins conspicuous; rachis none; ligule 

 very short, semi-circular; petiole slen 

 der, biconvex, smooth or serrulate on 

 the margins; sheath long, loosely fringed 

 on the margin; spadices shorter than the 

 Ivs., slender-peduncled: rachis sheathed 

 by deciduous bracts : branches spread- 

 ing: spathes 2-3, incomplete, membra- 

 nous: fls. yellow. This genus is distin- 

 guished from its near allies (for a list 

 of which see Licuala) by the fls. being 

 dioecious; corolla 3-toothed ; anthers de- 

 hiscing extrorsely. The name Rhapis is 

 commonly spelled and pronounced Ra- 

 phis, but this is incorrect. 



A. Stems l)i-4 ft. high. 

 B. Lvs. with 5-7 segments. 



flabelUfdrmis, L'Herit. (T?. Kwaniirnr- 

 tsik, H. Wendl.). Fi;,'. li;2:;, V.il. 111. 

 Stems P/^-4 ft. high; Ivs. .V7-,,art,-.i ; 

 segments linear, sub]ili(a(r, i-ili:il.- sjiiu- 

 ulose along the margins and niidveins, 

 truncate, erose at the apex: petioles ser- 

 rulate along the margins. China, Japan. 

 B.M. 1371. R.H. 1872,p. 230. A.G. 13:261. I.H. 34:13. 

 -Var. intermedia, Hort., according to Siebrecht, has 

 lvs. horizontal instead of somewhat erect. Var. var- 

 iegita, Hort., has been offered. 



BE. i-i'S. with 7-10 or more segments. 



Mmilis, Blume. Fig. 2097. Lvs. semi-circular; basal 

 lobes directed backward; segments rarely more than 10, 

 spreading; petioles unarmed. China. A.F. 7:405. 

 AA. Stems becoming S ft. high. 



Cochinchinfinsis, Mart. {Chamwrops Gochinchininsis, 

 Lour.). Leaf-segments much plaited; petioles short, 

 straight and prickly. Cochin China. Int. by Franceschi, 

 Jared G. Smith and W. M. 



Young leaf 



o! Bl 



metto. not yet 



unfolded (XK). 



1900. 



