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in 1875. Our illustration indicates the 

 very graceful habit of this plant, the 

 leaves of which are narrow and pen- 

 dulous, and grow to a length of 3 to 

 6 feet, the white variegation being 

 very clear and sharply defined on the 

 dark green ground color. Unfortunate- 

 ly this plant is very thoroughly armed, 

 the leaves being edged with sharp 

 spines, while the midrib possesses an- 

 other line of spines which are turned 

 the reverse way to those on the edges, 

 thus making it almost impossible to 

 handle the plant without getting 

 caught. 



P. candelabrum yar. forms side 

 growths freely even in a young state, 

 and cuttings made from these growths 

 root readily, but owing to its abund- 

 ance of spines it has never become a 

 very popular plant in the trade. 



P. graminifolius is one of the small 

 growing pandanus that has been 

 found useful to a limited extent in the 

 trade, being at its best in a 4-inch or 

 5-inch pot, and only reaching a height 

 of 2 to 3 feet when fully developed. 

 This species is of tufted habit, being 

 much branched, and having dark 

 green leaves about half an inch wide, 

 not so stiff as those of most of the 

 species of pandanus and armed with 

 short whitish spines. 



P. graminifolius is readily increased 

 by means of cuttings, and iu small 

 plants may be considered among avail- 

 able stock for the centers of fern pans. 

 The illustration has been prepared 

 from a good photograph of this plant, 

 and gives an excellent idea of its gen- 

 eral character. 



this species is lighter in color and 

 slightly glaucous, a well grown plant 

 forming a noble specimen. 



P. heterocarpus is rather susceptible 

 to overwatering during the winter, 

 and in that case may develop "spot,'' 



tive of the Philippine Islands, from 

 whence it was introduced about 1866. 

 P. reflexus is another notably hand- 

 some species, and though one of the 

 oldest in cultivation is by no means 

 common. This species produces very 



Pandanus Utilis. 



Pandanus Veitchii. 



P. heterocarpus, also known as P. 

 ornatus, is one of the handsomest of 

 the green leaved pandanus, being a 

 strong growing species with broad, 

 dark green foliage, edged with whitish 

 spines. The under side of the leaves of 



but with a little caution in that partic- 

 ular there is no special difficulty in its 

 culture. I have never seen this species 

 produce suckers, and it seems probable 

 that the only means of increase is 

 from seeds. P. heterocarpus is a na- 



long and pendulous leaves, in a. large 

 specimen often growing 5 to 6 feet in 

 length, dark green and shining and 

 profusely armed with strong spines, 

 those on the under side of the midrib 

 being turned the opposite direction to 

 those on the edges of the leaves, simi- 

 larly to the arrangement of spines on 

 P. candelabrum. 



The leaves of P. reflexus are so much 

 recurved that they frequently hide the 

 pot in a well-grown plant, and really 

 have a very graceful effect, as will be 

 readily seen from our illustration, but 

 owing to its ever-ready armor of 

 spines this plant is a most unpleasant 

 one to handle, and is consequently not 

 likely to become a popular one. 



P. Vandermeechii is a comparative- 

 ly rare species that would probably be 

 useful in the trade if grown in quan- 

 tity, being of somewhat similar char- 

 acter to P. utilis, but stouter in growth 

 and usually more upright. The leaves 

 of P. Vandermeechii are broad and 

 stiff, dark green and slightly glaucous, 

 the edges of the leaves and also the 



John Welsh Young, 



Wholesale Grower of 



PANDANUS VEITCHII. 



Upsal Station, 

 Penna. R. R. 



Germantown, 

 PHILADELPHIA, PA 



