Phoenix 



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Phoenix 



Le Siecle, salmon ro., HI. 



centre. 

 Libertu, or. salmoii, car. 



centre. 



Papillon, bl., lil. 

 Paul Bert, HI., vio. centre. 

 Kossiunol, ro., mauve, wh. 



centre. 



Roxelane, car. 

 W. E. Gladstone, ro. 

 William Robinson, ro. 



salmon, vio. centre. 

 Zouave, car. magenta. 



PHCENIX. (DATE PALMS.) 



Description. .Stove and greenhouse Palms (ord. 

 Palmiu), of elegant habit, and highly valued as 



Coquehcot, or. sc.. pur. 



centre. 

 Derviche, dark HI., pur. 



centre. 

 Espenince, mauve, wh. 



centre. 



Fedora, ro., wh. suffusion. 

 Francois Chabas, wh., 



car. eve. 

 Jolin Forbes, pk., urim. 



eye. 

 Le AI;didi, vio. bl., bronze. 



in sub-tropical gardening. Large specimens pro- 

 duce a fine effect if plunged to the rims of the pots 

 on the lawn, but must be lifted before frosty 

 weather. Liberal supplies of water must be given 

 at all times, with copious syringings and liquid 

 manure during the summer. 



Principal Species, Hybrids, and Varieties : 



[NOTE. f. fronds, and the colours apply to 

 them.] 



acaulis, 12', f. 1' to 3' 

 long,lower pinna; spiny, 

 grn., st. 



canariensis, 6' to 12' in 

 cultivation, f. 2' to 5' 

 long, grey grn., st. or 



reclinata, 50', f. 3' to 7', 

 pinna; broad, stout, grn., 

 st. or warm grh. (syns. 

 leonensU and /an/.i- 

 barensis). Senegaleusis 

 and melanocar'ia are 



PHLOX SUBULATA (see p. 1S8). 



decorative plants. The pinnae in canariensis and 

 sylvesiris are close; in rupicola they are much 

 farther apart. 



Propagation is by imported seeds. Humilis 

 Kirheliiiii ran only be increased by offsets or 

 suckers. Seeds should be sown in sandy loam on 

 a mild hotbed ; or they may be placed singly in 

 thumb p"ts. and the latter plunged in bottom heat. 

 Date Palms raised from the stones of Dates by 

 amateur gardeners as a rule grow very slowly 

 under the inadequate heat given to them. 



Soil. Good loam which has been stacked with 

 cow manure for a year, three parts, leaf mould one 

 part, sand one-sixth. 



Other Cultural Points. -Although revelling in 

 plenty of heat. moM of them may be grown in the 

 cool conservatory during the summer. Canariensis, 

 reclinata, sylvestris, and rupicola make excellent 

 dwelling-room plants, and they can be employed 



warm grh. (.//.*. Jnba; 

 and tennis). An elegant 

 and useful Palm, 

 ilactylifera, 100' to 120', f. 

 7' to 14' long, grey grn., 

 fruit sweet, edible, st. 

 Common Date Palm. 



vars. The latter has 

 blk., edible fruits, 

 rupicola, 15' to 20', f. 

 2' to 5', semi-erect, 

 pinnie, far apart, stiff, 

 grh., grn. Useful de- 

 corative plant. 



cycadifolia, trunk 2' foliis argenteo-varie- 

 thick, f. y to 6' long, gatis, variegated foliage, 

 st. (;/. cycadifolia). 

 humilis lia-belmii, 3' to 

 .")', f. 1' to 2' long, grey 

 grn., warm grh. 

 hybrida (dactylifera X 



farinifna), f. 3' to 4' 



sylvestris, 40', f. 7' to 12' 

 long, pinna) numerous, 

 grh., greyish grn. ; one 

 of the hardiest. East 

 Indian Wine Palm, 

 Wild Date, 

 long, st., hybrid. 

 Other Species and Varieties : 



farinifera, "', f. 3' to 4' Ilanceaua, Loureiri, 



long, st. ouseleyana, and pedun- 



limnilis. dwarf, of tufted culata are vars. 



habit, st. and warm grh. 



