PALM-CULTURE 



sturdy sort, with leaves shaped like those of 

 L. Borbonica, but smaller, borne on long 

 stalks. This is a very graceful variety, and 

 one not commonly grown. It throws out 

 shoots at its base, and these give plenty of foli- 

 age at a point where most Palms show simply 

 a naked stalk. All of these can be grown sat- 

 isfactorily by the amateur who will follow the 

 directions I have given. 



"Would you advise showering Palms?" 



Certainly the oftener the better. 



"How long must one wait for the small 

 plants sent out by dealers to develop into good- 

 sized specimens?" 



All depends so much upon conditions that 

 the question is a hard one to answer. It must 

 be borne in mind that the Palm is a compara- 

 tively slow grower. If it makes three new 

 leaves in a year it will be doing well. Perhaps 

 most plants make less than that. It will be 

 months after a new leaf shows itself in a spiky 

 form, at the center of the plant, before it fully 

 develops. If one is impatient of results, the 

 best thing to do is to buy a three or four-year 

 old plant. Of course this will cost consider- 

 ably more than a young plant, but you will 

 find the money well invested, as your plant 



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