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fruits are one-seeded berries the size of olives. C. hwmilis is a native 
of South Europe and North Africa, and was introduced in 1731; C. macro- 
carpa is confined to North Africa. 
CHAMROPS HUMILIS (dwarf). Stem usually 4 to 6 feet 
in Britain, but attaining a height of 20 feet in its native 
habitat. Leaves glaucous, on spiny-edged stalks; the margins of the 
blade slit into a number of slender, erect segments. The only European 
representative of the Palme. 
. MACROCARPA (large-fruited). Similar to the last, but more robust 
in all respects, more hardy, and with larger fruits. 
Other species known as Chameropsarenow referred to Trachycarpus. 
These Palms like a rather stronger soil than Howea, 
and the potting compost should consist chiefly of rich loam, 
with the addition of a little leaf-mould or peat, and sand. Good drainage 
is equally essential, as the plants require abundant water throughout 
the summer. They require to be grown in the greenhouse, but in 
summer they may be planted out in protected situations. In addition 
to raising them from seeds, they may be readily propagated by means of 
the suckers which they produce. 
Species, 
Cultivation. 
TRACHYCARPUS PALMS 
Natural Order Patm&. Genus Trachycarpus 
TracHycarPus (Greek, trachys, rough, and carpos, fruit). A genus of 
three species of greenhouse Palms formerly included in Chamerops. 
They have tall, solitary stems, or dwarf and tufted ones. The leaves are 
terminal, more round in general outline; there is no midrib, and the leaf- 
stalks are free from spines. The flowers are small and yellowish, withthick 
leathery spathes; the fruit is small, yellowish, more or less globular; one- 
seeded. The species are natives of North India, Burmah, China, and Japan. 
These Palms are of recent introduction, Trachycarpus 
excelsa (Fortunet), the longest known, having been intro- 
duced from China and Japan only in 1844, and 7. martiana, from 
Himalaya, being of still more recent date. JT. excelsa is quite hardy in 
the South of England. The coarse brown fibre obtained from the 
decaying bases of the old leaves is turned to good account in China 
History. 
for a variety of purposes—such as making hats, mats, brushes, TOpes, _ 
and the wet-weather dress (So-e) of the agricultural labourer. On thi 
account it is often called the Hemp Palm. 
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