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(Haworth.) of West India and Mexico, together with several 

 other speeiesj are available in places free of frost as hedge plants. 



Ceroxylon andicola, Humboldt. 



The Wax Palm of New Granada, ascending the Andes to 

 11,000 feet. One of the most majestic and at the same time 

 one of the most hardy of all Palms, attaining occasionally a 

 height of 180 feet. The trunk exudes a kind of resinous wax, 

 about 25 lbs. being obtainable at a time from each stem ; this 

 by admixture of tallow is used for candles. There are several 

 other Andine palms, which could be reared in our forests or in 

 sheltered positions at our dwellings, but some of them are not 

 even yet phytographically circumscribed. 



Ceroxylon australe, Martins. 



Juan Fernandez, on the higher mountains (latitude 34° south) , 



Ceroxylon Klopstockia, Martins. 



Venezuela. This very tall Wax Palm reaches elevations of 

 6,000 feet. 



Cervantesia tomentosa, Ruiz and Pavon. 



Forest mountains of Peru. This tree yields edible seeds. It 

 is likely to prove hardy in our lower forest regions. 



ChsBrophyllum bulbosum, Linne. 



Middle Europe and Western Asia. The Parsnip Chervil. A 

 biennial herb. The root a good culinary esculent. 



Chaerophyllmn sativum, Lamarck. {Anthrisms Cerefolium, Hoff- 

 ^ mann.) 



The Chervil. Middle and South Europe, Western Asia. An 

 annual herb, available for salads and condiments, but the root 

 deleterious. 



Chamserops excelsa, Thunberg. 



South China as far north as Napong. This Fan Palm is 

 highly desirable, although not tall, as the name would indicate. 

 The hardiest of all palms; has stood 16° Cels. below freezing- 

 point with only a slight litter (Count de Saporta). The hairy 

 covering of the stem of this palm and of Livistona Chinensis are 

 utilised for fixing lime-plaster to buildings in Japan (Christie) . 



Chamserops Portunei, Hooker. 



North China. The Chusan Palm. It attains a height of about 



