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Cocos Weddelliana (Fig 32) — This is without 

 doubt the most elegant small Palm in cultivation. Its 

 foliage is delicate, and extremely graceful. The habit 

 of the plant is charming. This sort is excellent for 

 table decoration, either in pots by itself, or as the 

 centerpiece of a fern dish. It is a very valuable plant 



FIG 34 — PHOENIX RECLINATA 



for this purpose, as it is of slow growth, and is a 

 long time in outgrowing its usefulness. One of the 

 standard sorts. 



Cocos insignis — This species is similar to C. 

 Weddelliana. except that its foliage is heavier, and of 

 stronger growth. "Made-up" specimens are charming 

 ornaments for a small table by the window. 



