PALMS. 89 



KEXTIA. 



A robust, very ornamental, and rather hardy genus, well 

 suited for an intermediate house, and are all excellent subjects 

 for exhibition specimens. Some of the best are K. aiidralift, 

 K. Belmoreana, K. cant ei'hurij ana, and K. Fosteriana. They 

 thrive best in a mixture of loam and peat in equal parts, with 

 silver sand and nodules of charcoal. Unlike many other palms, 

 they grow best when not too much confined at the roots, 

 and they must be copiously suppUed with water at both roots 

 and overhead. Liquid manure when they are growing has a 

 beneficial effect. 



LATAATA. 



This is another genus of fan-leaved palms, all the species of 

 which possess that massive and majestic appearance peculiar 

 to the tribe, and are of the utmost importance as exhibition 

 specimens. Among the best are L. lorhonica, L. glaucoplujlla, 

 and L. rubra. They should be grown in strong loam with a 

 third of leaf-mould and a sprinkling of half-inch bones and 

 nodules of sandstone. They luxuriate in a moist hot stove 

 while making growth, but stand well in a cooler and drier house 

 when the foliage is matured, and they are exceedingly useful as 

 decorative plants. 



LICUAXA. 



A genus which belongs to the fan-leaved section, and in- 

 habits the moist, warm parts of India. Tliey generally 

 possess a slender stem, and require a long time to form a 

 specimen of any height. Among the finest are L. elegans, 

 L. grandis, and L. jpeltata. They grow well in peat and 

 loam in equal parts, with small pieces of sandstone and 

 charcoal. They should receive an abundance of water both 

 at the roots and overhead while growing, and an occasional 

 dose of hquid manure when the pots are full of roots. 



LIVISTOXA. 



This is a noble genus, some of the species growing in 

 their native habitat to the height of a hundred feet. 



