90 PALMS. 



They are strong robust growers, and eminently adapted for 

 exhibition purposes. Three of the best are L. altissima, 

 L. JenlitTisiana, and L. rohindifolia. They grow freely in 

 equal parts loam and peat, with some sharp sand and half- 

 inch bones. When pot-bound, a judicious application of 

 top-dressing and liquid manure greatly improves their ap- 

 pearance. 



OEEODOXA. 



Another small genus of tall-growing palms, including the 

 famed cabbage-palm, 0. oleraeea, of the West Indies, with 

 long pinnate arching leaves and slender stems, much swollen 

 at the base. Two of the best species are 0. oleraeea, 0. 

 regina, and 0. Saneona. A mixture of loam and peat with a 

 little sand is a suitable compost, and they luxuriate in heat 

 and moisture while growing. 



PHCENICOPHOEIUJI. 

 The handsome P. seycliellarwn is a rare and striking palm 

 from the Seychelles Islands, with leaves about eight feet 

 long and four feet broad when at their best. Their margins 

 are curiously cut up into segments, which look like a deep 

 Vandyke fringe, and have a very fine effect. It thrives well 

 in rough peat and fibry loam, with some broken sandstone. 

 It requires a high moist temperature and a copious supply of 

 moisture in the air andat its roots to fully develop the mag- 

 nificent leaves, which frequent doses of liqiiid manure greatly 

 help. 



PHGENIX. 



A genus of useful and ornamental palms, of which the best 

 and most suitable for exhibition are P. dactylif&)'a (date-palm), 

 P. reclinata, and P. rupicola. To grow them well, they re- 

 quire to be potted in equal parts of loam and peat, with 

 plenty of heat and moisture, and a free use of liquid manure. 



PKITCHAEDIA. 

 This is a small genus of recent introduction, from the 

 South Sea and Pacific Islands. The best exhibition species 

 are P. filamentosa and P. pacijica. They should be grown 



