COMPOSITION OF VARIOUS TREES 149 



rose, pink, purple, yellow, and white, and are either 

 single or double. 



Palm [Chamcerops humilis, dwarf fan palm, 

 Natural Order, Palmacese) is a greenhouse and 

 half-hardy tree with fan-shaped leaves. It grows 

 in a compost of rich loam, leaf-mould and sand. 



The ashes of this palm contain in 100 parts : — 



Palms are cultivated for their elegant and 

 majestic aspect, and they add considerably to the 

 appearance of a weU-kept drawing-room, or garden, 

 in the warm months of the year. 



Passion-Flower [Passiflora carulea, Natural 

 Order, Passifloracese) is a hardy climber. It grows 

 in good ordinary soil against south or south-west 

 walls. .Passiflora princeps is a lovely stove 

 climber, with scarlet flowers. 



1 A. B, Griffiths. Journal Chemdcal Society, 1887, p. 222. 



