TRACHELOSPERJIOI 



mer the jh"^ "'''>" '''' I'lii'i^'i-'il outilours iu -.i |i:ii'tiall\- 

 sbadcd po>itioli. Till.' >iiffii:'-i i^ iirujia^atvd by rmliim^ 

 of half-ripened woml taken wilh a lieel in >|inii!,-. The 

 Star jListluiie is one ef the ]Uan\' u^eoil <>ld stanilaid 

 ijreenhouse plants that are tet.i liii[i- seen nowadaN"--. 

 The writer kuuws of two larue ^periTiM-n^ trained t.i a 

 bush form that are the rhief shruhiiy ornaments of a 

 cool irreeuhouse fi'oni late Aio-il to larly June. F.very 

 year they are loaded with dowrr^ thnai^iiwnt the inunlii 

 of May. The speeiniens reqnire eonsiderahle reoni. 

 and the gardener is sometimes compelled to keeii the}u 

 in a cold pit tlntil the ehrysatltbemnm season is (.ivrr, 

 although this treatitieiit is not to be advised. 



jasminoides, Lem. i Ti'li;iin:lioxjn'nii:{i/i j<i.<si,!iiio'iih .- 

 Lindl.l ^T.-vu -t.isMixK. Also called " l '.oifederate." 

 '■Malayan " or '"African Ji.ssamiue.'" Fiu-. :Jo;;7. TeiKk'r, 

 evergreen, climbing shrttb dcscribetl al>o^■e: Its. shoii- 

 stalked. ovate-lanceolate. a.otte. irlabriuts : peduncles 

 much longer than h's. : calyx-lobes r.-riexed: corcdla-tulie 

 contracted below the mid^ile; several jag^'od scales at 

 base of corolla: ."i lari^e glands at base of io-ar\'. 2 nniteil. 

 3 free. Southern (.'hina, B.M. 47:i7. (ini;-. ."i:]:;-J. lin. 

 -11, p. .'>07. — A"ar. -variegatum, Hort.. has 



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and wliite. Tiugtd i^'' 



i;ODCKT SlIOiRE liinl W. 31. 



Star Jasraiiie [ TrurJu iosfu:rin urn jushi hinlth s i is n 

 vt-ry elioicf and l.>c:iutiful \V(.)ody clinibur t'ur t!n_^ South. 

 BeiutT a native of the southiTn part of China, it is wk.-W 

 adapted to the climate of the extreme South. It '.I'.ixu- 

 niences to bloom early iu April and the la-^t ^loT^"^:■r•^ i;;iu 

 be enjoyed late iu May, E\"en iu Oi-t^ilic-r aud Xi.iveui- 

 her one may hud iiuuiernu-^ M.'utiert_-d tinwer-L-lu^ter-. 

 When in full bioum rhe plant -efui.- to Im' ruvered with 

 a white sheet, the tlowers alnio~t hidiui: thi- dark irreen 

 fuliit^e and filling the air f>ir many yanN away with a 

 peculiar aud most delieiou-s fragrauce. Thi^ Star Jas- 

 mine is beautiful even witbL'tit fiowi^r-. Ir is U'jt easilv 

 propagated and therefore it is not a cumuK)!! plant in 

 gardens. Even plants with good rents re'ittire a irrear 

 deal of intelligent care, and it is no ea.^y matter tri Lrinu 

 transplanted specimens into a iiouri^hiug rcjU'lition. It 

 should t.ie transplauteil into the garden in November or 

 December, pot-plauts always being lu-eferable for thi~ 

 purpose. The soil should be kept uioi^t all the time 

 and especially during the dry spells in April and May. 

 If the soil is not naturally rich a mi.'dfrate amraiut yt 

 fertilizer should be applied. Wlien once established, the 

 plant does not need any mnre care than the Carolina ja--- 

 mine (see Gel-^e))'>uin ). In suiujuer. dtiring the rainy 

 season, a mulch of grass and fresh cow manure is exceed- 

 ingly beneficial. It is best grown on a trellis of two. three 

 or even four posts about ten feet high, with strong galva- 

 nized wire all around; or strou:^- laiii-i can be tised in- 





2537 Tracheiospermum jasminoides (/\ 'l^^. 



Stead of wire. If the speciiuen is a strong and healthy 

 one it will soon cover the trellis in a detise tangled mass 

 and the new shoots will gracefully protrude to all sides. 

 The propagation is best affected in Florida Ijy layering, 

 and strong plants can be raised in this wav in about 



'"'"^'^"S. H. XEHRLINr;. 



TEACHYCARPUS iiireck, n.tujh or /.-,,-..;, ir.nl,. 

 Paliiiuct , I'ciKia M.'s I'.M.M. knnwn under many terli- 

 uieal nahii-'s. is <ii uuiijue mierest To ihi' liorticuitorisi , 

 as it i- tlo' hardiest of all |iallns. Ir is ,a s ,,;,,,. J,. s.s |;in- 

 palni wliiidi a-roivs ::il [t. lii-h. Ir is slig'hrly hai'iii.i' 

 rhau t'J:'i iii.i r<'i'.< Iniiii'li,. rlie only palm liarive to Kn- 

 I'oiK'. Fortune's I'alni is r li(.- only 1 T'unk-produriita- ])alin 

 wbirdi grows outdoiu's rhe year round in rlo- -outlieiii 



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2533. Fortune's Palm — Trachycarpus e?:celsus (or T. Fortune!). 

 Tlie le:ivr-s finally becnme i-r> tVet .-lori,--. 



and western part.-- of Eimhuid. In ^enie sheltered spot- 

 in the-ve tavnred r'_':;ii.»iis it lia-^ Jlewen-<1 rei^ularlv }ear 

 after year. It i> also calle,! tlie t hu-iin I'alni. 



F'U' practical puriMi^^i'- Trachycarpu- i- i>e-t con-id- 

 ered a ^"eni;s i.)f four ■-pf-cies. two <if \-, hich ari- nati\"es 

 of the HiniahLyan re^iion aud Two native rc^pi-ctivejy to 

 (.'hina and dajian. '\'h'- >l inuihi\;i n ^pLide- have their 

 trunk.^ clotli.^.l with ihe oM h-ai-^lieaih-. whib^ tlie lar- 

 t.-a^Tern Sjierie-; have l.n-auuful . Miiuoth . ]Mili>hed trunk-, 

 lu eacli -TMUp 'ine -]M-rie-. ha- the lip.> of the leaf--i-g- 

 nients penduh:>us and the oth'^rlias rliern -traiglit. Thf-e 

 are the ]iio-t ol'vioii^ and imiMtrianr ilifu-reuce-; tu ihe 

 horticulruri-t. exi'opt that T. F'-rnnn' is the hardiest 

 of tlie whol,_^ genus. The difi'ereni.'i- ah<^ve cited mark 

 extreme types only, Interuiediates ocrur. 3Iuch study 

 lias been gi^"eu to thi^ ireun- ot palm-- and ujany cliar- 

 aetors to se^^arate four -]-i-r]'-< haxe t>een propo-ed at 

 various times aud su^seniu-ntly a ojindoned, Tlie laitst 

 ^M.^tauical conception of the a^oup i Beccari and Hoid-;er 

 iu the Flora of British Ind'ia. h:4;;i.; j l,s!t4] t unites ihe 

 Himalayan species into one and the far-easteru forms 

 into another. In support of this view may be urged the 

 .imp-irtam: facts that smoorh-truuk<-d forms have lately 

 been iliscovered a~ far wt---t as rpi'Or Bunua. aud aUo 

 tliar the straight-tippe<l Japanese form iuay be merely 

 cultivated or run wild in Japan. Its origin and nativity 

 are not yet certain. Both p'.>iuts of view are given on 

 the next pat:-e. each beiuLf-correet for its own point of 

 view, The hortii-ultural a'a'ount is has^d ui'on Hooker's 

 notes in B.IM, 7]2>. and rlii- ^otanieal is taki-n from the 

 Flora of British India. Some botanists prefer the mas- 

 culine case endings, others the feminine. 



Fortune's Palm is grown indoors aud outdoors in 

 America wherever palms are i:rown. hut it i- not omy 

 ot the most poiiular species with n<irtlieru floi-i-ts. Ir 

 >i-ems to reach [perfection iu (.'alifi^rnia. ^vhere it i^ one 

 of the mo-.t popular of all palm--. Krnrst Brau70on 

 writes tliat it is hardy throughout the southern halt of 

 the state, where it is commonly known hy the ap]i]0]n-i- 

 ate name of Chinese Windmill Palm. It attams a hoiiclit 

 of 30 ft. Braunton adds that it is hardier than tin- native 

 Washingtonia aud will stainl more alm-e. It utow- \\-ell 

 nt-ar San Francisco. A new palm lias recently come into 

 California under the name of Cho)n" r<-'j>.-< or Trno],,!- 

 C'l rp>is Pltc Jnjtiia , a name unknown to hotany. All the 

 specific names cited in the synonymy l>elow have al-o 

 been comhinod with ( Jianin'rrqis. 



iTOueric ehara^'ters: sjiadi^-es luany, intorfijliar. -tt^it. 

 bramdu'il: spatlies embraidug the peduuclo aud hrauches 

 of spailix, coriaceous, compressed, tomentose: bracts 

 and hraeteoles minute: lis. small, polysramo-monreciotis : 

 sepals 3. ovate: petals 3. broadly ovate, valvate; sta- 

 mens 6; carpels. 3; stigmas 3. recttiwed ■ ovules basilar; 

 drupes 1-3. irloliose or oblong : seed erect, ventrally 

 grooved: albumen equable. 



