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the old petioles. The leaves are glaucous on both sides, and 

 are divided into narrow segments; the petioles, which vary from 

 3ft. to 4ft. in length, are provided at the edges with strong 

 spines. When tall specimens are required all suckers have to be 

 removed : if not the plants would assume rather a bushy aspect. 

 This species can be easily propagated by suckers provided with 

 roots. C. h. elegans (Fig. 552) is a very beautiful variety for indoor 

 decoration. C. h. macrocarpa is a very strong-growing variety. 



The stem is 

 rather stout, 

 and the leaves 

 vary in colour 

 from grey to 

 green, shaded 

 with blue. In 

 its early state 

 it forms a very 

 handsome 

 plant for 

 various decora- 

 tive purposes. 

 Several other 

 varieties of C. 

 humilis are 

 known in cul- 

 tivation, but 

 they are all 

 more or less 

 closely allied. 



Chrysalido- 

 carpus. — A 

 monotypic 

 genus allied to 

 Areca, under 

 which the 

 following plant 

 is classified by 

 nearly every 

 grower. For 

 culture see 

 " Areca." C. 

 lutescens (Fig. 

 553) {Areca lutescens, Hyophorbe Comtnersoniana, and H. indica) 

 is a very elegant and decorative ' species, but rare in 

 cultivation. It has a cylindrical caudex, smooth and 

 swollen at the base, 4m. to 6in. in diameter, and over 

 30ft. in height. The beautiful leaves are pinnate and arching, 

 with numerous lanceolate pinnee of a rich green on both sides. 



Fig. 553. — Chrysalidocarpus lutescens. 



