•850 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. 



plant may be employed with great success for table decoration, 

 &c. (Fig. 568). 



Fig. 568. — Thrinax radiata. 



Trachycarpus. — A genus composed of only two or three 

 greenhouse or half-hardy plants which were previously classified 

 under Chamarops. They are very much used in sub-tropica_l 

 gardening on account of their robust constitution. The leaves 

 are terminal, deeply divided into narrow segments, and have 

 biconvex petioles. Trachycarpus do not present any cultural 



