70 OENAMENTAL POLUGB PLANTS. 



in the temperature of an ordinary stove. As these 

 plants do not produce suckers, they can be increased by 

 seeds only. 



A. crinita, — This species has been distributed under 

 the erroneous name of Oalamus dealbaius, but is, perhaps, 

 better known as Areca crinita, under which title it has 

 long existed in choice collections of plants in this country.. 

 The leaves are pinnate, and beautifully arched, the 

 petioles sheathing at the base, and profusely armed with 

 long sharp black spines ; pinnae long, narrow, and pen- 

 dent, light yellowish green on the upper side, silvery 

 white beneath. It is a superb plant, well deserving 

 general cultivation. Native of the Mascareen Islands. 



A. ruber. — The habit of this plant is similar to that 

 of the preceding, the leaves are, however, longer, and 

 in the young state deep red, which changes with age 

 to dark green, and the petioles are less densely clothed 

 with spines. A beautiful plant. Native of the Mascareen 

 Islands. 



ACANTHOEEHIZA. 



This is a small group of Palms, the species included 

 in which have been, until recently, merged in the genus 

 Ohamcerops and Thrinax ; from these genera, however, 

 they have been removed, and their differences, in a 

 botanical point of view, have been deemed sufficient to 

 elevate them to generic rank. The chief and most 

 striking distinction for the cultivator, will be found in 

 the remarkable manner in which their palmate leaves 

 are divided into segments, quite down to the lignle, 

 or place of insertion at the apex of the petiole. These 

 plants are extremely ornamental, and form beautifal ob- 

 jects, in a young state, for the decoration of apartments. 



