106 ORNAMENTAL FOLIAGE PLANTS. 



long pendent dark green pinnee ; petioles orange yellow. 

 A very elegant plant. Native of the Seychelles Islands. 



A. catechu. — This is an interesting plant, [from the fact- 

 that it produces the famous " Betel Nut," of which such 

 immense quantities are consumed in India ; it is moreover 

 a very ornamental plant in the stove, and in a young state 

 is very effective as a diiiner-table plant, but too tender 

 for using in the sub-tropical garden. The petioles are 

 broadly sheathed at the base, leaves pinnate, from three- 

 to six or more feet in length ; pinnse twelve to twenty- 

 four inches in length, and about two inches in breadth,, 

 somewhat thin in texture and light green. The plant 

 is quite destitute of spines. Native of the East Indies. 



A, lutescens. — This elegant plant is somewhat of a 

 nondescript, and has been bandied about from Areaa to 

 Syophorie several times ; it was believed for some time 

 to be the true Hyophorle ind/ica, but that plant has made 

 its appearance in English gardens, and the present one 

 has again to fall back into Areoa, with the character of 

 having several J)oints of distinction about it, which will 

 probably create for it a new genus. It is an extremely 

 beautiful plant with pinnate arching leaves ; the stem 

 and sheathing petiole are perfectly smooth, yellow in 

 colour, curiously and conspicuously mottled with black j 

 the piinna3 are from twelve to eighteen inches in length 

 and one in breadth, pendent, and rich dark green on both 

 sides. It is admirably adapted for table decoration, and 

 also as a sub-tropical plant, if a very shady place is selected". 

 Native of the Mascareen Islands. 



A. monostaehya. — This is an elegant little Palm, ad- 

 mirably adapted for the adornment of apartments, for din- 

 ner-table decoration, or for produckig effect in a Wardian 

 case. Stem slender ; petioles sheathing ; leaves pinnate 



