154 OENAMENTAL FOLIAGE PLANTS. 



It cannot be too highly recommended for table and room 

 decoration, Native of Mexico. 



G. tepeoMlota, — Stem slender ; leaves pinnate ; pinn® 

 rich deep green, pendent. It is a very graceM plant, 

 though somewhat rare, and is valuable for general decora- 

 tive purposes. Native of Mexico ? 



G. WarseewiezU. — ^A magnificent plant, with slender stem 

 and long pinnate leaves ; pinnae broad, sessile at the base, 

 tapering to a point ; apical pinnae broad and bifid ; leaves 

 beautifully curved and light green in colour. Native of 

 Gruatemala. 



G. Wendlandii. — Amongst a whole genus, all of which 

 are eminently ornamental and useful, this species is 

 perhaps the best — if it be possible to say one is better 

 than another. It, however, is certainly the finest for the' 

 decoration of the drawing room, where it will stand 

 uninjured for many, months. Stem slender ; leaves pin- 

 nate ; pinnae a foot long, and upwards of two inches broad, 

 sessile at the base, acuminate at the apex, rich shining- 

 dark green in colour. Native of Mexico. 



CHAMiEKOPS. 



A small genus of Palms, all of which succeed well in 

 the greenhouse, . and are consequently eminently adapted ■ 

 for the sub-tropical garden, , while one species at least is 

 perfectly hardy. The various species of GhamcBrops are 

 found scattered through Northern Asia, Northern Africa,, 

 North America, and the South of Europe, G. TmrmUs^ 

 which is the only European Palm, reaching as far north 

 as Nice, in latitude 43°-d4°. This genus consists of plants,- 

 of medium height, although one or two species attain- 

 spme twenty and thirty feet. The leaves are fan-shaped,. 



