290 OENAMEUTAL FOLIAGE PLAXTS. 



object, independent of the interest attached to it as an 

 economic plant. It is found in damp confined valleys, on 

 river banks, &c., on the South American continent, from 

 the coast region up to nearly 3,000 feet elevation, 



PlWANGA. 



A small genus of low-growing slender-stemmed Palms, 

 usually regarded as a section or sub-genus of Seaforthia. 

 The flower spikes are mostly simple ; the flowers are 

 usually disposed in straight lines, and the albumen of the 

 seed is beautifully netted with dark lines. They are 

 elegant-growing plants, admirably adapted in the young 

 state for table decoration, but require to be grown in stove 

 temperature, and treated to an abundant supply of water — 

 indeed, they may be stood in pans of water, or a tank if 

 convenient, with great advantage. Pot in a compost of 

 one part loam, two parts peat, and a little sand, Increased 

 by seeds. 



P. maculaia. — This beautiful and rare species forms a 

 slender smooth stem ; it has pinnate leaves, the pinnse of 

 •which are broad, sessile, and pendent ; they are bright 

 :green, blotched and spotted on the upper side with dark 

 •olive green, which gives them a unique and pleasing 

 appearance. Native of the Philippine Islands, 



P. Sinithii.—A. most beautiful species, which will pro- 

 bably prove to be well adapted for the decoration of the 

 greenhouse. The plant is quite smooth ; stem slender ; 

 leaves pinnate, four to six feet in length, or even more ; 

 pinnae twelve to eighteen inches in length, and from one to 

 one and a half inches in breadth, tapering to a fine point, 

 bright light green above, silvery grey beneath. Native of 

 Queensland. 



