328 OENAMEKTAL FOLIAGE PLANTS. 



W. Orani, — Aa elegant slender-growing species, whicli 

 does not attain any g'reat size. The leaves are pinnate, 

 about six feet in length, papfc of which is naked ; petioles 

 clothed with a short brown tomentum, and enveloped at 

 the base with a network of black fibres ; pinnse distant, 

 alternate, three-lobed or trifid, with the central lobe much 

 elongated, six to eighteen inches in length and two to 

 six in width, bright green. A ■ very ornamental plant. 

 Native of the East Indies. 



W. tremula. — A very handsome and distinct plant. The 

 leaves are pinnate, from two to six feet in length, perhaps 

 more, and the base of the petioles is furnished with long 

 black fibres ; pinnas praemorse, and slightly serrated near 

 the ends, springing in pairs from the rachis, some two 

 feet in length and from one to two inches in breadth, 

 the terminal segment scarcely so long as the pinnae, but 

 nearly six inches across, dark shining green above, silvery 

 grey beneath. This is a most desirable species. Native 

 of the East Indies. « 



Welpia. 



A small genus of Palms, nearly related to Geonoma ; 

 indeed, as far as we know their diiferences are very 

 trivial. The peculiar name has been given to them in 

 honour of the Royal Family of the house of Hanover, 

 <and is therefore a modification of the word Gnelph. 

 Welfias require the temperature of the stove, and enjoy 

 an abundance of water ; they should be potted in a mix- 

 ture of two parts peat, and one part loam and sand. Seeds 

 are the only means of increasing these plants. 



W. Oeorgii. — An extremely rare species, possessiiig 

 great beauty. The petioles are two to four feet or more 

 long, and unarmed, flat on the upper side, rounded below, 



