274 THE PLANT DECORATION OF APARTMENTS. 



sapida, most of the species of the genus Caryota, Chamse- 

 dorea amazonica and elatior, Chamserops Palmetto, Ekeis 

 guineensis, Euterpe edulis, with its finely-serrated and very 

 graceful foliage ; Oreodoxa regia, young plants of which 

 are very frequently used ; Phosnix pumila, Phoenix tenuis, 



Fig. 112. 



Dieffenbachia Baraquiniana. 



Ehapis flabelliformis, Thrinax argentea, T. elegans, and 

 Leopoldina pulchra. 



Next in importance to the Palms we must place the 

 Dracaenas. Those which are the most frequently noticed 

 are Dracaena australis, canneefolia, congesta, indivisa, in- 



