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ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM, 



PART 1 1 j, 



Cham&^rops humilis L. ; Phoenix humilis Cav.; Palma humilis Bank.; Pal- 

 miste F/ventail, Fr.; Zwergpalme, Gcr. ; the dwarf Fan Palm, or Palmetto; 

 \. I)u Ham., iii. t. 58., and our Jig. 2404-.; is a native of the south of Europe, 

 and, in dry warm situations in England, will stand the winter with very little 

 protection. 



Though this palm is designated dwarf, yet, according to the Nouveau Du 

 Hamelpit grows to the height of 30 ft. or 40 ft. in Spain; and one in the 

 Jardin des Plantes, in a tub, attained the height of 30 ft. In England, one in 

 an old conservatory at liuckeridge House, near Godalming, was, in 1836, 

 up v. ardfl of 1 2 ft. high. The trunk of plants of this size is cylindrical, perfectly 

 i;ak' d from the ground to within a short distance of the leaves, where scales 

 Commence, of a reddish hue, being the bases of the footstalks, which remain 

 after the leaves and petioles have dropped off"; and which 



. with great plausibility, have been considered as giving the first hint for 

 the fbliaged capitals of Corinthian columns, As this palm produces abun- 

 dant oi .' ' 'I ID Italy and Sardinia, if large quantities of it were imported, and 

 the plant-, raised from it exposed to the frost, some would doubtless be found 



hardy than Others; and these might be perpetuated from the suckers, 

 which n .<■ abundantly bom the roots. The soil which this palm prefers is a 

 A | p and ; in whir h .oil it is said to grow in the south of Europe, and spread 



