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ies. According to Wendland and others there are distinct species - 
spec 
to which these names belong, but so far as I could make out it is ques- 
tionable if they exist in the gardens of the Riviera. We até these badly 
named plants at Kew, no doubt from the same source as those on the 
Riviera, The manager of the gardens of the Flori me Society in- 
formed me that, in his opinion, Cocos campestris, australis, and Bonneti 
are certainly the same or seminal forms of one species + jit as the plants 
distinguished in gardens under the names of Kentia Fosteriana, K. 
Belmoreana, and K. australis are obtained from seeds of the same tree. 
Whatever their names, however, the Cocoses named as above in the 
gardens of the Riviera are very ornamental, its elegant arching 
pinnate leaves being almost silver white ; they thri e, too, as well as 
C. 
any of the palms grown there. Blumenavii, apparently the right 
ue is also dece 3 fine examples in sev of the gardens 
vi ouse at Paris C. insignis (Glazieva) is 
apparently quite happy. "A example of it is also in the Temperate 
* m 
—~This genus comprises two species of Californian palms, 
ith fa aped rigid glaucous leaves ey have not been long i 
cultivation, but already one of them, commonly known as Brahea Roezlii, 
is plentifully represented Ri It is sometimes called the 
is either a form of E. armata (the correct name for Brahea Roezlii), or 
is the second geie viz., E. edulis. 
owea.—The two p lants commonly known as Kentia Fosteriana 
and K. Belmoreana are now placed in the genus Howea. They are 
merely forms of one species, as is pointed out under t. 7018 of the 
Botanical Migiiine: Small plants of these and of K. Lindeni and 
quantities of young plants out of doors at Nice. So far, however, all 
efforts to establish them have failed, as they cannot endure the winter 
temperature. Our experience at Kew in the cultivation of all the 
Howeas is that they must have a tropical temperature x ut sar mes. 
Juboa ee the Coquito Palm of Chili.—Seve amples 
were seen, notably oue in the garden of the Villa Tharet, st Antip 
A k prier g Ten of this palm is a conspicuous object in the 
Kew Re ate 
the 
occurs in many places, anid some of the specimens are very pier trees, 
with stems as thick as that of the Washingtonia. A grove of many 
large plants of L. sinensis ( Latania eee formed a magnificent 
feature in the gardens of Villa Valetta. Z. mauritiana, which is 
probably merely a variety of L. sinensis, is also represented by large 
ts at Cannes. The most interesting plant of this genus, however, 
isa very fine example of the rare L. inermis, of R. Brown, in 
= gardens of Villa Valetta. It has a bare stem 6 feet high by 14 feet ehem 
ic di h 1 
ameter at the base. e head is made up of a large n 
ining green leaves, the petiole of which is 6 teet long and 
i spines at the base. The blade is divided almost to the base, - J 
and it has a distinct midrib which is curved so as to produce — 
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