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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



March, 1914 



Seven Editions of 



LADDIE 



~A True Blue Story 



BY GENE STRATTON-PORTER 



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Palms in California 



CALIFORNIA is especially fortunate in having 

 a climate that will allow the growing of 

 palms. As a rule, they are very easy to care for; 

 if the climate is congenial they need but little 

 attention after becoming established. The best 

 way to start is to buy young trees from the nursery; 

 they can be secured for $1 or more per tree. If you 

 are willing to wait and take the trouble, you may 

 raise them from seeds, which should be planted 

 in a warm greenhouse in March. 



Most of the palms give but little shade, but all 

 are very ornamental. Several species are highly 

 desirable for avenue trees, especially for narrow 

 streets; only a few species grow to be more 

 than forty feet tall. 



Palms are shipped with a ball of earth around 

 the roots and this ball should not be broken when 

 they are planted. Dig the hole large enough to 

 give plenty of room; then set in the tree, burlap 

 and all. Either leave the burlap around the ball 

 just as it comes, or cut the string and let it fall to 

 the bottom of the hole. It will soon rot and will 

 not hinder the growth of the roots. 



After planting, see that the palm has plenty of 

 water, and if the weather is very hot, it would be 

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 the day. Leave a dished place around the stem 

 into which water may be poured for the first day 

 or two. After that, entirely fill up the hole with 

 loose soil. 



Perhaps the most stately of the palms is our 

 native Washingtonia. W. robusta is the tallest; 

 it grows to be 100 feet tall and is very graceful 

 indeed, with its straight, slender trunk topped with 

 a thick cluster of fan-like leaves. 



W. filifera is nearly as tall, attaining a size of 

 80 feet at maturity. This is, perhaps, the most 

 characteristic palm of California. It is sometimes 

 known as the California weeping palm. The 

 leaves droop gracefully and resemble the fan-like 

 leaves of robusta. It does not grow so rapidly as 

 robusta, but develops a larger trunk, sometimes 

 measuring four feet in diameter. 



W. Sonora is much hardier than the preceding; 

 where the robusta or filifera have failed because of 

 the cold, Sonorae is likely to succeed. It grows 

 only about 25 feet tall. 



For giving the tropical appearance to a large 

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 (Phoenix). The spreading graceful P. Canariensis 

 is probably the most popular. It bears edible 

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The fruiting date palm is P. dactylifera, a tree 

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 40 feet of Canariensis. It is not so beautiful, but 

 is being planted in some places for its fruit. A 

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 in Sonoma County, and in other locations. It 

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 value as it is necessary to have trees of both sexes 

 and it is impossible to tell the sex until the tree is 

 developed. 



The most hardy of all the palms is Chamcerops 

 excelsa, the windmill palm. It does not grow so 

 rapidly as most others, but is a very graceful palm, 

 attaining a height of 30 feet. It is very symmetrical 

 and suitable for a single specimen on the lawn. 



For a small garden Erythea armata is especially 

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The honey palm (Jubma spedabilis) looks some- 

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 only about 20 feet tall at maturity. It is one of the 

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One of the best dwarfs is the dwarf palmetto 

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Two or three of the more tender palms are to be 

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The cocoanut palm is a quick grower with a 

 smooth, slender trunk and makes a grand avenue 

 tree. Corypha australis is one of the best of the 

 fan palms. It must not be planted in localities 

 subject to frost unless protected all the time. 



California. John Y. Bf.aty. 



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