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roots. C. h 

 decoration. 



the old petioles. The leaves are glaucous on both sides, and 

 are divided into narrow segments ; the petioles, which vary from 

 3ft. to 4ft. in length, are provided at the edges with strong 

 spines. When tall specimens are required all suckers have to be 

 removed : if not the plants would assume rather a bushy aspect. 

 This species can be easily propagated by suckers provided with 

 elegans (Fig. 552) is a very beautiful variety for indoor 

 C. h. macrocarpa is a very strong-growing variety. 



The stem is 

 rather stout, 

 and the leaves 

 vary in colour 

 from grey to 

 green, shaded 

 with blue. In 

 its early state 

 it forms a very 

 handsome 

 plant .for 

 various decora- 

 tive purposes. 

 Several other 

 varieties of C. 

 humilis are 

 known in cul- 

 tivation, but 

 they are all 

 more or less 

 closely allied. 



Chrysalido- 



CARPUS. — A 



m o n o t y p i c 

 2;enus allied to 

 Areca^ under 

 which the 

 following plant 

 is classified by 

 nearly every 

 grower. For 

 culture see 

 " Areca." C. 

 lutescens (Fig. 

 and H. indicd) 

 but rare in 

 smooth and 



Fig. 553. — Chrysalidocarpus lutescens. 



553) {Areca 

 is a very 

 cultivation, 

 swollen at 



lutescens^ Hyophorbe Conwiersonia7ia^ 

 elegant and decorative species, 

 It has a cylindrical caudex, 



the 



diameter. 



base, 4in. to 6in. in 

 30ft. in height. The beautiful leaves are pinnate and 

 with numerous lanceolate pinnae of a rich green on both 



and over 

 arching, 

 sides. 



