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the most important position, are most generally used, 

 because of their hardy character and moderate price, and 

 among the very best are the fan-palms — Chamserops 

 humilis and excelsa. Corypha australis, although now but 

 little known as a house plant, is destined in a short 

 time to occupy a foremost place in the decoration of apart- 

 ments. It is conspicuous for its peculiar beauty, and the 

 number of its leaves, and is, I believe, the most hardy and 

 enduring of 



all the Palms Fig. iii. 



for indoor cul- 

 ture. Cocos 

 coronata and 

 flexuosa are 

 very elegant, 

 and produce a 

 charming ef- 

 fect. Latania 

 borbonica is 

 certainly one 

 of the most 

 valuable plants 

 of this family, 

 and is valued 

 as much for the 

 deep yet fresh 

 green of its 

 leaves as for its 

 hardiness and 

 elegant appear- 

 ance. Phcenix Maranta rosea-picta. 

 dactyl if era, 



leonensis, and reclinata are very much sought after, and are 

 highly esteemed, also Areca alba, lutescens, and rubra. 



The following Palms could be used with great advantage 

 in the decoration of apartments ; but their high price and 

 great rarity cause them to be not much known, although 

 they accommodate themselves to the atmosphere of rooms 

 as well as any of those previously mentioned. Areca 



