274 TI-IE PLANT DECORATION OF APARTMENTS. 



sapida^ most of tlie species of tlie genus Caryota^, CliamEe- 

 dorea amazonica and elatioi;, Chamserops Palmetto, Eleeis 

 guineensis;, Euterpe edulis^ with its finely-serrated and very 

 graceful foliage ; Oreodoxa regia, young plants of which 

 are very frequently used ; Phosnix pumila_, Phoenix tenuis, 



Fig. 112. 



Dieffenbachia Baraquiniana. 



Ehapis flahelliformis, Thrinax argentea, T. elegans, and 

 Leopoldina pulchra. 



Next in importance to the Palms we must place the 

 Dracsenas. Those which are the most frequently noticed 

 are Dracsena australis, cannsefolia, congesta, indivisa, in- 



