PALMS, CYCLANTHS AND CYCADS. 
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CALAMUS ADSPERSUS ,0s. and 15s. 
- CIXil^LRIS .... 
MICRANTHUS L 
15s. nml 1 giuiiea 
10*- 6^^- ami 15s. 
1 and U guinea 
CALYPTRONOMA SWARTZII, an elegant pinnate-leaved Palm fiom the fowei- regions of the 
interior hills in Jamaica. The trunk i.s .spineless, witli unequally pinnatisccted leaves the 
sclents of which are linear-acuminate, gi-cen, and glabrous. It has the flowers and staminal 
tube of Gconomxi, and produces sub-angular one-seeded fruit. It is a useful and pretty Palm 
for decorative purposes , .,„ii,ea 
CARLUDOVICA URUDEI, vide page 4. 
PALMATA, a very grand and useful Cyclanth 15s. and 1 guinea 
CARYOTA SOBOLIFERA 10*. Gd. and 15s. 
los- 
CATAKIDOZAMIA HOPEI, a remarkably distinct and fine Cyeadaeeous plant, introduced 
from Queensland. It has an ovate trunk clothed with thick broad-based scales. Tlie leavc.s 
are of a dark gi-een colour, somewhat recurved, with a stout petiole ami r.achis, and very thick 
'leathery crowded leaflets, lincar-lancoolato in form, and having a broad flattened decurreut base, 
those situated near the b.asc of the leaf being more or less convergent. It i.s a distinct and well- 
marked plant 5 
MACLEAYI 
cATOBLASTus lo*. m. and i5s. 
CERATOZAMIA FUSCO-VIRIDIS, vide page 4. 
CEROXYLON ANDICOLA, this Palm pi-oduces the South American Palm AVax. It forms a 
splendid ornamental plant with finely divided pinnate leaves, the under surface of which is 
silvery white g,^. audios. Gd. 
NIVEUM (DIplothemium caudescens) H and 2 o'uineas 
CHAMAEDOREA ELEGANS lo'*. Grf., 15s. and 1 guinea 
GRAMINIFOLIA ,0^. Grf. and 15*. 
’•CHAM.ffiROPS FORTUNEI (excelsa), in all sizes, from 3*. &d., 5s., 7s. 6<^., 10s. 6d. ami 1.5s. to 
. 2, 3, 4 and 5 guineas each 
HUMILIS, this useful decorative Palm can be supplied in all sizes, from 5s., ’is.Hd., 10s. 6fl., 
15s. and 1 guinea to 2, 3 ami 4 guineas e.ach 
EOBUSTA 15,. 1 guinea 
* TOMENTOSA 15,. 1 guinea 
' cocos CHILENSIS, vide Jubaea spectabilis. 
'WEDDELLIANA, perhaps the most elegant of all the smaller Palms, of which so many 
charming species are now to bo found in cultivation. Its slender erect stem is not of rapid 
growth, but is freely furirished with its gracefully arching leaves, made up of innumerable long 
marrow pinnro or segments, of a rich green colour'. For illustratiorr, vide page 130. 
10,9. Gd. atrd 15s. 
Mr. AVilliain Bull, havirrg raised a large quarrtity of this desirable species, carr oiler small 
seedling plarrts at 3s. Gd. and 5s. each. 
CiOPERNICIA (CORYPHA) CERIFERA, this is the Canrarrb.a Palm of Brazil, oire. of the most 
useful arrd herree valuable Palnrs kirowtr. The top, when young, is arr appreciable and 
mutritious article of food ; and from this tree also witre, viitegar and a saccharine matter a.-e 
•extracted, as well as a kitrd ol gum siutilar iit its tastes and properties to Sago. From the wooil 
musical irrstrumerrts are made, as also tubs arrd jmmps for water. The delicate fibrous 
•Btrbstarrees of the pith of the stalk ami its leaves make a good .sub.stitute for cork. The roots 
have the satrro virtrres ns the Sar.saparilla. The prtlp of the fruit is of arr agr'eeablc taste, arrd 
ithe mrt, oily and ctmrlsive, is roosted arrd therr itscd as coflee by tttatry persons. P'rortr tiro 
trunk are obtirirred str-ong fibres, arrd also a species of ilour similar to Maizena, arrd a lirptid 
rescrnblirtg that of the Bahia Coi;oa-tirtt. Frottr the dried straw ar-e utade mats, hats, bo.rkete 
and brooms ; .arrd largo quairtitics of the straw are exported to Kurope for the marrufacture of 
fitre hats. Firr.ally, frortr the leaves is produced the wax used irr the rtrarrufacture of candlen ; and 
the export of this wax from Brazil exceeds £162, 000a year irr value. . 1 1 and 2 guineas ' 
"*CORYPHA AUSTRALIS, vide Livistoxra australis. 
CERIFERA, vide Copernicia cerifera. 
UMBRACULIFERA 
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15s. and 1 guinea 
