PALMS, CTCLANTHS AND CTCAJDS. 
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PALMS, CYCLANTHS AND CYCADS. 
Including ENCEPHALARTOS, MACROZAMIA, &c. 
The Palms constitute the most noble family in the vegetable kingdom, and afford 
sufficient diversity of character to allow of selections being made from them for the 
greenhouse, stove, or conservatory, to either of which Palms impart a richer tropical 
appearance than any other plants. Some of the miniature dwarf-growing kinds are, 
from their light and graceful forms, admirably adapted for table decoration, for vases, 
or for almost every purpose in which ornamentation is desired. The more hardy and 
larger kinds can be used for sub-tropical gardening, to which they impart a most 
luxuriant grandeur, evidence of which has been given at Battersea Park, and in other 
places where Palms have been used. 
Selections of Stove Palms, at C, 9 ayid 12 guineas per dozen. 
Selections for the Greenhouse, at 6, 9 and 12 guineas per dozen. 
Large specimens, from 2, 3, 4 and 5 to 10 guineas eaoh.- 
Tlwse marked with an asterisk are kiiuls that will succeed in a greenhouse. 
ACANTHOKBHIZA ACTTLEATA (Chamserops stauracautha) ... 1, and 2 guineas 
ACROCOMIA SCLEBOCARPA 1 and IJ guinea 
ABECA ALBA 7s. id., 10s. 6d. and 15s. 
„ ATJRANTIACA 15s. 
,, AUREA, a fine and graceful Palm, with yellowisli stems 10s. 6(7. and 15s. 
' ,, BATJEBI (Seaforthia robusta) 5s., 7s. 6(7. and 10s. 6(7. 
„ CATECHU (The Betel Nut Tree) 1 and IJ guinea 
„ CONCINNA 1 and IJ guinea 
,, GRACILIS 15s. and 1 guinea 
„ LUTESCENS 7s. 6(7. and lOs. 6(7. 
„ MADAGASCARIENSIS 5s. and 7s. 6d. 
' ,, EIONASTACHYA 15s. and 1 guinea 
,, NENGA 15s. and 1 guinea 
,, RUBELLA 15s. 
,, RUBRA 5s., 7s. 6(7. and lO.s. 6(7. 
,, SAPIDA 5s., 7s. 6(7. and 10s. 6(7. 
„ TRIANDRA 15s. and 1 guinea 
VEBSCHAFEELTII, vide Hyophorbe Versohaffeltii. 
ARENGA OBTUSIFOLIA 15s. and 1 guinea 
„ SACCHARIFERA 10s. 6(7. and 15s. 
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ASTROCARYUM ABGENTEUM, a fine silver-leaved Palm, introduced from the United States 
of Colombia. Tlie .stalks and the under surface of the leaves are covered with 
a fine white scurf, which gives them a silvered appearance. Tlie leaves are 
arching, wedge-shaped and bilobed, distinctly plicate, and of a bright green 
colour on the upper surface, which contrasts sti’ongly with the whitened 
under surface. One of the best of the so-called Silver Palms. 2 guineas. 
FILARE, this very distinct and elegant Palm, which is comparatively ol' 
small and slender growth, is also an introduction from the States of Colombia, 
The leaves are erect, and narrowly cuneato with two divergent lobes. The 
petioles are thickly covered with white scurf, both on the upper and under 
surfaces. 16s. and 1 guinea. 
,, GRANATENSE, this distinct and elegant Palm has been iirtroduced from the 
United States of Colombia. It has brownish-looking leaf-stalks, which latter 
are armed with numerous scattered needle-shaped dark-coloured spines. Tlie. 
leaves themselves are pinnately parted, with oblong acuminate segments, and 
the rachis is spiny, like the petiole, both on the upper and lower surfaces. 
10s. 6(7. 
ATTALEA LIMBATA, a very distinct-looking Palm, introduced from Central America, andi-aiscd 
from seed sent to England by Dr. Seemann 1 and guinea 
BOWENIA SPECTABILIS 3 and 4 guineas 
