PALMS, CTCLANTHS AND CYGADS. 
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•MACBOZAMIA plumosa, this 'beautiful Cyoadaceous plant has been imported from Queensland. From 
a small ovate stem, the scales of which are woolly, rise the erect spirally-twisted leaves, which 
have a flattened petiole. These leaves are furnished nearly to the base with narrow linear 
leaflets, which are set on at intervals of about a quarter of an inch, and are from six to eight 
inches long. The plant is remarkable for its distinct and elegant character. It has been 
awarded a First Class Certificate by the Royal Horticultural Society. 2, 3 and i guineas. 
HARTIREZIA oeanatensis IOj. 6<f. and 15«. 
MAXIUILIAIfA EEOiA 7 j. and 10s. 6d. 
METEOXYION ELATOM, vide Heteeospathe elata 
♦MOLINIA omLENSia, vide Jobaia speotabilis 
OBEODOXA SANOONA, vide Euteepe editlis 
FHOENICOFHOBIUU seohellaeum, vide Stevensonia oeanoifolia 
•FHCENIX COMPACTA, a dwarf- growing hybrid, the result of a cross between P. cequinocHatis 
and P. leonensis ; its dense compact habit of growth will render it extremely useful for 
decorative purposes 6s., Is. &d. and 10s. 6if. 
DAOTTLiFEEA {the Date Palm) lOs. &d., 15s. and 1 guinea. 
• HTBEiDA, this elegant Palm is a hybrid between P. dactijlifera and P. farinifera. It has a 
short stout stem, somewhat similar to P. dactxjlifera, but with the more slender and 
less rigid fronds of P. farinifera. The fruits are not much larger than the la.st named, 
and are of a glaucous red ooloiu: when mature 1 and Ij guinea. 
♦FHCENIX mTEEMEDiA, aninterestinghybrid between 
P. syhestris and P. aqtdnoctialis. It is 
of dwarf compact habit, and will be found a 
useful and effective Palm for the decoration 
of the greenhouse and conservatory 
5s., 7s. Qd. and lOs. 6d. 
• EEOLiNATA 3s. 6(f., 6s., 7s. 6d. & 10s. Gd. 
• EtTPicoLA, this is one of the most exquisitely 
gi-aceful among the smaller Palms, and in 
elegance takes a similar place among Phoenices 
to that of Cocos WeddelUana among Coooses. 
It is of acaulescent habit, with wide-spread- 
ing arching pinnate leaves, broadly lance- 
shaped in outline, with long nan-ow pinn®, 
the lower of which become gradually reduced 
to spines. It comes from India, and is a 
most valuable acquisition 2s. Gd. and 3s. (xd \ 
fine plants, 21s., 31s. Gd. and 42s. 
• BTLVESTEis, a Sugar-yielding Palm 
Is. Gd., 2s. Gd., Zs. Gd. & 5s. 
FHOLIDOCAHFUS Thtte. 21s. and 31s. 6<f. 
PHYTELEFHAS maceooaepa, this Palm yields the 
Vegetable Ivory of commerce 1 & Ij guinea. 
FINANOA Etjulei 7s. Gd. and 10s. Gd. 
EEPiDA, an elegant growing stove palm, introduced from the East Indies. In the young 
state it has short rufesoent petoles, the lamin® being pinnately parted into unequal segments, 
prominently veined on the upper surface. When first developed the leaves have a brownish- 
crimson tint, gradually changing, as the foliage matures, to a deep lustrous green, faintly 
mottled with a darker shade 1 I guinea. 
iiACULATA 10s. Gd. to 1 guinea. 
Sandeeiana 1 guinea. 
BPEOTABUJS, an ornamental Stove Palm, introduced from the East Indies. The leaves have short 
petioles with long sheathing bases, wliich in the young state are bilobed, and in the more 
mature state pinnate, of a dark green colour, mottled with light green, the nerves being 
prominently raised on the upper surface ; the luider surface of the leaves have a silvery 
appearance 21s. 
