667-1651 
A 
Fairchild Tropical Garden 
10901 OLD CUTLtR ROAD 
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33156 
Dear Friend: 
Wal lic hia disticha is a striking palm distinguished by the 
unusual vertical rows of the fronds on opposite sides of the 
trunk. It was sent to Fairchild Tropical Garden by Dr. E. B. 
Tomlinson from plants cultivated in the Botanic Gardens in 
Ghana. V V. dis ticha is native to the Himalayas where it is 
found at an elevation of 2,000 - 4,000 feet. This palm is 
very rare. Few are in cultivation. These are the first 
seeds of IV. disticha produced here. 
We are pleased to be able to supply seeds of this 
interesting and rare palm. All seeds of a 20 seed sample 
germinated when incubated in the dark at 36°C (98° F) in six 
weeks. Those planted in a potting mix in the r airchild Tropical 
Garden nursery slat house with ambient winter Miami temperatures 
had not germinated during this period. 
Sincerely , 
Fairchild Tropical Garden 
A. 
William D. Bell 
Horticulturist 
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