SUBTROPICAL GARDENS AND EFFECTS 
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Subtropical Effects in Southern Climes 
A street scene in sunny Pasadena, California, is portrayed 
in the upper engraving. Noble Palms line the way, and trop- 
ical vegetation of various kinds impresses with magnificence 
the residential surroundings. 
In the lower corner we show a grand Palm on a New 
Orleans lawn. The variety is Phoenix Canariensis, and it 
is one of the finest specimens in the United States. It is 
about sixteen years old, over 25 feet high and 30 feet in 
diameter. It imparts an unapproachable tropical effect to the 
surroundings, and of course, is the cynosure of all visitors. 
Palms for Northern Lawns 
The magnificent tropical effects supplied by 
Palms in southern climes cannot be enjoyed in de- 
veloped grandeur in northern gardens, though healthy 
representatives may be removed from the greenhouses 
to sheltered positions on the lawn during the sum- 
mer, where they will impart some of their nobility of 
aspect to the surroundings. As Palms on northern 
lawns can only be allowed to remain in the open air 
during the warm summer months, it is well not to 
remove them from their pots, but plunge the pots in 
the ground, after placing a good layer of ashes and 
cinders underneath to insure perfect drainage, and 
prevent worms from working their way into the pots. 
Under these conditions a continuous abundance of 
water may be supplied, and they should make a fine 
growth for winter, especially if a situation should be 
selected where the Palms may be partially shaded 
from the effects of the hottest sun. 
