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while the Japanese and Chinese species 
are only sparingly represented in our 
gardens. They require more care and 
attention during the first years, being 
easily lost if not attended to in a prop¬ 
er way. The soil should be very rich 
and rather heavy, and a little shade is 
necessary for young plants. Lack c<f 
water for any length of time proves fa¬ 
tal to them. When once well estab¬ 
lished and in full flourishing condition, 
they are all fine and elegant palms. 
Tr achy carpus Fortunei, Wendl. For 
tune’s Palm, is of unique interest as it 
is the hardiest of all palms, growing 
well in many parts of England in the 
open air. Its growth is rather slow, 
but eventually it attains a height of 30 
feet. This species should be planted 
everywhere in Northern Florida, in 
Georgia, South Carolina and West to 
Texas. It would undoubtedly look 
very well in groups and on the lawn. 
Trachy carpus excelsa Wendl., the 
Chusan Palm. In California, where it 
is one of the most common garden 
palms as far north as San Francisco, it 
is called the Chinese Windmill Palm. 
Though this species is said to have a 
smooth trunk, I have only seen speci¬ 
mens which had their stems clothed 
with a network of fibers from the old 
leaf-stalks. It is a very beautiful and 
distinct looking species, especially in 
a large state. As it comes from South¬ 
ern China it is perfectly hardy all over 
the state, and there are a few speci¬ 
mens found in several gardens. The 
finest Chusan Palm I saw in Florida is 
in the grounds of Mr. Wm. J. Ells¬ 
worth at Jessamine, Fla., a plant of 
very striking beauty and elegance. In 
my grounds there is also a fine young 
specimen with a trunk about three or 
four feet high. This palm should be 
planted largely in all our gardens and 
its hardiness, beauty and distinction 
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entitle it to a foremost place wherever 
these noble plants are grown. 
Trachy carpus Khasiana, Wendl., Hi¬ 
malayan Fan Palm. Major Madden 
found it at 6,500 to 7,800 feet altitude 
amidst rhododendrons, bamboos, an- 
dromedas, etc. “In damp, shady glens,” 
he writes, “on the north and southeast 
but chiefly on the northwest exposure, 
this palm is found in great numbers, 
forming clumps and rows, the trees 
rising from 30 to 50 feet high, each 
with a superb crown of large flabelli- 
form leaves, rattling loudly in the 
breeze. At six feet from the ground 
the stems are two feet in circumfer¬ 
ence, but become thicker above. The 
flowers appear in April and May, and 
the fruit, which is of a dark, glossy 
blue, about half an inch long, ripens in 
October and, at the time of my visit, 
(March 20, 1847) lay strewed in abun¬ 
dance at the foot of the trees.”* 
Trachy car pus Martiana, Wendl. An¬ 
other Fan Palm of the Himalayas, said 
to be very similar to the former from 
a botanical point of view. In fact, the 
two are united by recent botanists and 
the name “T. Martiana” is used for 
both. I am not aware that they are in 
culthation in Florida. I had them 
both raised from seen which was sent 
me from Darjeeling, but all the small 
plants succumbed to the heat on my 
dry pine land. Had they been planted 
•‘‘The Annals and Magazine of Natural His¬ 
tory,” No. 65, May, 1853, pages 346-355. 
