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Phoenix canariensis 
Ornamental Date Palm 
COCOS— Continued 
C. flexuosa. Another of the “plumosa” type. 
Generally similar to C. plumosa, but leaf segments 
are more numerous and slender, while the trunk 
has a wavy outline. It is also considerably hardier. 
C. plumosa. Well known from Santa Barbara 
south. Forms tall, slender trunk with large, erect 
and spreading, finely divided, plumy leaves. Prob¬ 
ably too tender for this part of the State unless 
planted in a very protected spot. 
ERYTHEA 
Fan-leaved Palms. Leaves very large, on long, 
stout stalks. Filaments very few. Quite hardy. 
E. armata. BLUE PALM. Lower California. 
40 ft. Leaves are extremely glaucous, giving the 
plant a silvery blue hue. Leafstalks armed with 
curving spines. Extremely showy and entirely dis¬ 
tinct from other palms. Growth comparatively 
slow. Rather difficult to transplant, so that it is 
safer to use established plants. 
E. edulis. GUADALUPE ISLAND PALM. 30 ft. 
In our opinion the handsomest of the fan-leaved 
Palms. The leaves, borne on very long stalks, are 
extremely large and hold their color for many vears, 
so that even on plants ten or fifteen vears‘old the 
lower leaves, still green, will touch the ground. 
Blooms comparatively young and bears large, black- 
skinned nuts. 
E. elegans. Moderately hardy Palm of very slow 
growth in this climate. Leaves fan-shaped, at first 
glaucous and plaited, but when older becoming 
green and almost flat. Filaments few or none. 
Leafstalks slender, with margins sometimes spiny, 
again unarmed. Introduced by us many years ago, 
but is extremely rare. 
HOWEA (Kentia) 
By far the most popular Palms for indoor cul¬ 
ture and decoration. They are of slow growth 
and can be maintained almost indefinitely in pots 
or tubs. Pinnate-leaved. 
H. forsteriana. The most satisfactorv Kentia for 
general use as a house plant. It is hardier, lasts 
longer and thrives at a lower temperature than H 
belmoreana, which we have discarded in favor of 
this. 
JUBAEA 
J. spectabilis. WINE PALM. Chile. 50 ft. Very 
hardy, pinnate-leaved Palm. Leaves much like 
Phoenix, which it slightly resembles when young. 
When older it forms a very thick, gray trunk, which 
is perfectly smooth, as the leaves do not adhere as 
in most Palms. Rather rare. A good-sized speci¬ 
men never fails to attract attention and interest. 
LIVISTONA (Ccrypha) 
L. australis (Corypha australis). Australia. 
Fan-leaved Palm with segments cut nearlv to the 
leafstalk, which is very long. Handsome as a pot 
plant and in the open ground when young. 
PHOENIX 
Most kinds are called “Date Palms.” Habit 
and growth are varied, but all have pinnate 
leaves. 
P. canariensis. CANARY ISLAND DATE PALM: 
ORNAMENTAL DATE PALM. 50 ft. The most 
widely planted Palm in California. Known every¬ 
where and to all. Its ultimate great size should 
be remembered when planting so as to allow 
enough room for development. Unless there is 
plenty of space a small Palm such as Cocos aus¬ 
tralis should be used instead. Like all other Palms, 
its growth is at first exceedingly slow, but from 
the time it is two or three feet tall it will grow 
very rapidly if in good soil and given an abund- 
dance of water. Very hardy. 
-,^r*, dacty,lfera * TRUE DATE PALM. N. Africa. 
100 ft. This species bears the true edible dates, 
which mature in some parts of the State. Similar 
to P. canariensis in a general way, but trunk is 
much more slender, leaves coarser, glaucous and 
more upright. 
P. hum!Ms lourelrl (P. roebellni). PYGMY DATE 
PALM. S. E. Asia. 5 ft. A remarkably beautiful 
and graceful little Palm. Somewhat like a minia¬ 
ture Ornamental Date Palm. Leaves and leaflets 
droop gracefully. The latter are very slender. 
Highly desirable as a pot plant, being quite differ¬ 
ent from the general run of potted Palms. It is 
moderately hardy and can be planted out in shel¬ 
tered locations. 
P. reclinata. S. Africa. 30 ft. Very graceful spe¬ 
cies. Trunk very slender. Leaves shorter than P. 
canariensis, with yellow spines at base; stalk and 
midribs light yellow, segments light green. The 
leaves are strongly curved so as to arch gracefully 
and usually stand almost edgewise. Thrives best 
in warm localities. 
RHOPALOSTYLIS (Areca) 
R. bauerl (Areca baueri). Handsome, pinnate¬ 
leaved Palm suitable for pot culture. Rendered 
very distinct by its black leafstalks. Otherwise 
similar to the Kentias. 
SABAL 
American genus of fan-leaved Palms. Some 
are dwarf, the leaves always springing from the 
surface of the ground; others have a very tall 
trunk in their habitat, but even the latter seem 
to remain practically dwarf with us. 
S. blackburnianum. West Indies. Said to grow 
thirty to forty feet high. Has large, glaucous, stiff 
leaves. Grows slowly here. 
S. ghlesbreghti. Very similar to S. umbraculif- 
erum. 
S. macrophyllum. Of low growth with very large 
leaves. 
S. mexlcanum. Texas and Mexico. 40 ft. Simi¬ 
lar to S. palmetto, but with stouter trunk and 
larger leaves. The latter are rounded, cut about 
to the middle and have threads on margins of seg¬ 
ments. Said to be of more rapid growth than S. 
palmetto. 
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