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HIE LADIES' FLORAL CABINET. 
DxMoxonors Palejibaxiccs. 
tractive, some handsome plant, and for this purpose the 
more delicate and low-growing ferns, the Adiantums, in 
variety are much used, as are also many of the Begonias. 
But there is nothing more chaste, elegant or appro¬ 
priate for this purpose than the beautiful ferns, and if 
these could be had in their perfection at all seasons, we 
should need nothing more. Unfortunately, they rarely 
thrive in the window-garden sufficiently well to make 
them objects of beauty suitable for the dining-table. 
Tliey have fortunately fitting rivals in many species of 
the palm, conspicuous among which is the Cocos Wed- 
delliana. This handsome pinnated-leaved palm is fully 
appreciated wherever known, it matters not whether, 
among a miscellaneous collection of plants, or as an ar¬ 
ticle for table decoration, or for rooms and places of any 
kind where plants are permitted to enter, there it will 
be always one of the most marked for its narrow and 
regularly disposed leaves, and for the graceful arching 
outline which each and all bear. This is comparative¬ 
ly a slow-growing plant, and for a very long time re¬ 
tains its ornamental character. It succeeds very well 
in the living room, requiring but little water, or other 
than the natural temperature of the room. 
Another palm, equally meritorious, for the window, 
or for decorative purposes, is the Dasmonorops Palem- 
banicas, a species of easy culture, growing equally well 
in the living-room as the foregoing species. The young 
leaves of this palm are of a bright cinnamon brown, 
and the contrast between this warm color and the deep 
green of the matured leaves, render the plants exceed¬ 
ingly beautiful at the time they are in the course of de¬ 
velopment. 
