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PALMS  IN  WINTER. 
The  culture  of  the  many  species  and  varieties  of 
these  indispensable  plants  is  a  decidedly 
interesting  branch  of  horticulture,  for  although  we 
do  not  see  such  ‘quick  returns  in  the  shape  of 
growth  as  with  many  other  plants  and  crops,  yet 
all  true  cultivators  delight  to  watch  the  gradual 
development  of  clean  healthy  fronds  as  the  plants 
respond  to  good  treatment.  The  depth  of  winter 
is  a  pleasant  time  to  those  who  spend  the  greater 
part  of  their  working  hours  in  Palm  houses,  for 
there  the  temperature  is  warm  and  enjoyable,  in 
marked  contrast  to  the  biting  cold  without.  I 
often  look  back  with  pleasure  to  the  autumn  and 
winter  months  which  I  once  spent  in  the  Palm 
houses  of  a  great  metropolitan  nursery,  and  the 
memory  has  just  brought  to  my  mind  the  idea 
that  a  few  notes  on  Palm  management  might  prove 
useful  to  Journal  readers  at  the  present  time. 
The  regulation  of  heat  and  moisture  is  a 
matter  of  importance  in  Palm  growing,  and  when 
a  house  is  devoted  entirely  to  such  piants  it  is  easy 
matter  for  an  intelligent  and  attentive  man  to 
maintain  ideal  conditions.  In  private  establish¬ 
ments  gardeners  often  have  to  grow  their  large 
specimens  among  miscellaneous  collections  of 
plants,  and  under  sucb  conditions  I  often  wonder 
that  they  are  kept  in  as  good  health  as  they  are, 
although  they  may  lack  that  pleasing  “gloss,” 
which  expert  Palm  growers  know  how  to  secure. 
Unlike  so  many  other  plants.  Palms  do  not  seem 
to  be  dependent  on  sunshine  to  make  satisfactory 
progress.  Of  course  during  bright  weather  they,  as 
a  rule,  grow  more  quickly  than  when  the  days  are 
dull  and  dark,  but  with  sufficient  heat  and  moisture 
round  them  thsy  may  always  be  depended  upon  to 
grow  steadily  throughout  the  winter,  hence  the 
reason  that  in  many  commercial  establishments 
the  whole  stock  of  Palms  is  thoroughly  overhauled, 
and  receives  extra  attention  during  the  dull  season. 
For  growing  plants  in  pots,  ranging  from  3  to  7 
inches,  the  type  of  house  I  prefer  is  a  rather 
i  wide  span-roofed  one  with  a  central  stage,  and  side 
stages  not  more  than  3  feet  in  width.  If  all  stages 
^  are  covered  with  spar  or  pounded  clinkers,  and 
1  No.  2076.— VoL.'CII.,  Old  Series. 
