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Title: The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden
Identifier: centurybookofgar00cook (find matches)
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Cook, E. T. (Ernest Thomas), 1867-1915, ed
Subjects: Gardening
Publisher: London, The Offices of "Country life" (etc. )
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370 THE CENTURY BOOK OF GARDENING. can be grown, the selection should be S. Kraussiana, as this is the hardiest and most safe. In plant houses where large Palms and Tree Ferns are grown, the Selaginellas may be planted, or rather dibbled in the soil in the pots, as then they form a charming covering, fresh and bright, for when once established they grow rapidly. Selaginellas may be grown also into quite large pyramidal specimens, but this is not of course a task everyone would care to undertake. PALMS. FEW classes of plants have advanced so much in popularity within the last few years as the different Palms, particularly those that form light and graceful specimens while stili young. A suitable soil for most Palms consists of two-thirds good yellow loam to one- third leaf mould and sand. They need plenty of water at all times of the year, both at the roots a ad overhead. Large plants may be grown in comparatively small pots, but in many Palms the roots, though few, are of a deep descending nature, and much given to curl around the bottom of the pot. This sometimes goes on to such an extent that the ball of earth is lifted up, thus allowing the water to escape at the sides, and the plant consequently suffers. A great many of the Palms enumerated below will succeed in a greenhouse, but for a few stove heat is necessary. Many Palms have been necessarily omitted from the following list, but sufficient kinds are here named for the beginner, indeed more than he will require at first. Areea.—The members of this genus all have prettily divided leaves even when young, and are very popular. The best known are A. Baueri, A. lutescens, A. monostachya, A. rubra, A. sapida, and A. Verschaffelti. CaryOta UreriS.—A very distinct Palm requiring stove temperature. Chamcerops exeelsa, Fm-tunei, and humilis are all Fan Palms that are nearly hardy. COCOS. All light feathery Palms, a universal favourite being Cocos Weddelliana, which needs a stove. Corypha australis.—This, which will succeed in quite a cool green- house, has fan-shaped leaves, the stems of which are furnished with hooked spines. Doemonorops.—Exceedingly pretty Palms when young, the much divided leaves being of a rich green. Require a stove. Geonoma.—Warm house Palms that differ greatly from each other, the best being G. gracilis. KGIltia.—The most popular class ot Palms in cultivation, two species, K. Belmoreana and K. Forsleriana, being grown in immense numbers for decorations. Latania borboniea has immense fan-shaped leaves, and is effective either when small or large. Phoenix.—P. dactylifera is very in- teresting as furnishing the Dates of commerce, but in beauty it is greatly surpassed by P. reclinata, I', rupicola, and P. tenuis. Rhapis flabelliformis is a native of Japan, and does well in a greenhouse. Seaforthia elegans, once popular, now superseded by the Kentias. Other good Palms are the Calamus, Euterpe edulis, Licuala grandis, Pritchardia grandis, Sabal umbraculifera, and the Thrinax.
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