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Title: The ornamental trees of Hawaii
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Rock, Joseph Francis Charles, 1884-1962
Subjects: Trees--Hawaii.
Publisher: Honolulu: (s.n.)
Contributing Library: Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, McLean Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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on King Street near the en-trance to Kalakaua Avenue. Hoivea Belmoreana Becc, and Howea Forsteriana Becc, are bothcommonly known as Kentias. Of the former a fine specimen is inMrs. Fosters grounds on Nuuanu Street, and of the latter only asingle mature one, in Mrs. Jaegers place on King street. HoiceaBelmoreana differs from H. Forsteriana in the leaves, the segmentsof which are turned upward, and in the long flowering spike, wmichis produced singly in the axil of the leaf; while in H. Forsterianathe leaf segments are turned downward and the much shorter flower-ing spikes are produced in pairs or even groups of three from oneleaf axil. Both are natives of Lord Howe Islands, from wThich namethe generic name is derived. Pinanga Kuhlii Bl., a very handsome, broad leafed, soboliferouspalm, a native of the East Indian Archipelago, is found planted outin Mrs. Jaegers premises. Didymosper/na (Ifallichia) distichurn,the Sikkim Palm is exceedingly curious on account of its distichous Plate III.
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Phoenix dactylifera L.Date Palms in Moanalua Gardens. Palmae. 13 leaves, being arranged on two sides of the trunk, only, as in theTravelers Tree. A specimen, now fairly well grown has beenplanted by Mr. Jordan on Wyllie street; it is the only one in theTerritory. Copernicia cerifera Mart., the Wax Palm, is a native ofnorthern Brazil, where it grows either isolated or aggregated inimmense forests. It attains a height of twenty to forty feet. Theleaves are covered by a glaucous bloom, and are arranged so as toform an almlost perfect ball. A single specimen which flowers andfruits profusely, is in cultivation; it grows in the grounds of Mr.W. Macfarlane on Pensacola Street. Archontophoenix alexandraeW. et D., the Alexandra Palm of Australia, is quite plentiful in Hono-lulu. It is a tall pinnately leafed palm with short inflorescence and redsubglobose fruits. Specimens occur in private grounds; two rathertall ones may be seen on King Street near the Board of Agricultureand Forestry buildi

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