. Practical botany. Botany. LEADlX(i FAI\riLIES OF FLOWERING PLANTS 341 312. The Palm family. The palms number about 1100 species, principally tropical. Most of the familiar palms ha^-e a nearly cylindrical trunk, crowned with a great rosette of pinnately or palmately divided leaves (Fig. 275). JMany. Fig. 276. Flower clusters of the coco palm The upper cluster is shown at an early sta^e, with the staminate flowers still cling- ing to its branches. The lower cluster has lost the staminate flowers and the young coconuts have enlarged considerably. After Freeman and Chandler palms are among the
. Practical botany. Botany. LEADlX(i FAI\riLIES OF FLOWERING PLANTS 341 312. The Palm family. The palms number about 1100 species, principally tropical. Most of the familiar palms ha^-e a nearly cylindrical trunk, crowned with a great rosette of pinnately or palmately divided leaves (Fig. 275). JMany. Fig. 276. Flower clusters of the coco palm The upper cluster is shown at an early sta^e, with the staminate flowers still cling- ing to its branches. The lower cluster has lost the staminate flowers and the young coconuts have enlarged considerably. After Freeman and Chandler palms are among the most beautiful plants, and no other kind of tree gives such a tropical air to a landscape in which it is abundant. Some, such as the rattan, are lianas, with supple stems hundreds of feet long. The flowers are not usually very conspicuous and are borne in much-branched. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bergen, Joseph Y. (Joseph Young), 1851-1917; Caldwell, Otis William, 1869- joint author. Boston, New York [etc. ] Ginn and company
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