. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. 846 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. compact habits, in its young state producing large deep green leaves, supported by a short petioles; the stem is somewhat stout (Fig. 565). Raphia.—A stove genus, decorative when well grown, but unfortunately presenting a certain amount of cultural difficulties. The stems, or trunks, vary a great deal; the petioles are cylin- drical or convex at the base, and flat above, supporting- some long and ter- minate leaves with linear - lanceolate seg- ments. Raphias can be grown as mentioned for G
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. 846 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. compact habits, in its young state producing large deep green leaves, supported by a short petioles; the stem is somewhat stout (Fig. 565). Raphia.—A stove genus, decorative when well grown, but unfortunately presenting a certain amount of cultural difficulties. The stems, or trunks, vary a great deal; the petioles are cylin- drical or convex at the base, and flat above, supporting- some long and ter- minate leaves with linear - lanceolate seg- ments. Raphias can be grown as mentioned for Geonomas, by partly plunging the pots in the water of the tank, which must in this in- stance be kept on the warm side. culata (R. Ruffia) is a distinct spe- cies, producing pinnate leaves varying from 2ft. to 6ft. in length, with shining green pinnse ioin. to 12m. long; the petioles are un- armed, and partly pro- tected by coarse fibres. R. tcedigera is the most ornamental species of the genus, being handsome in every respect, chiefly in its young state; the stem remains of a moderate size, but the leaves are sometimes enormous, varying from 40ft. to 50ft. in height, and forming a splendid plume- hke crown. R. vinifera (Bamboo or Wine Palm) is also a moderate-sized tree, producing leaves varying from 6ft. to 7ft. in length, with spiny Fig. 566.—Rhapis 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 Drury, William D. , 1857-1928; Abbott, J. M. London, L. U. Gill; New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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