. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 288 CHAMiEDOREA CHARD GHAM^D0B£:A (Greek, dwarf and gift). Palm&cecB, tribe Arecem. Spineless, erect, procumbent or rarely climbing palms, the trunks solitary or cespitose, slen- der or reed-like. Lvs. simple, bifid at the apex or va- riously equally-pinnatisect: lobes broad or narrow, straight or oblique,
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 288 CHAMiEDOREA CHARD GHAM^D0B£:A (Greek, dwarf and gift). Palm&cecB, tribe Arecem. Spineless, erect, procumbent or rarely climbing palms, the trunks solitary or cespitose, slen- der or reed-like. Lvs. simple, bifid at the apex or va- riously equally-pinnatisect: lobes broad or narrow, straight or oblique, acuminate, plicate-nerved, usually callous at the base, the basal margins folded back or recurved: petiole usually cylindrical; sheath tubular, oblique at the throat; spadices among or below the lvs., simple or paniculately branched; spathes 3 or many, alternate, sheathing, elongated, split at the apex, mem- branous or coriaceous, usually persistent: pistillate fls. very small: fr. small, of 1-3 globose or oblong-obtuse carpels, coriaceous or fleshy. Species about 60. Mex. to Panama. Peat or leaf-mold, loam and sand in equal parts, with a little charcoal added, form the best soil. The species common in cultivation are quick-growing. They are well suited for planting out in greenhouse borders. The sexes are on different plants, therefore several should be planted in a group if the handsomely colored fruit is desired. All of the kinds require warm tempera- ture in winter. Increased from seeds. Of the many species, only the following appear in the Amer. trade: A. I/vs. simple. 61egans, Mart. Stem strict, 6 ft., closely ringed: lvs. narrowly lanceolate, acuminate, straight: fr. globose. Mex. :508. Emesti-Augiisti, Wendl. Stem 3-4 ft., reedy, erect, radicant at base ; blade obovate, cuneate |at the base, deeply bifid, coarsely serrate along the margins; petiole shorter than blade; sheath amplexicaul; sterile spadix 8-9 in., the simple branches 6-8 in., attenuate, slender :
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