. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. ON PALMS, CYCADS, AND BAMBOOS. the leaves, which are nearly circular, are also divided into narrow segments of a beautiful green colour; it is an excellent species for general use (Fig. 557). L. chinensis\Latania borbonica and Livistona mauri- tiand) is 'another well-known species, and is largely used for sub-tropical gardening in the Southern countries. Its constitu- tion is pretty strong. The stem is somewhat stout, and the petioles, which yary from 4ft. to 5 ft. long, are flat above, rounded below, have small spin
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. ON PALMS, CYCADS, AND BAMBOOS. the leaves, which are nearly circular, are also divided into narrow segments of a beautiful green colour; it is an excellent species for general use (Fig. 557). L. chinensis\Latania borbonica and Livistona mauri- tiand) is 'another well-known species, and is largely used for sub-tropical gardening in the Southern countries. Its constitu- tion is pretty strong. The stem is somewhat stout, and the petioles, which yary from 4ft. to 5 ft. long, are flat above, rounded below, have small spines along their edges, and are protected at the base by a brown fibrous tissue. L. Hoogendorpii seems to be rather rare in cultivation, but habit it ought to be more largely. 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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