The American journal of horticulture and florist's companion . >tilis and tomejitosa : they are all first-class, and particularlyadapted for small houses, and are, without question, the hardiest of the family. Corypha atistralis is a beautiful fan-palm ; one of the best for the conser-vatory. Chamcedorea elegans, C. ernesti augnsti, and C. Veischaffeltiana, mustnot be forgotten ; for they are all first-rate. >?. CORYPriA AUSTRALIS. La/ania Boiirbonica is the hardiest of the genus, and at the same time oneof the most beautiful. Nothing can exceed the beauty of its spreading fan-shaped lea
The American journal of horticulture and florist's companion . >tilis and tomejitosa : they are all first-class, and particularlyadapted for small houses, and are, without question, the hardiest of the family. Corypha atistralis is a beautiful fan-palm ; one of the best for the conser-vatory. Chamcedorea elegans, C. ernesti augnsti, and C. Veischaffeltiana, mustnot be forgotten ; for they are all first-rate. >?. CORYPriA AUSTRALIS. La/ania Boiirbonica is the hardiest of the genus, and at the same time oneof the most beautiful. Nothing can exceed the beauty of its spreading fan-shaped leaves. Without question, it might be in every collection ; and the priceof small plants is no more than that of a Tom Thumb geranium ! The date-palms furnish us with several splendid species, which add a grace and beauty toour conservatories not attainable with the ordinary greenhouse-plants alone. •? Phcenix dactylifera, reclinata, sylvestris, and tenuis are four of the bestof this section. There are numbers of others equally desirable : but we fear thatwe have already taken up too much space ; therefore we will name but one more,and that shall be the charming Thrinax parvifiora. — Though the sketch is correct enough, it fails toconvey a full idea of its extreme beauty. Perhaps enough has been said about the value of palms for table-decoration ;but we cannot resist adding a word on their admirable fitness
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