. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 8o8 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. to the fine and such as the charming all are conspicuously Very few foliage plants can equal the Palms, although Ferns may in some respects. From the noble appearance of certain species of Sabal, Bismarckia, Corypha, delicate forms of others of moderate sizes, Cocos Weddeliaiia or Geo?io7?ia gracilis, beautiful. The Palms are all natives of tropical countries, with the exception of a very limited number extending to the limits of the cool regions. They appear at 36deg. N. lat. in America, 4
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 8o8 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. to the fine and such as the charming all are conspicuously Very few foliage plants can equal the Palms, although Ferns may in some respects. From the noble appearance of certain species of Sabal, Bismarckia, Corypha, delicate forms of others of moderate sizes, Cocos Weddeliaiia or Geo?io7?ia gracilis, beautiful. The Palms are all natives of tropical countries, with the exception of a very limited number extending to the limits of the cool regions. They appear at 36deg. N. lat. in America, 44deg. N. lat. in Europe, 34deg. N. lat. in Asia, and 38deg. S. lat. in the Southern Hemisphere. Several are found under the blue sky of the Riviera; and anyone who has had the pleasure of visiting the Mediter- ranean regions, from Toulon, along the coast in the direction of Italy, as well as by the side of the Italian coast, will have gained an idea of their valuable decora- tive properties, and of fine contrasts that can obtained when they are cleverly arranged with other plants. At Nice the splendid Promenades des Anglais is planted with some enormous Phodiiix dactylifera. Decorative Uses.—Such varieties as Cocos Weddeliana, Geo noma gracilis, small Kentias, Arecas, Coryphas, and Euterpes may be very profitably utilised for decora- tive purposes. They remain in perfect order for a long time when kept in rooms, and in many cases they will exist where Ferns would soon perish. The only requirements in such cases are that they must. the be Fig. 546.—Phcenix dactylifera,. 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, ed. London, Eng. , L. U. Gill; New York, U. S. A. , C. Scribner's sons
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