. 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. '-:^i^Mm ...-»;s-.#«f^*y3S^&S^ sharp-pointed and stiff, dark, shining green. .Japan. B. M. 2963^. III. 29:379. 21:163. R. H. 1896, p. 369. 13:141 ; 18:1; 19:436. Mn. 2:88; 6:134. — The common- est species in cult. Produces a handsome crest or crown of out- ward-flowing lvs., which remains in
. 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. '-:^i^Mm ...-»;s-.#«f^*y3S^&S^ sharp-pointed and stiff, dark, shining green. .Japan. B. M. 2963^. III. 29:379. 21:163. R. H. 1896, p. 369. 13:141 ; 18:1; 19:436. Mn. 2:88; 6:134. — The common- est species in cult. Produces a handsome crest or crown of out- ward-flowing lvs., which remains in per- fection for months and j^ears. The fruit IS densely tomentose, but is not often seen in cultivated plants. Much used at funerals.; , Linn. (C. TJioudrsii, R. Br.). Taller, rarely branching: lvs. twice longer than those of C. revoUita, gracefully arching, the pinnffl afoot or less long, falcate,dark green above and pale beneath. Moluccas. B. M. 2826-7. F. S. 20: 2118-19.—Fruit glabrous at maturity. Not un- common in good collections. Rapid grower as com- pared with some other species. RumpMi, Miq. Usually low, but said to be tall in the wild : crown large and full : the lvs. 3-6 ft. long and 12-18 in. wide ; pinuEB pale, thin, lanceo- late, 12-14 in. long and ^ in. wide ; petiole spiuy. E. Ind. BelleSfinti, Lind. & Rod. Stem short, cylindrical and erect : lvs. long and graceful, recurved, the linear-lanceolate slightly falcate, sessile pinnee en- tire and plane on the border, somewhat glaucous ; petioles spinulose at the base. China. :586. mSdia, R. Br. Tall(10-15 ft.), the trunk cylindrical, bearing a large crown : lvs. curved downwards, 4 ft. or more long, elliptic or lanceolate ; pinn» numerous, linear and pointed ; petiole convex below, flat or nearly so on top. Australia. 26:368. Names which have appeared in the Amer. trade are: O. Gomoriensis^?—C, ie/imanHi^Eneephalartos Leh- manni.—O. Neo-Galed6nica, Lind. Much like C. circinalis,
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