. 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. LICUALA LIGUSTRUM 911 AA. Lvs. dlgitately divided: lobes narrow. E. Lohes less than 12. Jean^nceyi, Sander. A dwarf, rapidly growing palm: Ivs. deep shining green; lobes blunt, 5 to 8. New Guinea. Gn. 55, p. 71. 11:291. il:341. BB. Lobes 12 or more. C. Petioles ivithout spines in the upper part. ^laga
. 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. LICUALA LIGUSTRUM 911 AA. Lvs. dlgitately divided: lobes narrow. E. Lohes less than 12. Jean^nceyi, Sander. A dwarf, rapidly growing palm: Ivs. deep shining green; lobes blunt, 5 to 8. New Guinea. Gn. 55, p. 71. 11:291. il:341. BB. Lobes 12 or more. C. Petioles ivithout spines in the upper part. ^lagans, Blurae. Stems thick as a man's body, 4 ft. liigh, prominently scarred: petioles 3-4}^ ft. long, the margins with brown hooked spines to .just above the middle; Ivs. orbicular; lobes very graceful, the linear- lanceolate lateral ones gradually decreasing to 11 in., obliquely truncate, with acute teeth, the middle lobes 16 in. long, truncate, with broader obliquely ovate obtuse teeth, lobes witli only 2 or 3 folds. 1271. Licuala peltata. CC. Petioles spiny throughout. D. Lvs. ascending. peltita, Roxb. Fig. 1271. Lvs. 3-5 ft. diam., orbicu- lar ; lobes very variable in length and width, many- toothed at the apex, the teeth M-2 in.; petiole stout, 3-4 ft. long. The lobes of the lvs. droop very gracefully. 1872:1657. 1895, by Pitcher & Manda. Fig. 1271 is redrawn from Martius. DD. Lvs. horizontally spreading. spindaa, Wurmb. [L. 7i(JrriV7«, Blume). Lvs. 3 ft. or more in diam., orbicular-reniform; inner lobes 18-22 in. long, 4^-5 in. wide at the apex, 10-U-toothed; outer lobes 15 in. long, 13^-2 in. wide, 4:-6-toothed; teeth rather large, triangular-ovate, bifid; petioles obtusely 3-angled, -i-o ft. long, with brownish hooked spines. Java', Moluccas. Jared G. Smith. Licualas are very handsome warmhouse palms of mod- erate growth, several species of which have been grown to some extent commercially. They delight in a tropi- cal temperature and abund
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