. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. \^—0n PaJms^ Cycads^ and Bamboos. By x\. Griessen. Palms. Palms.—"Those haughty princes of the Vegetable Kingdom," as Linnaeus justly termed them^—form one of the most useful orders, not only for decorative purposes, as we understand it here, but also on account of their important economic properties in their native countries, furnishing the daily food of a very considerable portion of the human race. The stems of many of them provide excellent timber, which is very largely used for building purposes, while
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. \^—0n PaJms^ Cycads^ and Bamboos. By x\. Griessen. Palms. Palms.—"Those haughty princes of the Vegetable Kingdom," as Linnaeus justly termed them^—form one of the most useful orders, not only for decorative purposes, as we understand it here, but also on account of their important economic properties in their native countries, furnishing the daily food of a very considerable portion of the human race. The stems of many of them provide excellent timber, which is very largely used for building purposes, while the leaves are often employed in the making of articles of every-day use. Some species furnish also a valuable wax, which is very much in demand at the present time; and others yield seeds from which a useful oil is extracted. The fruits of many Palms form an excellent article of food—Dates, for example, from Phoenix dactylifera (Fig. 546). Palm wine, generally called "toddy," is another product of the PalmcB. We must, however, restrict our attention to the decorative properties of these plants, which, for the embellishment of our greenhouses as well as our apartments, are without 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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