. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. V. 16:101. F. 1872, p. 29. Gn. 54, p. 117. 10 hybrid of P. sylfestris and Canarien-sis secured by E. H. Hart is highly praised by Ameri-can connoisseurs. 11. daotyllfera, Linn. (P. cycadifdlia. Hort.). Date-palm. Fig. 1764. Stem tall, erect: Ivs. glaucous,arcuate-asc
. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. V. 16:101. F. 1872, p. 29. Gn. 54, p. 117. 10 hybrid of P. sylfestris and Canarien-sis secured by E. H. Hart is highly praised by Ameri-can connoisseurs. 11. daotyllfera, Linn. (P. cycadifdlia. Hort.). Date-palm. Fig. 1764. Stem tall, erect: Ivs. glaucous,arcuate-ascending; Ifts. linear-lanceolate acuminate,strongly complicate, the lower 4-ranked, the upper 2-ranked, irregularly and remotely aggregate: fr. cylin-drical-elliptical, 1-2 in. long. Arabia, N. Afr. 1893,p. 127.—Var. excfilsa is cult, in Florida. See Bate. P. dmnilsa. Hort. Saul, 1803. Of dwarf habit. Seemsunknown to botanists.—P. glanca. cult, by H. Nehrling, is aname not in the texts.—P. Natalensis and var. variegata areoffered by Reasoner, but no description is available.—P. San-deriana. Presumably introduced within recent years by San-der & Co., St. Albans, Eng. —P. spiJuUdsa, Hort. Saul, 1893, isan obscure name.—P. tomenlf/sa, cult, by H. Nehrling, is anobscure name. Jared G. 1766. American PHOLIDOTA (Greek, scale and ear; the scales of theunopened raceme are said to recall the rattle of asnake). Orchiddceoe. A small genus containing about20 species, natives of India, S. China and the MalayArchipelago. Mostly of the habit of Ccelogyne, withcreeping rhizomes and pseudobulbs consisting of a sin-gle internode. Fls. small, short-pedicelled, in slenderracemes, each with a large bract; sepals and petals short,broad; labellum excavated or sac-like ; column veryshort, winged around the top. For cultivation, usestrong, light, rich potting material, broken pots, old drycow manure, plenty of drainage. Do not allow to be-come very dry. Temperature, 55-65°. imb
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