. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. gardening, but care must be taken to protect it from direct sun as well as from winds. It requires a compost of equal parts loam and peat, and is increased very easily by seeds. C. andicola is a tall-growing species, which will thrive very well in an ordinary greenhouse, but grows rapidly in a stove, pro- ducing pinnate leaves, varying from 10ft. to 12ft. in length, supported by erect petioles, which are inclined to be ferruginous at the base and slightly arching at the apex. The pinnae, which often reach 2 ft. in le
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Horticulture. gardening, but care must be taken to protect it from direct sun as well as from winds. It requires a compost of equal parts loam and peat, and is increased very easily by seeds. C. andicola is a tall-growing species, which will thrive very well in an ordinary greenhouse, but grows rapidly in a stove, pro- ducing pinnate leaves, varying from 10ft. to 12ft. in length, supported by erect petioles, which are inclined to be ferruginous at the base and slightly arching at the apex. The pinnae, which often reach 2 ft. in length, are acuminate; their upper surface is deep green and the under- part silvery-white. ChaMjEdorea. — A very valuable and large genus of stove plants, extensively grown on account of their ornamental properties. It is represented in cultivation by many beauti- ful species; their moderate size (all being slender, small- growing plants) renders them very useful for indoor decoration. The leaves are- pinnate or very seldom entire; the flowers are mostly produced on long spikes, and appear generally below the crown of leaves (as shown in Fig. 550). The stems, which are rather thin, are quite unarmed. If the natural conditions under which they grow in their native countries are observed, shading is an essential point for the welfare of Chamae- doreas. They delight in a spongy compost of equal parts fibrous peat and loam, with a small quantity of sand, and need a good supply of moisture. They are increased by seeds. C. Arenbergiana (C. latifrons and C. latifolid) is a handsome species, producing a slender stem, with pinnate and arching leaves varying in length from 2ft. to 3ft.; the pinnse, which often reach i^in. in length and ^in. in width, are of a beautiful green. C. brevifrons is quite a different species, of rather dwarf habit, with a slender stem; the leaves are pinnate and arching, and vary from 12m. to i8in. in length; the pinnse are sessile, tapering at their extremity
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