. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 8i6 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. like a partially open fan provided with a great number of ribs, all radiating from the centre. It is of a rather slow growth. Brahea.—A very small genus composed of dwarf Palms, represented in cultivation by only a few species, which thrive in the greenhouse during the summer months. The leaves are fan-shaped, and the flowers are hermaphrodite and green. Braheas require a rich fibrous compost and abundant saturation through their growing period. B. dulcis is a rare and slow-growing species,
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. 8i6 THE BOOK OF GARDENING. like a partially open fan provided with a great number of ribs, all radiating from the centre. It is of a rather slow growth. Brahea.—A very small genus composed of dwarf Palms, represented in cultivation by only a few species, which thrive in the greenhouse during the summer months. The leaves are fan-shaped, and the flowers are hermaphrodite and green. Braheas require a rich fibrous compost and abundant saturation through their growing period. B. dulcis is a rare and slow-growing species, possessing a stout stem, with petioles partly protected at their base, by a network of brown fibre, clothed with woolly tomentum, and armed all alon? the edges with a multitude of spines; the leaves are nearly circular, plaited, and shining green. Calamus.—A very in- teresting genus represented by many species. Dcemono- rops^ which formerly was united to Cala??n<s, is now separated, Calamuses have their flowers densely clustered upon branching spikes, every branch having a separate spathe which is not long enough' to enclose it. For the charac- teristics of the other divi- sion, see " ; Calamuses are all of slender growth, some of them climbing very high in their native countries, while others rarely exceed 2oft. The species in general are very decorative in their young state, and may be are also verv handsome of loam and vegetable as well as a copious be effected by suckers,. Fig. 548.—Calamus ciliaris. used for table decoration. They the stove. A rich soil composed in equal quantities is required, of water. Propagation can easily grow pretty freely from the base. C. accedeiis is an slender-growing species, rather rare, and dwarf in . which ought to be more largely grown. It produces long, arching, deep green, pinnate leaves, the pinnae being long, rather narrow, and somewhat closely set. The petioles are provided with slender black spines.' C.
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