. 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. KENT IA ole3 covered with lisht grayish brown pu!)oscen- itbly a Nenga.—it. Liadeni, maeroearpa.— /{". Lxlciaid, \eiitiopsis maeroearpa.—A'. Macdrtkurl, |[ort. An elegant palm, with smooth, snbereet Ivs.; It'ts. semi- pendulous, alternate, 4-8 in. long, %~\ in. wide, the midvein
. 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. KENT IA ole3 covered with lisht grayish brown pu!)oscen- itbly a Nenga.—it. Liadeni, maeroearpa.— /{". Lxlciaid, \eiitiopsis maeroearpa.—A'. Macdrtkurl, |[ort. An elegant palm, with smooth, snbereet Ivs.; It'ts. semi- pendulous, alternate, 4-8 in. long, %~\ in. wide, the midvein above, obliquely truncate and ragged or premorse. Stems smooth, suukering quite freely. New U-uinea. Int. 1878. Veitch & Sons. F. 1879, p. 115. Perhaps a Nenga.—/i. Moore- ana, P. Mooreanum.—A'. Mdrei. Hort. Dreer. Possibly same as K. Mooreana.—ii. rubricaulis, Hort. Lvs. pinnate, ovate, with red petioles. Adv. 1895 by Piteher &; Manda.—/C. rupicola, Hort. Adv. by Pitcher & Manda.— K. JSanderidna, Hort. Very slender in habit, very hard foliage, spreading; Ifts. very narrow, arranged on an arching racliis similar to Cocos Weddelliana. A graceful plant for jardinieres or conservatories. 20—K. Sdpida, Mart.^Rhopalo- stylis sapida.—A. Van HoiUtel, Veitchia. sp. i Adv. 1895 by Pitcher & Manda.—A. Ymchil. Hort. prolKibly=H:edy- sr;epe Canterbnryana.—iL. Wendlandidna,^. MueD.^Hydrias- teie Wendlandiana. Jaked G. Smith. KENTIOPSIS (Greek : like. Kentla). Palmdce^.e. Spineless palms: lvs. equally pinnate; pinnas sutjoppo- site, very coriaceous, narrow, sword-shaped, narrowed to the obtuse or toothed apex, with strong mid-nerve, prominent veins and thickened margins. Species 2. New Caledonia. Kentiopsis belongs tea large group of genera men- tioned under Hedyscepe (p. 718), which ditt'er from Kentia in having the ovule fastened oq the side of the locule, and more or less pendulous, instead of
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