. 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 . nter-est of perspicuity, therefore, the name is here changedto Ranevea, since both this plant and Ravenia occurin the American trade. Hildebrandtii {Ravenea Hildebrandtii, Bouch4).Becoming 8-12 ft. high, but flowering under cultivationwhen half that height, spineless, erect: Ivs. e
. 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 . nter-est of perspicuity, therefore, the name is here changedto Ranevea, since both this plant and Ravenia occurin the American trade. Hildebrandtii {Ravenea Hildebrandtii, Bouch4).Becoming 8-12 ft. high, but flowering under cultivationwhen half that height, spineless, erect: Ivs. elliptic-ob-long or ovate-oblong in outline, long-stalked, pinnate,the pinnsB 20 or more pairs and narrow-lanceolate-acute:spadix long-stalked, the staminate recurved and withshort densely flowered spreading branches, the pistillateerect with filiform strict branches thickened at thebase: fls. pale straw-color, the calyx 3-lobed, the petals3 and joined at the base, the stamens G: fr. black. Co-moro Islands (east of Africa). 27:403. 4—An excellent dwarf palm, described by to be as elegant as Geonoma gracilis and assturdy as a Kentia. It deserves to take a prominentplace among garden palms, its small size, free habit,elegance, good constitution, being all in its favor, while.
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