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Title: The ornamental trees of Hawaii
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Rock, Joseph Francis Charles, 1884-1962
Subjects: Trees--Hawaii.
Publisher: Honolulu: (s.n.)
Contributing Library: Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, McLean Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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a height of one hundred fifty feet. The leaf segments are linear-lanceolate and pointed, the pinnae are bi-fid at the top, the petiolelong-sheathing. The spadix appears at the base of the cylinder formedby the leaf-sheaths as in the Royal Palm, but of larger dimensions.The drupe is incurved, obovoid-oblong while that of the Royal Palmis ovoid. The Cabbage Palm is therefore most easily distinguishedwhen mature enough for bearing, by its trunk, which does not bulgeat the middle, its more robust habit, and the obovoid oblong seeds. It is a native of the West Indies and is one of the loftiest of allPalms. The broad part of the leaf stalks forms a hollow troughwhich is employed as a cradle for the negro children; when cut upit makes excellent splints for fractures. The heart is made intopickles, or when boiled is served as a vegetable, hence the nameCabbage Palm. In Honolulu mature specimens of this stately palm occur onlyin Mrs. M. E. Fosters grounds, once the property of Dr. Wm. Pate XX.
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Archontophoenix Alexandrae H. Wendl. et Drude Alexandra Palm. Growing at Moanalua Gardens. Palmae. 47 Hillebrand, who introduced this tine species. Of late it has beengrown from seeds, and many trees have been planted out, especiallyin Manoa Valley. Archcntophoenix elegans Wendl. et Drude (Syx. Seaforthia elegaxs R. Br.) Archontophoenix elegans is a very stately palm with an unarmedringed trunk and large pinnatisect leaves with reduplicate erodedsegments. The flowers are polygamo-dioecious, and are borne onbranched spadices, and are of a green color. The fruit of thisspecies is about a third of an inch in diameter but often longer thanbroad. The albumen is strongly ruminate, often to the very centerof the seed. This handsome species is a native of tropical Australia but hasbeen in cultivation in nearly all tropical countries. It is one of thepalms sold by dealers as a house plant, for which it is well adaptedon account of its elegant habit. Several specimens have been planted out in H

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