The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-05-14

lage region, are frost proof is also our needle
palmetto CIR. hystrix).
The exotic palms tabulated below as "hardy
show no injury, or only trace OF frost bite. The
"half-hardy'' lose from one-fourth to three
fourths of their foliage. Those OF the third elias:
were quite defoliated, and in some cases may, per-
haps, be dead, though very few seem to have lost
the central bud. In some cases the same name
will appear under two headings; this shows that
plants in different situations behave differently
None of the species tabulated had any protection
HARDY PALMS.
Cocos Alphonsii? C. australis. c. austrais ar
gentea, G. Blumenavia c. Bennett 1.-TWO varieties)
c. campestrs, C. coronata, c. Gretner G. mamil-
laris, G. Normanbyana, c. petr9a, C. Romanzof-
1ana, c.. speciosa, G. Yatai, c. sp. very glaucous
from Entire ROis) Phoenix Canariensis, p. dao-
tylifera p. Leonensis, P. Natalensis, No. 1; p.
Sahariensis picta nigra, P, Siamenss 1.-TWO varie-
ties, P tenus, Sabal dealbata, S. fabelliformis
S. Ghiesbreght, S. humilis, S. Mauriteformis
S. Mexicana, S. Mocinl, S. speciosa S. unbracu-
lifera; Chamerops Indica. var. ngra, C. humilis
in Variety, c. excesa, Erythea armata (glauca) J,
E.. edulis; Jubaa spectabilis; Washingto1ia
robusta.
HALF-HARDY PALMS.
COcOs botryophora, C. Datel C. Guacuyule C
Mkaniana; Phoenix acaulis dactylifera, P. farin:-
fera, p. LeOnensis, Z. paludosa, p rupicola; Sa-
bal glaucescens, S. Longfolia, S. princeps;
Brahea dulcs; Livistona (Corypha) australis;
Westinghouse flifera.
PALMS WHICH CAN ENDURE BUT LITTLE FROST
Cocos capitata fexuosa (this may be Syagrus
cocoides), c. Mikaniana; Phoenix cycadifolia, p.
dactylifera (from Lower California;: p. dumosa,
P Farinifera, p. glaucescenS, Z. humilis, p. Nat.
alensis No. 3 p. paludosa. p, pumila p reclinata,
p rupicoa, p. Sahariensis picta nigra, p. sylves-
tris?, p. tomentOsa, p. Zanzibarensis; Acrocomia
Total tunhurt at 260); Phopalostyls (Areca)
sapida; Livingstone Sinensis (Latania Borboni
ca); Rhapis fabelliiormis
None of the palms here mentioned are injured
by cold weather short of freezing while temper
allure of 400 loEg continued will kill many strictly
tropical palms
The behavior of some palms planted in the for
est, having abundant shade and moisture, is in
teresting An orange tree in such a position les t
every leaf like those fully exposed. So did Areca
sapida, which endures light frosts, while Raphia
viniiera was only partly cut back, and Elais
Guineensis was untouched. Arenga saccharifera
retains half it's leaves; Latania Loddgesii and L.
Commersoni (Ruhra vera), Glazioya insignis and
Phoenix sylvestris? P. cycadifolia and P. paludosa
are all unhurt. A Dypsis from Moritius loses but
one tender leaf. Caryota sobolifera endured pre-
vious frosts and is now cut back, but thrifty
sucker from it's base seems ready to replace it if
necessary. Seat Irtha elegans and four species of
Cham@dorea and small Diplothemium candles
Gems lose every leaf, but apparently alive; one
Geonoma elegans is untouched, while others
around it lose all their leaves. small Hyophorbe
Verschaffelti, usually tender, by some chance es-
capes altogether while several plants Of Oreodoxa
regia, hitherto unhurt, lose every leaf.
A number of Orchids and small Tree Ferns were
"naturalzed' in the forest and endured the freeze
fairly well without any protection except that OF
the forest ITSELF
OF those growing on trees Laelia anceps, L. au-
tumna!is and L.. majalis, Dendrobium mobile and
Epidendrum cinnabarinum are all unhurt, Lfelia
purpurata and L. harpophylla are somewhat
nipped, and Acropera Loddigesii. Chysis aurea.
Lycaste sp and Celia Bauerana seem to be killed.
OF those treated as terrestrial and planted in
leaf mould on the bank of q small stream, Cypri-
pedium insigne, G. barbatum and Dendrobium
mobile al ECU nhurt. Phaius maculatus; P. grandi-
forus and Cologne crlstata lose portion OF
their leaves. SObralia macrantha loses most bat
not all of it's stalks and Peristeria elata 1.-THE
Flor del Espirito Santo) loses all it's leaves. In
the preliminary freeze of March Sd, when the mer-
curry reached 260, the Peristera was untouched,
though fronds Of native Ferns were frozen and
killed where they actually touched the leaves OF
this orchid. AS the thermometer showed 90 dur
ing this last cold weather. the prospect OF perma-