Arizona republican., 1901-09-23

m ms of this palm can be seen on MT. Doris property between Second and Third avenue on Jefferson street, Phos nix. P. reclinata comes next It ;s most elegant in share: it's psndulent fronds sweep outwards from the center orcwn and gracefully point to the earth. A good rlant Is in front of Mir. R. A. Fickas' house on West Washing ton street. between Ninth and Tenth avenues. and is thoroughly at home Tn it's location. P. Leonensis is another date palm with leaves of great width. but the two specimens seen are yet young. The fruit of the last three palms have little value. Brahea edulls growing as a companion of P. reclinata in MT B. A. Fickas' yard may prove an important palm tree here for. while it is a desirable garden palm. 1t also possesses the qualification of yielding luscious fruit greatly relished by Chii- ians and Mexicans in their countries. B.ahea armata is a palm with blusish white. leaves. bold iA appearance and very noticeable in any situation. Two niee specimens are growing in cot tage garden between Fourt eenth and Fifteenth avenues on West Washing ton street. and in front of them is pair of the Japanese fan palm, cham crops humilis, one of the neatest and
 
 ! A cousin of the palm. c. excelsa. was grown outside in tub by the Hon A. C. Baker. North Third avenue. and ap peared in good condition. On the cap- itol grounds in lawns in front of the capitol are. two small sugar palms. jubea spectabilis. This variety de- serves great consideration as it has q splendid appearance after the style c-f the date palm and is void of annoying l s1.. 1r.rv- N..-., .sr,.s and yields from its butt sugar highly priz7d by .Brazilians. A fine specimCn n of the weeping palmetto is on the south side of these grounds and on the nort n side ia cycas revoluta, the sago palm. from which the sago of commerce is procured. Scattered around thsse grounds are many fine plants of yucca palm with a more excellent grow h than many kindred kinds that are so highly prized in eastern conservatories'. notably Y. aloefolia. Y. aloefolia var
 i7gata. r. pendula. Y. angustifolia and others unnamea ble. The yuccas are valuqble as yiei1ers of fibre for making twine and their juices are famed hair tonics and ingredients in the manufac- ture Of roap. Australia gives us T pam with deeper rich green leaves. ccrypha Austr alis- A sample was seen last winter growing in tub al N T. street and is now in the possession oi c. H. Smith on West Adams stre t
 At Las Palmas. four miles northeast oi Phoenix is brahea sonorae. It Ina. dail: green leaves with fewer thread:
 than the California fan palm. of whic'
 it Is an improved variety. Behind th' old Normal school. Tempe, may b' seen the stemless palmetto, a native o Florida and in the lawn in front O the new school is perhaps the .on', . coacoanut I1lm, cocos eriospatha in the tsTTitcry. This palm promises wal
 and though it's fruit is smaller than tn
 cocoa nuts of trade it is edible. Ther
 may be other palms in this valie.
 which we have not located. Sufficien z have been found to show that a goo, . collection can be successfully cultivate n and their number increased to perha D e thirty or mere kinds. Our people ca [ have here the palms which are tn 7 pride of California and many of th k trees and shrubs that give gratefr g shade in that state. About plantin f season we propose to give our note - some shade trees and shrubs tha l would help to moderate the hel |, around our dwellings and thus enabl q some of our citizens to stay at hom Ii and co away with the summer migra o tion from the heat.
 II G. II. SMITH.