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Identifier: ornamentaltreeso00rock (find matches)
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
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ivated. There seems to be little difference between Phoenixfarinifera Willd. and Ph. humilis Royle, both of which have shorttrunks and are soboliferous. Of Phoenix spinosa there are only two specimens in Honoluluso far as the writer is aware, and both occur on the grounds ofa private residence on Wilder Avenue near Pensacola Street. Thefruit is borne profusely and is smaller, perhaps, than any otherdate. Phoenix reclinata Jacq. is represented by quite a number ofspecimens, the largest of which can be found in the Queens Hos-pital grounds to the left of the main entrance under old date trees.Others are scattered over town in public gardens and privatepremises. Phoenix canariensis Hort., the most commonly planted date tree inCalifornia is of ornamental value only; strange to say there are onlyabout three or four specimens in Honolulu. Two, the oldest speci-mens, can be found in Mrs. Jaegers grounds and others in thepremises of the late Governor Cleghorn at Waikiki. It is easily Plate V.
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Corypha umbraculifera L. A fine specimen of the Talipot Palm in Mrs. Jaegers premises on King Street. Palmae. 17 distinguished from the other dates by its very stout trunk whichreaches several feet in diameter. The leaves are dark green andnarrower than those of the ordinary date palm. It is a native ofthe Canary Islands, as the specific name implies. Rhapis flabelliformis Ait.Ground Rattan Palm, or Bamboo Palm. Rhapis flabelliformis is a low palm with caespitose roots andreed-like trunks, the leaves are palmate and terminal, and their peti-oles, especially at the base, are surrounded by a fibrous matting. Theyellowish flowers are polygamo-dioecious. The Bamboo Palm is anative of the Island of Liu Kiu and Southern China, and is culti-vated in oriental, especially Japanese, gardens for ornamental pur-poses. In Honolulu quite a number of specimens have been plantedout in private premises, as well as in public parks. The oldest andtallest are in the late Governor Cleghorns private garden

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