Monday 23 February 2009

Areca sapida 1861

Areca sapida:—from Messrs. Veitch & Son. A vigorous
young plant of one of the finest of greenhouse palms, having
elegant pinnated foliage with long narrow leaflets. It is now
tolerably well known in gardens, in which it deserves to be still
more extensively grown.

Reports of the Floral Committee
September 24th, 1861
The Rev. Joshua Dix FRHS in the Chair
Proceedings of the Horticultural Society of London

Proceedings of the Horticultural Society of London
Por Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain), Horticultural Society of London
London, 1861, p.

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