CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Historical opinions 133 



Comparison of essential characters 1 36 



Description of the Phytelephantaceae and allied families - 139 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Figure 42. Phytelephas seedling from Panama 138 



43. Phytelephas seedling from Colombia _ . . 138 



44. Acrocomia seedling from Guatemala 138 



