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handsome fruits of some of the rattans. And the continued 

 abundance of wild beasts, like the tiger, etc., in the East Indian 

 forests, in spite of the activity with which they are hunted, is 



Fig. 1. Areca lutescens a young specimen in pot, 

 to show the ornameutal character of small palms. 



Fig. 2. Inflorescence and Fruit op Palm. 1. Spathe 

 and portion of spadix of Chamaerops. , 2. Staminate 

 flower. 3. Pistillate flower. 4. Fruit. 5. Seed. 6. 

 Seed cut vertically. 



Fig. 3. Palm-Stem in 

 Section. 



Fig. 4. Rattan Palm 

 {Calamus rotang). 



explained by the growth of rattans which make the jungle im- 

 penetrable to hunters. 



Some palm-trees furnish a sweetening juice. The most famous 



