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(11.) Ischnaspis^M/ormis, DonglaiS. On Pandanus. (Collected by J. H. Hart. ) 



See also Eut. Mo. Mag., 1889, p. 350, and Insect Life, Vol. II., p. 368. 



(12.) Planchonia oncidii, Cockerell, n. sp. On. Epidendrum. (Collected by 



J. H. Hart.) Scale yellow, with pinkish fringe. (Will be described 



more fully elsewhere.) 



(13.) Asjiidiotus articidatus, Morgan. 



(14.) Asjndiotivs dictyospermi, Morgan. Both in Dictyospermutn. In Ent. 

 Mo. Mag., 1889, p. 350, Mr. Morgan records them from Trinidad, but 

 on pp. 352, 353, Demerara is said to be the locality. Mr. Morgan 

 also records Mylilaspiii buxi from Trinidad ; this is the same aa 

 Pinnaspis pandani (No. 10 above). 

 (15.) AspidioUis destructor, Signoret. On leaves of Bassia latifolia. (Hart.) 

 (16.) Lecanium mangiferce, Green. On leaves of Bassia latifolia. (Hart.) 

 (17.) Asjjidioius palnue, Cockerell. Jour. Field Nat. Club, p. 306, 1894. 

 (18.) Chionaspis hraziliensis. Sign. ,, ,, ,, 



(19.) Lecanium oleoi, 'Kevn. ,, ,, ,, 



(20.) Ortheziainsignis.'DoviS^AS,. „ ,, ,, and Hart, 



[1895. 

 (21.) Viiisonia stellif era, 'Wesitv.'oodi. „ ,, ,, and Hart, 



[1895, on Sfanhopea. 



(22.) Lecanium depressum, Turg. ,, ,, ,, 



(23.) Asterolecanium miliaris, Boisd. „ „ „ 



(24.) Diaspis lunatus, Ckll. ,, „ ,, 



(25.) Asterolecanium urichii, n. sp. Ckll. ,, ,, ,, 



(26.) Inglesia vitrea, n. sp. Ckll. ,, ,, ,, 



(21 .) Pidvinaria pyriformis n. s,^. CkW. „ ,, ,, 



(28. Pulvinaria simidans, n. sp, Ckll. ,, ,, ,, 

 (29.) leery a Rosce, R. & H. (J. H. Hart) on Amherstia. 



lll.-OREODOXA REGIA, Kth. 



The " Cabbage Palm." 



Several species of Palm are known as " Cabbage Palms," from 

 the fact of their producing an edible portion at their growing points ; 

 but the Trinidad palm commonly used for this purpose is Oreodoxa 

 regia. 



It is a curious fact that when plants of this palm are grown in 

 the more northern islands the stem assumes a pyramidal form which 

 makes it rather conspicuous. In Trinidad it only assumes this form 

 when planted on unfertile ground and under conditions where it 

 becomes wind blown. The stem may in fact be induced to grow 

 in various forms by suitable treatment, and the size of it can be 

 reduced by starvation at one period, and enlarged by the application 

 of manure at another pei'iod. If a plant grows in godd soil in its 

 younger stages with ample nutriment, the base will be large, but if aa 

 it grows the nutriment becomes exhausted, the plant gradually 



