Inventory 52, Seeds and Plants Imported. 



Plate 1. 



The Pacayito, a New Ornamental Palm from Guatemala. 

 (Chamaedorea sp., S. P. I. No. 44994.) 



These graceful dwarf palms are used very effectively for home decoration in Guatemala. The 

 palms shown here were in the "corredor" of the residence of Don Enrique Dieseldorfl at Coban. 

 It is a question whether or not they will endure the steam heat of buildings in the colder parts 

 of the United States, but they will surely be of value on the west coast and in the Gulf region. 

 (Photographed by "Wilson Popenoe, Coban, Guatemala, September, 1917; P17473FS.) 



