BOTANY. 91 



Griffith says : " It is well worth cultivating on account 

 of its elegance, and its being adapted for bank scenery. " 

 Phoenix paliulosa. 

 co8gooo£h ooc^Su (Tavoy) 



WILD PALM. 



There is a large stately palm very abundant in th 

 ren jungles, the leaves of which the Karens use for 

 thatch. 



Livistona. 



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KAREN CABBAGE PALM. 



A wild palm is found in many parts of tl 

 which the Karens often cut down for the unexpanded 

 bunches of young leaves found in its summit, and which 

 hits the taste of cabbage. The tree does not however, bc- 

 long to the same genus as t;he cabbage tree of America, but 

 from the imperfect specimens of its fructification 

 have seen, appears nearly related to Griffith's gem 

 Macrodaduz. 



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WALKIN G-CANE PALM. 



The islands of the Mergui Archipelago yield a small 

 palm, the stems of which are used for walking-sticks, like 

 " Penang Lawyers " ; and is probably a species of the 

 same genus that produces those famous canes. 

 Licuala. 1 



STEMLESS LICUALA. 



This is a nearly stemless palm described by Griffith as 

 remarkable for its dark green foliage. He met with it in 

 the forests south of Mergui. 



Licuala longipes. 



