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Oreodoxa regia. Royal Palm. Cuba and Panama. 



Very similar to the palmiste (0. oleracea), the most noticeable 

 clififerenees being the thinner leaflets and the more plume-like appearance 

 of the leaves, the lower of which droop instend of standing out horizontally 

 as is usual with the palmiste. 



Phcciiix acaulis. Burma. 



A dwarf thick stemmed palm, 10 to 12 feet high, with long spreading 

 pinnate leaves. Leaflets dark green, very rigid, and with a spine-like- 

 apex, those near the bases being developed into strong spine? several 

 inches in length. Grown as a pot plant it is verv ornamental. 



Fhcenix canariensis, Hort. Canary Islands. 



Somewhat resembling the Date palm {Ph<snix dactijUfera), but with 

 a much larger and more graceful head of leaves and a more naked stem. 

 It is a very pretty sight when carrying a full crop of orange yellow fruits 

 the outer portions of which arc edible. 



Fhcenix riijyicola. India. 



Height 15 to 20 feet, producing one or more slender stems- 

 and long, pinnate, arching leaves. Leaflets drooping, long and narrow, 

 the lower ones reduced to spines. A handsoiue palm when young. 



Phytelejihas macrocarpa. Vegetable Ivory. Ivory Nut Palm or Corozo 

 Nut. Colombia. 



Thifi palm thrives best in moist situations. Stem short, prostrate 

 bearing handsome, erect, pinnate leaves often measuring as much 

 as 20 feet in length. Male and female flowers are borne on different 

 plants. The spiky fruits form an aggregration oE drupes borne in 

 globular clusters about the size of a man's head. The hard seed known 

 as Vegetable Ivory, is chiefly used as a substitute for elephant Ivory, 

 and manufactured into billiard balls, spindles, toys, buttjns, chess 

 men, etc. The shavings are used for snow flakes in theatres. 



Pritchardia pac'fico. Pacific Islands. 



Readily recognized bj- its large, plaited, palmate leaves which when 

 young are covered with a white downy substance as are also tlie 

 petioles. "When full grown the trunk is about 30 feet high, straight and 

 smooth. The fruit are round and black borne in dense heads. 



Prichardia pacifica \SiV longi pediuicidata. On this plant the fruit 

 are borne on long peduncles which hang down below the level of 

 the leaves. 



Plijcho-yierma Macarthiirii. Australia. 



A palm of medium height, producing many slender, spineless stems 

 one to three inches in diameter, showing circular markings. Leaves 

 pinnate. The small, pale yellow, slightly scented flowers are borne on 

 many branched spikes, followed by an abundance of small brilliant 

 scarlet fruits. 



