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ill (iiltivatiiiii ill the (iardeii- is appendfd. In the second paper 

 is a list of new palms introduced into the collection since tin* 

 jmhlication of the earlier ])a])ci'. 



The present pajier is written with the ohjeet uf drawing- at- 

 tention to the coMectiou and in providing a guide and brief des- 

 criptiun for \ isitors to the Gardens, Avho are interested in Palms. 

 It has been written in a semipopular style accordingly and botanical 

 terminology, synonymy, and citations of other works are given as 

 sparingly as jjossihle. A sliort description of the collection is first 

 given witli a general comparison of the ])roniinent features of the 

 palms. 'This is followed by a list of the genera represented and a 

 brii'f note on eac-h s[)ecies, sulticient to enable tlieni to iletermined 

 at sight. 



Only those species whose identity has been i-stablished eithei- 

 from actual determination or from previous records as found on 

 the lal)els have been mentioned. There are still several not yet 

 niamed. many of tliem quite young, luit until they ])roduce flowers 

 and fruit it is impossible to determine them accurately and they 

 have accordingly been omitted. 



The collection of ])alms is (piite a representative one. including 

 s])ecies from most tropical countries. Xo s|)ecial arrangement, 

 except in one or two instances, has been followi^d in planting and 

 the result is by no means disi)leasing. A fairly large piece of 

 ground near the Gardens Office, has been exclusively ]>lanted U]> 

 Avith palms, and from the lower end of Maranta Avenue down 

 to tlie Plant Xnrsery there extends what is kiunvn as the Palm 

 Valley, and as the name implies, the valley has been reserved almost 

 entirely for ])abn specimens. On the west side, several species 

 have been (piite successfully planted in clumps, notahly — f'fi/chos- 

 perma McArthnri, WendL, Ci/rfosfacln/s LaL-lri, Recc, Mnriinezia 

 (■(Anjotaefolia, H. B. K., Pinauf/a Kulilii, PI.. Iiliopalultlastr hv.r- 

 aiulra, Scheff., On cos per ma jilamentom, PL, 11 eferospaihc elala, 

 Scheff., Oreoflo.va regia, H. P. K., Sievensonia (/randi folia, I)un(\. 

 Vcrsrliafdiia splendida,. AVendl.. PiDcliorapliis anguslo, Becc. 



Apart from these two s])ecial ]jlaces, many specimens arc scat- 

 tered over the remainder of the Gardens. Small avenues have 

 been phinted in one or two places, as for example, the a\enue of 

 AreiKpi siivchitrifi'm, Labill., near the Tyersall Poad entrance. 

 There is also an avenue of !>id)al FahueJfo, Lodd., another not 

 quite comph'te of Rhopalohlwyif Jicrandra, Schett'., interplanted 

 with Fhoeni.r rujiicola, Anders. This latter gives (piitt- a pleasing' 

 effect, the tall RhopaJobhtste hexandra with its droo])ing leaflets, 

 and the beautiful curved leaves of Phoenix rupicohi, make a very 

 pretty picture. Another avenue which must l)e mentioned, is of 

 ('ijrtoslaclii/s Ldkka, Becc, the " Piiiang I>ajah," "Sealing Wax 

 Palm." or " K'ed-stemmed Palm." Tliis avenue contains fine- 

 specimens of this l)eautiful palm, so distinct from all others on 

 account of what appears to l)e a red stem, but i> actually the red 

 sheathing bases of the leaves. The remaining ])lants have either 



