1 Juncus, Linn. 



brevistjlis, Buchanan. 

 capensis, Linn. 

 effusus, Linn. 

 lomatophyllus, Spreng. 

 maritimus, Lam, 

 oxycarpus, E.M. 



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List of Speqies. 



? 

 A-C. 



E, 

 A-H. 



A. 

 A-B. 



punctorius, Linn. B, 



rostratus, Buchan. ? 



2 Luzula, DC. 



africana, JJrege. D-F. 



3 Prionium, JiJ. Mey. 

 palmita, E. Mey. A. 



ORDER CLXXXVII, PALM^. 



A family well known for the use of its meml^ers as ornamental plants, 

 and equally so for their valuable properties, a very short enumeration of 

 which will be sufficient here. At the head of '^the list stands Gocos 

 nucifera, the Cocoa-Nut Palm, which in addition to its eatable fruits 

 yields oil and a large quantity of fil)re known as " Coir." The Date 

 Palm {Fhmnix dactylifera) is also most useful, and in its native 

 country yields its fi'uit in large quantities. What is known as the 

 "Cabbage Palm" is an Areca, and it is so-called on account of its 

 central bud being used as a culinary vegetable, it is said to be 

 delicious , but must also be expensive, since cutting out the central 

 bud means death to the plant, several other species may be used in 

 the same way. and are equally palatable. Elais guineensis bears large 

 drupes from which the "Palm Oil" of commerce is obtained, and a 

 species of Corypha yields a wax which exudes from the trunk and 

 leaves. Many species yield fibre of different kinds and also a fer- 

 mentable sap from which a higidy intoxicating spirit is obtained. The 

 pith from the trunks of Sagus, and other genera is when prepared 

 known as " Sago." The Canes of commerce are from the stems of 

 different species of Calamus, these stems climb trees in the forests of 

 India, and frequently attain a length of 300 feet. We have two 

 indigenous species of Palmae only, which are of no economic value, 

 the stems of Phoenix reclinata were used by the natives for making 

 the brooms that are sometimes offered for sale, and occasionally an 

 intoxicating drink is made by them from the sap, the fruit also is 

 eatable, but the drupes are small and contain but little pulp. 



Number of species about 1100. 



Trunk simple. Leaves pinnate. 

 Trunk branched. Leaves fan-like. 



Phcenix. 

 Htpa.ene. 



1 Phoenix, Linn. 

 reclinata, Jacq. 



List of Species. 



2 Hyphsene, Gsertn. 

 A-B. crinita, Gaertn. 



AZ. 



