LIST OF PLATES. 



Plate 



Map showing the distribution of Palms in America {Frontis- 

 piece) , , , i 



Fruits of Palms, containing, 



1. Raphia taedigera. 



2. Mauritia flexuosa, 



3. Manicaria saccifera, 



4. Lepidocaryum tenue (all of the natural size)...... 2 



5. Astrocaryum tucuma. 



6. Leopoldinia pulchra. 

 Fruits of Palms, containing, 



1. Attalea spectabilis. 



2. Maximiliana regia. 



3. Spathe of Maximiliana regia (reduced) 3 



4. Guilielma speciosa (all of the natural size). 



Leopoldinia pulchra 4 



major 5 



giassaba 6 



Euterpe oleracea 7 



catinga 8 



CEnocarpus baccaba 9 



batawa (with fruit) 10 



batawa (with arrow and quiver) 10, 11 



Iriartea exorhiza 12 



Roots of an Iriartea 13 



Iriartea ventricosa (with a fruit) 14 



setigera (with fruit and Gravatana) 15 



Raphia tsedigera 16 



Mauritia flexuosa (with a leaf) 1/ 



carana 18 



aculeata 19 



gracilis 20 



pumila 21 



