4 
Madagascar’’ by Baron (No. 2163 in Herb. Kew), and although 
no particular locality is indicated on this label, Baron, in his 
paper ‘‘The Flora of Madagascar’’ mentions it as one of the 
elements of the flora of the littoral belt ot his eastern region* 
ron’s specimen and the occurrence of Betsileo and 
Hovat names for the Cycas suggest that from here the species 
with Petit Thouars’s Cycas. Bojer in ‘Hortus Mauritianus’ 
quotes (p. 301) “C. circinalis, au Jardin du Roi, Pampl. et a la 
Riviere Noire,’”’ and gives as vernacular names Faux Sagoutier 
and Fahou (Malg.). The latter is evidently the Faho of the 
Beisileo dialect quoted by Heckel. n any case there is no 
evidence of Cycas occurring in the spontaneous state in the island. 
Boivin’s discovery of the Cycas in the Comoros was confirmed b 
. . . y 
Kirk in 1861 (Mohilla) and 1862 (Johanna) and by Hildebrandt 
these, so far as they were sown, 19 per cent. germinated—the 
time between sowing and germination differing very much (5 
got beyond the stage of the bursting of the testa an possibly the 
formation of rootst. This would be quite in 
blot, who had brought them from the Comoros in 1885. Some 
at once, others after a more or 
* In Journ. Linn. Soc. vol. xxv. p. 268.. 
: + Faho and Voafaho (Betsilea) and Voafako (Hova); 
Util. i tay Mus. Col. Marseill. 2nde ser, vol. Viil. (1910) ° 
see Heckel, Plant. 
32k, 
_ fT See A. . Bot. Ver. B , 
Situ’ Ges. Waiuel. Weeunde. Rect 2 e me : randenh, 26. Nov. 1875, p. 15 and 
F 
at. H 2 876, p. 114, 
. . . e = * 
Soc. Bot. France xxxy, pp. 243-951. ser. vol. ix. (1887) 48 and in Bull. 
