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Arhusciila tranco hniiiariae fere altitndinis erecto cylindrico crasso 

 sqnamoso, frondibu.s iiiimerosis in comam oibiculaiem congesstis; frundes 

 plautae novellae vix pedales piiinati; foliola utrinque circitei- 20, »ap- 

 proxiinafa, linearia, rigida, obtusinscula et apicein versns sernilata, 

 glabra glaucesceutia; frondes in p]anta adolta 4 — 5 pedes longi, ho- 

 rizontaliter patentes, numerosi; rachis fiima, siiperne plana subtns 

 couvexa, in infiraa parte spiiiis distichis ( foliolis aborti\is ) armata ; 

 foliola nnmerosissima, jam in specimine nostro (parte superiore tantnin 

 frondis vix sesquipedalij utriiiqne ultra 50, valde approximata, basi 

 nou coDstricta sed aeqnilatera et decnrrentia, linearia, sur.^^nni senisim 

 attenaata, spinoso-acuminata et pongentia, integerrima, rigida, ntrinqne 

 glabra, margine revoluta, snperne nitida enervia, subtiis opara. nervi« 

 paralielis tenuibus lineata, inferioriora ultra 3 pollices longa, 3 — 4" 

 lata, snperiora sensim decrescentia, snnima augnistissinia pollice brevi- 

 ora. Flores masculi nonduin noti. Spadices (squamae o>uIigerae) 

 foeminei numerosi in strobilum congesti, dense iinbricati; xfrobiliit 

 tenninalis (an plores?) breviter stipitatus stipite cylindrico trassitie 

 digiti niinoris dense lanato, ovato-ellipticus, obtusus, 6—10' longiis, 

 3—4" diametro metiens et strobilo Proteae cnjusdam giganfeae band 

 dissiinilis; spadices infimi steriles, sessiles, abbreviati, ovato-oblongi 

 rotundati, integerrimi, eoriacei, calvescentes ; reliqui dense sibi iiubri- 

 catim impositi niultiseriati stipitati, stipite circiter pollicari horizonta- 

 liter ab axi strobili divergente trigono glabro; laniina spadicis in 

 stipite rectangulariter semipeltata basi truncata, ad insertionem sti- 

 pitis coriaceo-incrassata et ntrinqne processu cylindiico crasso de- 

 orsnm spectante ancta^ cui Ovulum insidet; sursum elongato-lanceo- 

 lata vel anguste deltoidea acuminata, integerrima, coriacea, sicca, sordide 

 fnscescens , praeter basin ovuligerani giabrani ufrinque dense lanata 

 laua nioUi sordide griseo-fuscesceute, vel apicem versus calvescens, 

 saperne nervo niedio prominente quasi carinata, subtus plana nervoso- 

 IiDeata,2^ — 3"longa, 10 — 12"'lafa; snmmi in strobilo spadices plerumque 

 steriles, multo angustiores et longius acuminati apicem versus parum 



