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is West Indian and South American; A. lasiospatha has a small 
base and an evenly swollen trunk; A. tofai is a fine species which 
will probably prove hardy over South Florida; A. media is a 
very vigorous species from Porto Rico. All of these do well here 
on pine land. 
Archontophoenix alexandrae is a tall, rapid growing palm of 
great beauty and elegance from Queensland. The pinnae are 
more delicate than those of the next species and are silvery 
underneath. This generally goes under the name of Ptychos- 
perma alexandrae. A. cunninghami (Seaforthia elegans) is also 
a fine tree, a little more robust than the other. Both are doing 
well with me in pine land. 
Areca. A fine genus of palms from the Oriental Tropics 
containing several species. A. triandra has leaves which are 
only partially pinnate, being cut into broad segments. It is a 
beautiful palm and is doing fairly well for me in sunshine but 
I think it would succeed better in partial shade. A. glandiformts 
is a superb palm and is growing strongly and rapidly for me. 
A. alicaea is doing fairly well for me in shade. A. catechu has 
never succeeded for me. 
Arenga saccharifera is the Sugar Palm of India, a noble palm 
with peculiar leaflets. I have a fine specimen in pine land. 
Astrocaryum mexicanum has failed with me but I think it 
might succeed here. There are a number of species, A. muru- 
muru, A. ayri, A. argenteum, A. filiare, etc., and all are spiny. 
Attalea. The name signifies magnificent and it is well applied. 
The species have long, beautiful pinnate leaves with numerous, 
elegant pinnae. A. cohune, the Monaco Palm from Central 
America, has nearly erect leaves and Mr. O. F. Cook informs me 
that he has measured these in Guatemala which were fifty-five 
feet long. A fine specimen has bloomed and fruited in the 
grounds of Commodore Monroe at Cocoanut Grove. 
Bactris. Exceedingly spiny palms that have entirely failed 
with me, though repeatedly tried under various conditions. 
B. gasipaes is the celebrated Peach Palm of the Amazon region. 
Balaka seemanz is a slender pinnate palm from Fiji which would 
probably succeed in the shade. 
Calamus, the rattans. Oriental, tropical palms, many of 
