Palmae. 
Here in Hawaii only 2 species of Pritchardia were formerly known to exist, 
namely: Pr. Gaudichaudii and Pr. Marti. O. Beeeari, the world’s authority 
on Palms, deseribed three species since the publication of Hillebrand’s Flora, 
based on the latter’s herbarium material. 
In the month of February, 1909, the writer discovered an interesting species, 
with very small olive-shaped, black, shining fruits, which was named by Beceari 
and published in Webbia Vol. III. 137 as Pr. minor. Since then the writer has 
carried on extensive explorations on all the Islands of the group under the 
auspices of the Board of Agriculture and Forestry, as well as under the College 
of Hawaii, with the result of bringing to light new plants of many families, 
among which the Palmae were represented by four new species, as follows, the 
first discovered by G. P. Wilder: Pr. eriophora Beec., from Halemanu, Kauai; 
Pr. arecina Beee., from Honomanu, Maui; Pr. Rockiana Beee., from the Puna- 
luu Mts., Oahu; and Pr. eriostachia, from the slopes of Mauna Loa, Hawaii. 
This brings the species of Hawaiian Pritchardia up to ten. As O. Beceari re- 
marks in a letter to the writer, he believes that other species of Pritchardia yet 
remain to be discovered in these Islands, to which the writer cannot but agree. 
The writer has held back the manuscript on the Palms, as he had hoped to 
receive Beceari’s publication of the above-mentioned new species in Webbia 
ol. IV, as was promised by him. In fact, the writer cabled to Beccari in 
Florence, Italy, for prompt despatch of the publication, but no answer has been 
received. It is, however, hoped that the publication has been issued before this 
book appears off the press. 
In order to have this book on the native trees as complete as possible, it was 
thought advisable to include all the species of palms so far known to be 
natives of Hawaii, and brief descriptions are given of the new ones by the 
writer, giving O. Beceari credit as the author of the new species. 
In regard to the usefulness of the Loulu palms, it may be stated that excel- 
lent hats are made from the young fronds by the natives. This, however, has 
eaused much havoe; the present generation, being more or less afflicted with the 
hookworm, finds it easier to eut the palms down rather than climb them for 
the single young frond necessary for a hat. The Japanese have imitated the 
natives, and consequently many beautiful trees are being destroyed. 
The genus Pritchardia, which consists of about 14 species, is represented in 
Hawaii by 10 species. Of the remaining four, two belong to Fiji (Pr. pacifica, 
also cultivated in Honolulu, and Pr. Thurstonii) and two to the Dangerous Ar- 
chipelago, on the Island of Pomotu. 
Pritchardia Gaudichaudii H. Wendl. 
Loulu. 
PRITCHARDIA th leans H. Wendl. in Bonpl. X (1862) 199;—Seem. Fl. Vit. 
(1868) 2 in Journ. of Bot. VII. (1869) 177; —0. Deere i a- 
lesia in, Anas, os pare XXXVITI. fig. 11-13.—P. Martii (no ndl.) Hillebr. 
Fl. Haw. Isl. (1888) 450 (pro max. parte).—Livistona (?) pans thane Martius 
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