A. GROUP OF MACAUBA PALMS NEAR SAO JOAO D ' EL REY. 

 ( L Icrocomia intumescens .' ) 



This beautiful palm is one of the features of the 

 landscape in the interior of Minas Geraes. Its trunk is 

 armed with long black spines. The leaves are of a glaucous 

 green color, graceful and attractive in appearance, and 

 seem to resist a great deal of thrashing about by the 

 wind. In this photograph a small group is seen growing on 

 a hillside overlooking the city of Sao Joao d'El Rey , at 

 an altitude of more than 800 meters. The species is found 

 at considerably greater altitudes than this, which leads 

 to the belief that it may be hardy enough to succeed in 

 California and Florida. Photo No. 1538 by Brazilian Ex- 

 pedition, taken at Sao Joao d'El Rey, Minas Geraes. Brazil. 

 Jan. 27, 1914. 



