THI-: UKSKK'l' PALM {H'aslunglania plamcniumj 



'^f^venty-five feet above the ground is the fountain of fan-shaped leaves. Dead leaves turn back and hang in an over- 

 lapping thatch upon the upper part of the trunk. This clothes short trees to the ground. Indians use as food the dry, black ber- 

 ries that ripen in September. Native to tht. Colorado desert, this palm has co.Tie into extensive cultivation in California and 

 Jouthern Europe 



