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or fronds, each of whose finger-like segments 

 was tipped with a sharp spine. With respect 

 to its earlier state, the Bishop has informed 

 me, that on his arrival at Farnham, early in 

 September, the gardener informed his Lord- 

 ship that the Cycus " had borne a singular 

 appearance during summer." On inspection, 

 the crown of the plant was found occupied by 

 the above mentioned woolly leaves, then beau- 

 tifully laciniated, though not spinous, and 

 having the appearance of a strobilus or cone, 

 hollow like a bird's next, and filled with a 

 quantity of green drupcB, about the size of 

 half-grown apricots, and intermixed with the 

 same kind of downy greyish leaves that sur- 

 rounded them. The changes which had 

 taken place from that time to the period of 

 my arrival were, that the whole cluster of 

 fronds and fruit had become rather convex 

 than concave, the fronds were browner, 

 spines had grown at the tip of each of their 

 lengthened segments, and the drupce were 

 become nearly as large as a moderate-sized 

 apricot, and farther resembled that fruit in 

 their rich orange hue and downy surface. 

 On separating some of these woolly leaves, 

 they were found to be true fronds. Each 

 was from six to eight inches long, fleshy, en- 



