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north latitude : Wallichia caryotoides, Roxb. ; Ptychosperma gracilis, 

 Miq. ; Caryota urens, L. ; Calamus leptospadix, Griff. ; from 

 Khasya, in 26 north latitude : Calamus acanthospathus, Griff, j C. 

 macrospathus, Griff. ; Plectocomia Khasyana, Griff. ; -from Assam 

 about 27 north latitude: Areca Nagensis, Griff. ; A. triandra, Roxb. ; 

 Livistona Jenkinsii, Griff. ; Daemonorops nutantiflorus, Griff. ; D. 

 Jenkinsii, Griff. ; D. Guruba, Mart. ; Plectocomia Assamica, Griff. ; 

 Calamus tenuis, Koxb. ; C. Flagellum, Griff. ; C. Heliotropium, 

 Hamilt. ; C. floribundus, Griff. ; Phoenix Ouseloyana, Griff. ; -from 

 Upper Assam, between 8 and 29 north latitude : Caryota obtusa, 

 Griff. ; Zalacca secunda, Griff. ; Calamus Mishmelensis, Griff. ; 

 from Darjiling, at 27 north latitude : Wallichia obtusif olia, Griff. ; 

 Licuala peltata Roxb. ; Plectocomia Himalaiana, Griff. ; Calamus 

 schizospathus, Griff. ; -from Nepal, between 28 and 29 north 

 latitude : Chamaerops Martiana, Wall. ; -from Guhrvall, in 30 

 north latitude : Calamus Royleanus, Griff. ; -from Saharanpoor, in 

 30 north latitude : Borassus flabelliformis, L. ; -from Duab, in 

 31 north latitude : Phoenix sylvestris, Roxb. ; -from Kheree, in 

 30 degrees north latitude : Phoenix humilis, Royle \ -from Dekan : 

 Bentinckia Coddapanna, Berry, at an elevation of 4,000 feet. 

 Miquel mentions as Palms of Japan (entirely extra-tropical) : Rhapis 

 flabelliformis, Aiton ; R. humilis, Blume ; Chamserops excelsa, 

 Thunb ; Livistona Chinensis, Br. ; and Arenga saccharifera, Labill., 

 or a species closely allied to that Palm. 



Zea Mays, Linne".* 



The Maize or Indian Corn. Indigenous to the warmer parts of 

 South America. St. Hilaire mentions as its native country 

 Paraguay. Found in Central America already by Columbus. This 

 conspicuous, though annual, cereal grass interests us on this 

 occasion as being applicable to far more uses than those for which 

 it has hitherto been emyloyed. In North America, for instance, 

 Maize is converted into a variety of dishes for the daily table, being 

 thus boiled in an immature state, as "green corn." Mixed with 

 other flour it furnishes good bread. For some kinds of cakes it is 

 solely used, also for maizena, macaroni and polenta. Several 

 varieties exist, the Inca Maise of Peru being remarkable for its 

 gigantic size and large grains. Maize is not readily subject to the 

 ordinary corn diseases, but to prosper it requires fair access to 

 potash and lime. Good writing and printing papers can be pre- 

 pared from maize straw. Meyen calculated that the return from 

 maize under most favourable circumstances in tropical countries 

 would be eight hundred fold, and under almost any circumstance 

 it is the largest yielder among cereals in warm countries. Mr. 

 Buchanan of Lindenau obtained 150 bushels from an acre in Gipps- 

 land flats, colony Victoria. As a fattening saccharine green-fodder, 



