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BOTANICAL GAZETTE 



[DECEMBER 



I. Washingtonia filifera Wendland, Bot. Zeit. 37 : 68. 1879. 

 Figs. I, 2. 



- Margins of the petioles armed to the middle, or somewhat higher, 

 naked above; otherwise as in the following variety, so far as known. 

 There seems to be no reason for selecting this form as represent- 

 ing Wendland's species except that European palmographers so 



3. 



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3ht*^ 



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Fig. 5. — Paniclcj in full flower, of W. filifera rohusta, from a cultivated tree at 



San Bernardino. 



regard trees having this character which are growing in the Riviera. 

 There are some trees thus armed growing in the nati\Te groves at Palm 

 Springs, and they appear not to differ otherwise from the fully armed 

 ones. In the same groves there are also young palms, probably 



corneous 



armed 



No 



of this kind were seen. A similar difference is 



