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Spadices loelow the bases of the leaves, fleshy, dull pale-lilac, each 

 surrounded by 2 spathes, drooping, much-branched. Flowers many 

 scattered, some male, some female. Anthers of male flowers rather 

 oval-oblong than linear. Female flowers with the rudiments of 6 

 stamens at the base. 



Fruit like A. alexand/roe. 



Habitat. — Queensland : Sunday Island ; Rockhampton ; N. S- 

 Wales : Illawarra, Woolongong. 



Illustration. — Visitors to Bombay will at once recognize the 

 spot in which the palms shown on Plate LXXIX is growing. We 

 wish to draw attention to the dense fruiting spadices arising from 

 the base of the leaf-sheath. Mr. Phipson has personally taken the 

 photograph. 



(To he continued^) 



