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surrected the ieee generic name Acoelorraphet and 
that the fruits were collected in Royal Palm Hammock in Dec- 
ember 1898 by R. B. Storter. The original description of 
Serenoa arborescens and the plate subsequently printed in the 
t 
rom the writer’s experience ger this palm he would cae 
the case of Serenoa arborescens versus Paurotis Wrightii 
Ae example of indoor-botany versus field-botany. 
At any rate, ee accepte Beccari’s treatment of the 
genus, at least as far as Florida is concerned, and published a 
synopsis of the two species there ee a description of 
Acoelorraphe Wright with a plate‘. 
However, he is careful to ce it clear that he himself is not 
Pas for maintaining two species®, but throws the burden 
m 
e writer, within the past few years, has had the good 
fortune to be able to penetrate into different parts of the area 
occupied by this palm in the Cape Sable region of Florida. 
India, Sumatra, oe Borneo, Celebes, Amboina, Papua, Australia, and New 
aland. In 18 0. 
Zealand was appointed director of the botanical garden and 
museum of his native he but retired ina ye wo, as direct er 
itus, to devote all of attention to the study of his extensive collections. 
For many s he was recogni as the foremost stude Ims of 
the world. He died at Florence, October 25, 1920.—John Hendley Barnhart. 
1 Referred to by Wendland in 1879, but not published. 
18. 1907. 
S. Sargent, Silva of aie ee: = a 7724. 1902. 
7 A and Shrubs 2: pe 0. pl. 151. 
5 Trees and Shrubs 2: 
§ Webbia 2: 107-118. be 
