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the Seas spadices with numerous Ted or purple fruits con- 
distinct from Paurotis Wrightit resins Wrightii). 
‘With the plants (Acoelorraphe arborescens) of the Cape Romano 
region fresh in mind, we compared them with those of the 
Cuthbert Lake-Madeira Hammock region. The writer found 
that the only character that appeared worth while in Beccari’s 
the reservations of Mr. Charles Deering at Buena Vista and at 
seereg 
all the Paurotis now known in eae is = weterable to a 
Ens species, the synonymy would stand t 
Paurotis ae (Griseb. ee pea, Britton and Shafer, 
N. A. Trees 141. fig. £ 
Copernicia oe Griseb. & Wendl.; Griseb. Cat. Pl. Cub. 
220. 1866. 
eas oboe Rey rae Gaz. 27: 90. 1989. 
Pau Mem. Torr. Club, 12: 22. 1902. 
Aeoropie oe (ech, & Wendl.) Wendl.: Beccari, 
bia ike) 
ie aibaiescens ee Beccari, Webbia 2: tog and 
7: 
Although all our palms have striking gross characters, yet 
most of them are otherwise neither particularly noteworthy 
Hystrix) is furnished with myriads of long firm needles con- 
