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with the greenest marsh grass, overhung by great moss-draped 
oaks, there is a garden spot so lovely it seems to have been 
dropped from a fairy tale. It is like the storied gardens, with 
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banksias. There are dozens of walks and acres upon acres of 
flowers. The eyes are filled with ae and grace, the senses 
caressed by the intoxicating perfume from millions of fragrant 
flower cups. It is a sight worth traveling many miles to see.’ 
W. A. Morriv 
CYCADS, LIVING AND EXTINCT 
The cycads, one of the two an of plants commonly known 
alms,! constitute the family Cycadaceae, and they are 
represented in our living flora i nine recognized ge and 
etween eight ane capes de Sees ies and varieties. 
These ia and tt are, respectively, 
as follow: 
1 The designation ‘‘sago palm” is commonly used) in Coca with two 
groups of plants that are, > entanicall ; One 
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group is represented by the cycads, the other J 
e cycads are gymnosperms, cs ie nearest relatives are the BO called 
evergreens—pines, cedars, spruc 
angiosperms, in which _ ss are rane the grasses, sedges, etc. The 
designation “sago palm,” therefore, is merely a commercial term which is 
applied indiscriminately to any plant, in either ait. from which a starchy 
product is derived that is } under tt 1 f “sago.” 
