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and the other about six feet. They may be found in the large 
palm house near the entrance to house no. 2. Their long graceful 
feather-like leaves with drooping segments make an attractive 
feature in that part of the house. 
Another specimen of equal value is a well-grown plant of 
Pritchardia Pacifica, a native of the Fiji Islands. In this the 
leaves are fan-shaped and of a type entirely different from those 
of the Howea. The young leaves, before they unfold, are densely 
covered with whitish wool, making a striking contrast with the 
clear green of the mature leaves. The plant from Mr. Hunnewell 
has a trunk about four feet tall and a total height of about twelve 
feet. It will be found in the same house with the Howeas, and 
almost opposite to them, near the entrance to house no. 15. 
Another palm of this same collection is a vigorous plant of 
Coccothrinax argentea, a native of Panama. It is one of the 
thatch palms. In size and general appearance this almost 
matches another plant of this same species which has been in 
the collection for some time. The genus Coccothrinax is grouped 
near the south door of the palm house, and conspicuous in this 
group will be noted these two plants which have a height of 
about eighteen feet. 
Another plant of Rkopalostylis Bauert or Areca Bauer, as it is 
sometimes called, makes a pair of these striking palms. It isa 
native of Norfolk Island. The plant from Mr. Hunnewell has a 
in the collection for some time. This recent addition has a 
trunk of about four feet and a total height of about thirteen feet. 
It is in the immediate neighborhood of the Coccothrinax referred 
to above. 
One of the new palms, of the genus Phoenix, the species at 
present unknown, came in this collection in a showy specimen. 
It is a large bushy plant which sends out offshoots freely from 
the base, and probably does not attain a great height. 
Perhaps one of the most valuable plants of the collection, at 
least from the standpoint of the botanist, is a large example of 
Ceratozamia Miqueliana, a native of Mexico. This is a most ac- 
