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smaller ones of D. rubrum well represent this genus. All of 
these are frequently placed in the genus Aveca, but these more 
which Xenia is a synonym, is present in two species, AH. Forste- 
riana and Ey ane two small but promising specimens of 
each. Archantophoenix Alexandre, at one time included in Pty- 
chosperma, takes a prominent place in the collection in a pair of 
noble trees about 25 feet high, and a number of smaller specimens, 
plants r 
ae included being senuis, rupicola, reclinata, pumila, Siamen- 
zs, and Canartensis, Other palms in the collection are: Thri- 
nax ee Cocos \Veddelliana and C. Romansoffiana ; the wax 
palm, Diplothemium caudescens, frequently known as Ceroxylon 
niveum ; Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, generally known as an Areca ; 
veodoxa regia, the royal palm; Martinesia Lindeni; and two 
from the Pacific coast, Erythea edulis and Ni hingtonia filifera, 
A near relative of the palms and much resembling them in 
general appearance is Carludovica palmata, of the family Cyclan- 
thaceae, and a native of tropical America. It is from this plant 
that the famous Panama hats are manufactured. A plant about 
8 feet high represents the species. 
While the palms from their size deservedly take a prominent 
era. In point of numbers, Asthwrium leads with six species, 
cd ae he the best and most valuable of these is a fine speci- 
o feet high ; several fine speci- 
mens of a. crvstallinum were ee their large leaves with the 
lighter shade of the same color, making them very effective from 
a decorative standpoint ; another one, A. ¢iobum, is peculiar in 
its three-lobed leaves; still another type of the genus is repre- 
sented in a single specimen of A. pedato-radiatum, with its leaves 
cut into long lobes, the lateral segments forwardly falcate ; and 
