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closed and the free part o{ the cotyledon, with excep- 

 tion of the still persisting sheath (Sh. in the figure), around 

 the base of the leaves. The first leaf (1*) is almost faded. 

 The second one (L^) is rather large, lanceolate and shows 

 the longitudinal foldings, which are so characteristic of the 

 first leaves of most of the pahns. A third leaf (L-) has come 

 out and is of the same shape as the second, and will be 

 followed by several others, similar in form, before the normal, 



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fan-shaped leaves appear. We see further in this same plant 

 >^ that two secondary roots have been developed a little above 



the primary one, and these are growing rapidly in length 

 and have a great tendency to ramification. 



Closely allied to this genus is Naniiorhops Ritchieana, 



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Griff., from Asia, of which some fruits were sown at the same 

 time as those of SabaL The germination accords nearly with 

 that o{ Sabal, but there is, however, a difference in regard to 

 the further development of the primary root. Plate XIII, 

 Figs. 87—91, illustrate the germination of this plant, and in 

 these figures is shown the gradual growth of the primary 

 root. It grows much faster than the sheath of the coty- 

 ledon can be formed, and is not destitute of lateral 

 branches, as was the case with Saba!. Fig. 90 shows a later 

 stage of development, where the first two leaves have come 

 out and are surrounded by the sheathing part of the cotyle- 

 don, as in Sabal, but the primary root has not yet faded away, 

 but, on the contrary, it continues to grow. At a still later 

 state, figured in Fig. 91, where in all three leaves have been 

 developed (P, L^ and L^), it seems to have stopped its 

 growth and commences to swell at the lower extremity, while 

 the lateral branches continue their growth. The first second- 

 ary root is to be seen in this same state; it surpasses the primary 

 one and has numerous ramifications. The fruit was still 

 attached to the plantlet, but in the most essential details the 

 germination did not show any great differences from that of 

 SabaL 



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The apex of the cotyledon has the same shape and position 

 as described for Sabal, but the basal part seems to be rela- 



