MONOCOTYLEDONS 973 
have climbing, rope-like stems that sometimes become hun- 
dreds of feet long. Species with palmate leaves are spoken 
of as fan-palms, the palmetto of the Southern States being 
an illustration (Fig. 269), and also the very interesting 
Fic. 270.—The Washington palm; a fan-palm of the desert region of Southern 
California and adjacent Arizona.—From World To-day. 
Washington palm of the desert region of Southern Cali- 
fornia and adjacent Arizona (Fig. 270); the others are 
