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and densely armed with long stonfc black spines. It is a 

 native of Assam, Sylhet, and Chittagong. 



0. ciliaris. — This is a very distinct and handsome smaU- 

 growing kind. The stem is erect and slender; leaves 

 pinnate, clothed with a quantity of soft hairs ; petioles 

 sheathing at the base. The bright light green of the 

 plume-like leaves renders this species a charming object 

 wherever a slender graceful plant can be placed. Native 

 of the Indian Islands. 



0. Draco. — In this plant we have a robust constitution, 

 and the habit is totally different from the preceding. 

 Leaves four to six feet in length, beautifully arched, pin- 

 nate ; pinnss twelve to eighteen inches long, narrow, 

 slightly pendent, and rich dark green in colour ; petioles 

 sheathing at base, and armed with long, flat, black 

 spines. It is a superb plant. Native of the Indian 

 Islands. 



C. ftsms. — ^The leaves are ovate in outline, the petioles 

 are armed with stout dark coloured spines, the back is 

 armed with a single row, the leaves are pinnate, as in all 

 the members of this family ; the leaflets are pendent and 

 dark green, bearing on the upper side a few black hair- 

 like bristles. When immature, the leaves are bright 

 cinnamon. It is a beautiful stove species. Native of 

 Borneo". 



G. flagdlMm. — Stem slender.; leaves six or eight feet 

 in length when full size, pinnate ; pinn» pendent, about 

 twelve inches in length and one in breadth, dark green, 

 and furnished on the upper side with two rows of long 

 white hair-like spines; petioles sheathing, and profiisely 

 armed with stout spines, which are white, tipped with 

 black, and much swollen at the base. It climbs to the 

 tops of the highest trees ia the forests of Sikkim, and is 



