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"turn, wHch, however, falls off with age. It is a dwarf 

 plant, but still somewhat larger than G. Ownvngn. 

 Suckers are produced from the base very freely, thus 

 affording small plants for in-door decoration. It flowered 

 for the first time in England in the year 1866, and 

 continued flowering down the stem for three years ; whfeh 

 the last flowers of the lowermost spike reached the ground 

 it died. It is a native of Malacca. 



G. wens. — As Sir as our experience goes, this is the 

 largest-growing species in the genus, frequently reach- 

 ing fifliy feet in height, and sometimes, we are told, much 

 more. From the stem of this plant a coarse kind of 

 sago is obtained, and it also yields a great quantity of 

 Palm ■ wine, which has obtained for it the name of 

 Toddy Palm. Stem stout ; leaves bipinnate, spreading, 

 from three to twelve or more feet in length ; pinnules 

 obliquely cuneate, sub-coriaceous, erose, caudate, from six 

 to nine inches in length, two to four inches in breadth, 

 and dark green in colour. It flowered for the first time 

 in England in the year 1861, and continued flowering 

 ■downward until it died. In addition to its being so well 

 adapted for stove and greenhouse decoration, it is equally 

 ornamental in the sub-tropical garden. It is a native of 

 the East Indies. 



Cephalgtus. 



This genua is the only one in the order to which it 

 belongs, and only includes one species. It is a dwarf 

 almost stemless plant, which is found growing in marshy 

 grounds on the north-east coast of Australia. The soil for 

 the cultivation of this plant should be peat and living 

 sphagnum moss, in about equal parts, and the pot should be 

 placed in a pan of water and stood at the warm end of a 

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