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C. lunata. — An elegant species, with moderately stout 

 stem and long dark green leaves, with somewhat Itmate 

 pinnee. It is a very serviceable plant for table decoration, 

 for the drawing room or ball room, and like the majority 

 of this genus, deserves general cultivation for this pur- 

 pose alone. Native of Tropical America. 



G. maerospadix. — The species now under consideration 

 is one of the largest growing in the genus. The stem 

 is somewhat stout ; leaves pinnate, upwards of four feet 

 in length, beautifully curved ; pinnae twelve to eighteen 

 inches long, by two broad, dark green in colour. It is a 

 fine handsome plant. Native of Costa Rica. 



0. Martiaiia. — This is a dwarf spreading plant, and 

 coming from a cool locality, it is especially useful for 

 room decoration. It produces many little dichotomous 

 stems ; leaves pinnate and spreading ; piimsa pendent, six 

 to eight inches long, less than one inch broad, and deep 

 green. Native of Chiapas. 



0. micropJiylla. — This is one of the most elegant pigmy 

 Palms it has ever been our good fortune to see. The 

 stem is slender, dark green, mottled with white dots, which 

 give it a very peculiar appearance ; and the branching 

 flower spikes are produced from below the leaves, when 

 tiie stem is only some two inches in height. It carries a 

 good crown of leaves, which are pinnate, from six to twelve 

 inches long, and prettily arched ; pinnaa ovate-caudate, 

 about four inches long, and an inch and a half wide, and 

 of a very deep green colour. It is a veritable gem. 

 Native of Tropical America. 



C. Bartorii. — A most beautiful plant, resembling some- 

 what G. elegans ; its leaves, however, are longer and 

 its pinnBB broader ; it also carries a more dense crown 

 of leaves, and in addition its flower spikes are bright red. 



