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bordered with red, and armed at the edges with etont 

 red spines ; pinnss about two feet long, and upwards of 

 an inch in breadth, the apical lobe, some six or eight 

 inches broad, deeply bifid, the whole a rich dark green 

 on the upper surface, paler below; a most ornamental 

 and highly decora,tive plant. Native of Brazil. 



G. Weddeliana. This is perhaps the most elegant Palm 

 yet introduced to European gardens ; it has been distri- 

 buted from some continental gardens under the name of 

 Leopoldinia pulchra, but this is a complete misapplication 

 of names, for it is not a synonym even, the true Leopoldinia 

 pulehra being totally distinct, and not yet in cultivation. 

 The stem of this Cocos is slender, and clothed with a 

 quantity of black netted fibres. The leaves are from one 

 to four feet in length, or more, and beautifully arched ; 

 the pinnae, which reach nearly to the base of the petioles, 

 are long, narrow, and pendent, dark green on the upper 

 side, glaucous underneath, where they are furnished with 

 a few black hairs ; no collection in Europe, great or small, 

 should lack this most graoefiil of all plants. Native of 

 South America. 



COCHLIOSTEMA. 



This genus belongs to the order Gomntdmaeem, and 

 although some will grow this plant for the beauty of 

 its flowers, which are exceedingly handsome, we have 

 introduced it in this place upon account of its noble out- 

 line and ornamental leaves. It should be grown in a 

 mixture of peat, leaf mould, and loam, in about equal 

 parts, adding su£Scient sand to make the whole feel 

 gritty. The pots should be well drained, and a copious 

 supply of water given, both to the roots and from the 

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