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destitute of spines, somewhat swollen at the base, and, as 

 well as the petioles, slightly glaucous ; leaves pinnate, 

 from two to twelve feet in length, and beautiftdly arched ; 

 pinnse from one to two feet in length, and nearly two 

 inches in breadth, tapering to a fine point, and full rich 

 green on both surfaces. The present plant must not be? 

 confounded with one which is frequently &und in col- ; 

 lections under this name, and which we have referred to 

 Areea. Native of the Mauritius. 



H. Versehaffeltii. — ^Another really grand species, well de- 

 serving general cultivation. The stem is very stout and 

 where sheathed with the old petioles it is quite triangular. 

 The leaves are ;from four to six feet in length, pinnate 

 petiole broadly sheathing at the base, glaucous brown, 

 having a bright orange stripe extending np the back from 

 base to apex ; piimsB from eighteen to twenty-four inches 

 in length, and upwards of an inch in breadth, tapering to a 

 fine point, dark green, with the mid-ribs white ; the whole 

 plant is perfectly smooth. It is frequently found in col- 

 lections under the name of Areea Versehaffeltii. This forms 

 a magnificent object in the stove, and is a fine plant fpr 

 public exhibition. Native of the Mauritius. 



HYPttSNE. 



The present genus of Palms is remarkable in this, that 

 while the species, when young, have only simple stems 

 like the majority of this order, yet as they acquire age 

 they invariably become branched. A few examples of 

 other Palms producing branched stems are upon record,, 

 but the plants referred to this genus are invariably so 

 when aged. It was originally , supposed that Eyphcene 

 contained only one species, which is very common through- 

 out Nubia, Arabia, and Abyssinia, growing to the height, 

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