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•quainted with it. The leaves are from one to three or 

 more feet in length, bearing long dark green lanceolate 

 acuminate pinnre. We have hoard little or nothing of the 

 history of this species, but judging from the very large 

 seeds which have been sent home, it must produce a 

 gigantic cone. It is known to many collections by the 

 name of Oatakidozamia McLeayi. Native of Australia. 



M. spiralis. — This we only know in a young, state, and 

 it appears a very beautiful plant. Leaves pinnate, one to 

 ■three feet in length ; pinnse linear, bright shining green, 

 -except at the base, and there ivory white, forming a broad 

 -central white stripe ; whole plant unarmed. Native of 

 Australia. 



Maloetiea. 



This genus contains some elegant little dwarf plants, 

 ■so small, indeed, that they may be grown in a Wardian or 

 Waltonian case, and for table decoration they are also 

 •eminently adapted. Malortiea would seem to be very 

 nearly allied to Oeonoma, Pot these plants in peat and 

 sand, vyith a little sandy loam added, and let them be well 

 supplied with water. 



M. graoilis. — A beautiful dwarf-growing Palm, with 

 slender stem some two or more feet high. The leaves 

 are supported on very slender petioles, and are of a dark 

 green colour, split into segments, which are toothed at the 

 margin, and the lobes split in the centre so as to cause the 

 name of fenestrata to be applied by some authors. It is an 

 elegant plant for table decoration. It is also found in some 

 collections under the name of Ghamcedorea fenestrata, and 

 Oeonoma fenestrata. Native of Guatemala. 



M. simplex. — This species is a dwarf-growing plant with 

 ^ slender stem. It somewhat resembles the preceding, but 

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