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high. — Euterpe ; of this two species occur in a zone between 

 3000 feet and 6000 feet. — Pliytelephas microcarpa, E. and 

 P. ; eastern slope of the Peru Andes, ascending to 3000 

 feet. — Pliytelephas macrocarpa, B. and P. ; also on the eastern 

 side of the Andes, up to 4000 feet ; it is this superb species 

 which yields by its seeds part of the vegetable ivory. — 

 Phytelephas aequatorialis, Spruce ; on the west slope of the 

 Peruvian Andes, up to 5000 feet ; this Palm is one of the 

 grandest objects in the whole vegetable creation, its leaves 

 attaining a length of 30 feet ! The stem rises to 20 feet. 

 Palm-ivory is also largely secured from this plant. Though 

 aequinoctial it lives only in the milder regions of the moun- 

 tains ; therefore in the equable temperature of East Gipps 

 Land it would likely prosper without protective cover. — 

 Carludovica palmata, E. and P., on the east side of the Andes 

 of Peru and Ecuador, up to 4000 feet ; the fan-shaped 

 leaves from cultivated specimens furnish the main material 

 for the best Panama-hats. The illustrious Count de Castelnau 

 saw many Palms on the borders of Paraguay during his 

 great Brazilian Expedition. Most of these together with 

 the Palms of Uruguay and the wide Argentine territory 

 would likely prove adapted for acclimation in our latitudes ; 

 but hitherto the limited access to those countries has left 

 us largely unacquainted with its vegetable treasures also in 

 this direction. Von Martius demonstrated, already in 1850, 

 the occurrence of the following Palms in extra-tropic South 

 America : — Geroxylon australe, Mart., on high mountains in 

 Juan Eernandez at 30° S.L. ; Juhcea spectabilis, Humb., in 

 Chili at 40° S.L. ; Trithrinax Brasiliana, Mart., at 31° S.L. ; 

 Copernicia cerifera, Mart., at 29° S.L. ; Acrocomia Total, 

 Mart., at 28° S.L. ; Cocos australis, Mart., at 34° S.L. ; 

 Cocos Yatai, Mart., at 32° S.L. ; Cocos Bomanzqffiana, 

 Cham., at 28° S.L. ; Diplothemiwm littorale, Mart., at 

 30° S.L. Alj the last mentioned Palms occur in 

 Brazil, the Acrocomia and Trithrinax extending to Para- 

 guay, and Cocos australis to Uruguay and the La Plata 

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