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VERSCHAFFELTIA, Wcndl. 



splendida, Wendl. (Rcgclia princeps, Sort.) ; tr. ; Seyclielle Islands. A. 



DYPSIS, Norowh. 



madagascariensis, Sort. ; tr. ; Madagascar. A.B. 

 pinnatifrons, Mart. ; tr. ; Madagascar. B. 

 sp. ; tr. , Madagascar. 



CEROXYLON, Humb. et Bonpl. ; Wax Palm. 



andicola, H. etB. (Iriartea andicola, Wendl.) ; tr. ; jN"ew Granada. A.B. 



The wax made into candles, &c. 



HETEROSPATHE, Scheff. 



elata, Scheff. (Metroxylon elatum, Sort.) 



HYOPHOEBE, Gcertn. 



Verschaffeltii, Wendl. (Areca Verschaffeltii, Sort.) ; tr. ; Mauritius. B. 



CHRYSALIDOCARPUS, Wendl. 



lutescens, Wendl. (Hyophorbe indica, Gcertn.; Areca lutescens, Bort/) ; 

 tr. ; Mauritius. B. 

 GEONOMA, Willd. 

 Carderi, Bull. B. 



WALLICHIA, Boxb. 



densiflora, Mart. ; tr. ; East ISTepaul. B. 



ARENGA, Labill. (Saguerus, Blume.) 



saccharifera, Labill. ; Gomuti Palm ; tr. ; Moluccas. A.B. 



This tree yields sugar and strong fibre. 



CARYOTA, Linn. 



sobolifera, Wall. ; tv. ; East India. A.B. 

 Rumphiana, Mart. ; tr. ; Queensland. A.B. 

 urens, Linn. ; Wine Palm; tr. ; East India. A.B. 

 The leaves give the "kittul" fthre, which is very strong and made into ropes, brushes, 

 brooms, and other articles. The interior of the stem is filled with a sago-like starch, which is 

 made into bread or boiled into gruel. It also furnishes from its sap a toddy and sugar. Weight of 

 cubic foot of wood, 45 to 71 lbs. 



The Caryotas flower only once during their course of existence. The first spadix appears at 

 the top of the tree ; as soon as that has done flowering, others (latent buds), issning from the axils 

 or former axils of the leaves, make their appearance. This process, being of a downward tendency, 

 is repeated until the last spadix, which may be looked upon as the death-knell of the plant, shows 

 itself at the foot of the trunk, proclaiming that the hour of departure from life is at hand. — J. S. 

 Gairible's Indian Timbers. 



MANICARIA, Gcertn. 



saccifera, Gcertn. ; BussuPalm; tr. ; Central America. B. 

 The fibrous leaf-sheath is made into caps in Brazil. 

 ]S T IPA, Wurmb. 



fruticans, Wurmb. ; East India, Australia, &c. A.B. 



PHYTELEPHAS, Ruiz et Pav. 



macrocarpa, R. et P. ; Vegetable Ivory Palm ; tr. ; Peru. A.B. 



Seeds used by turners for turning into knobs, reels, &c. 



TEIBE II.— PHCENICEiE. 



PHCEKCX, Linn. 



dactylifera, Linn. ; Fruit-producing Date Palm ; tr. ; Africa. A.B. 

 recfinata, Jacq. ; tr. ; Africa. A.B. 

 rupieola, T. Anders. ; tr. ; Himalaya. A.B. 

 sylvestris, Boxb. ; Wild Date ; tr. ; East India. A.B. 



From the lea i es of this palm, mats, rope,;, and baskets are made in India. After the plant has 

 tied the age of ten years it is tapped and the sap drawn off to be converted into sugar. It 

 continue:, to leld this sap for about twenty years Weight of cubic foot of wood, 33 to 45 lbs. 

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