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Zamia.— The zamia palm commonly reaches a height of three feet, although 

 specimens up to 15 feet high are to be found in certain localities. It is not peculiar 

 to Western Australia, but is found also in slightly altered form in New South 

 Wales and Queensland. In Western Australia this forest growth sometimes attains 



Grass Tree. 



a weight of over a ton. When roughly trimmed these larger specimens have given 

 as much as 40 per cent, of starch, weighed when the plant is moist. This starch, 

 after undergoing certain processes .of refining, is suitable for laundry work and 



