149 
to Latania borbonica, much hardier, and offar 
more rapid dev ee oe 
ed on LIS Humboldt. The 
tall and ut Gogaite Palm of Chili; hardy; 
yields fat edible kernels; a kind of trea cle is 
obtained from the sap; leaves sometimes 10 ft. 
on 
ORE ODOXA REGIA Humboldt. Rid oe 
Palm, ‘‘the Glory of the re puma s: 
Srensient of the piennate apphisrie 
PHENIX CANAKiENSIS tio 
tee int, must hardy, ornain ee variety of 
ate pe »much used forlawns in Southern 
Caiitornia. P2109 seeds £06 
eagle DAUCT JFE noni ‘inneus. 
ie 130 seeds, 50c. 
ANS Blume. 
widely known 
n e of Seaforthia elegans, R. Br. 
THRINAX A ARGENTHA Lodd. One of the 
most elegant of fan pa Ims, the under onl 
the leaves Gian ng like satin; natiy 
Panama. 
WASHINGTONIA Wendland. 
Mt x. ke ithe 
Genus 
a ee 
— 
madea Seni lenber 
which ab that it itt ap to neither g pti 
ra, but rrhis h be erroneous also, 
by Peta ee to Amy ris, a previous a dale 
whence several names be sed 
for it, semana dane onnieanerting Gonatie 
rus; but these are not y he published; the se 
ond is perhaps th "eS. Rlafin, |” an 
peed ine monthly magazine, ii. 176 (1818). 
gettext Picks of oda America. 
rown d red the above a suf- 
ficient pbileation to Joaee discarding the 
ablishea e¢ er adopted by 
Shes 
” 
ac- 
1 
WASHING pled de OR.ES Wat 
“A tree reaching .5° in heighten ft 
inm.,8; 
n di h 
fiiferous apan rather slender petiol Whiek 
are armed with out apr bae a mg spidiy 
sled ‘er,5 r6°lony: tr bou the flat- 
ony 
pened, d-globose Seed zai" 
pram e 24 7 
ardy ane 
¥ the na sert region of 
Calitornia fan palm, bearing 
The West American Scientist —X. 
flavored pulp, which 
appreciate. 
WASHINGTONIA ROBUSTA W 
A fay 
Beak 
‘ diam. : : 
150° 
great clusters of small black berries, 
the clusters weighing 10 to 20 pounds 
each urnished the ert ndians 
with a most important article of food, 
equal tc t of the pinon nuts to th 
mountain trit ranking next in val- 
to as tnevuestes bean. The sorb 
ave a thin, very sweet, and pleasant 
p 
any palate mig ot 
rorite strong-growing variety a caets: 
GRAMINEAE. 
Genus ARISTIDA Linnaeus, 
Ele 
Debts Vee 
—sc on <nth 
mht aricata HBK 
‘é 2ERSA Trit 
2561 1D, 
ata as above, large fis.. twisted awns. 
2562 Same eae March 11, 
2563 Near Carmalli, Feb, 24 
2564 Same seats, Mar. 5. 
Near Vulean de las Tres Virgenes, Mar. 
3K, 
A, bata ida HI 
enes, near Santa 
ar a one of the common forage grasses. 
Mar, 15 
2557 N ious Calmall not rare, Pai 3. 
2558 Santo ngo, February 2). 
599 Near ssion Santa evtoudia Mar. 10 
Vv fngitiva Z ong 
Vv major Va 
Genus SPOROBOLUS R. Brown. 
S. HUMIFERUS H HBK,. 
2579 Batamotal, near Guaymas, Sonora, Mr. 
24. 
8S, ALTISSIMUS Vasey 
“Culm 4-§° high, simple; leaves long, 
slender, becoming involute; panicle 6-87 
and does pa auicle 
Collected at 
ride 
its erent ek 
well as in details of the fl. 
b 
r Vas ““Smalle r, 2-3° hist: 
lessee shoetee, Saae 4-6’ eS purple; 
