Contr. Nat. Herb , Vol. 14. 



Plate 54. 



Fig. 1.— Coconut Palms Overhanging the Surf at High Tide, Puerto Barrios, 



Guatemala. 







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Fig. 2.— Coconut Palms Overhanging the Sea, Livingston, Guatemala. 



The trunks lean very strongly toward the sea as a result of competition with other vegetation. 



