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possessing a few spines on their petioles. The leaves are pinnate 

 and spreading, often reaching 6ft. It seems to do extremely 

 well in a greenhouse or as a sub-tropical plant during the 

 summer. C. flexiiosa is a species attaining considerable size, 



Fig. 555. — Cocos Weddeliana. 



and of very elegant stature. The stem, which is rather stout at 

 its base, is straight; the leaves reach sometimes loft. to 15ft. 

 in length, and are partly erect and arching at the extremity ; 

 the pinnae are very numerous and often reach 2ft. in length. 



