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south latitude. All the last-mentioned Palms occur in 

 Brazil, the Acrocomia and Trithrinax extending to Paraguay, 

 and Cocos australis to Uruguay and the La Plata States. 

 While some Palms, as indicated, descend to cooler latitudes, 

 others ascend to temperate and even cold mountain regions. 

 Among the American species are prominent in this respect : — 

 Euterpe andicola (Brogn.), E. Haenkeana (Brogn.), E. longi- 

 vaginata (Mart.), Diplothemium Porallyi (Mart.) and 

 Ceroxylon pithy rophy Hum (Mart.), all occurring on the Boli- 

 vian Andes at an elevation of about 8000 feet. — Ceroxylon 

 andicola (Humb.), Kunthia montana (Humb.), Oreodoxa 

 frigida (Humb.) and Geonoma densa (Linden) reach also on 

 the Andes of New Granada a height of at least 8000 feet. — 

 Ceroxylon Klopstockia (Mart.) advances on the Andes of 

 Venezeula to a zone of 7500 feet altitude, where Karsten saw 

 stems 200 feet high with leaves twenty-four feet long! There 

 also occur Syagrus Sancona (Karst.) and Platenia Chiragua 

 (Karst.) at elevations of 5000 feet, both very lofty Palms. 

 From the temperate mountain-regions of sub-tropical Mexico 

 are known, among others: — Chamaedora concolor (Mart.), 

 Copernicia Pumos (Humb.), C. nana (Kunth), and Brahea 

 dulcis (Mart.), at elevations from 7000 to 8000 feet. 



Widdringtonia juniperoides, Endlicher. 



South Africa, 3000 to 4000 feet above sea-level. A 

 middling-sized tree, rich in resin. 



Witheringia solanacea, L'Heritier. 



South America. This perennial herb needs trial-culture, on 

 account of its large edible tubers. 



Xanthorrhiza apiifolia, L'Heritier. 



North America. A perennial almost shrubby plant of 

 medicinal value. The root produces a yellow pigment 

 similar to that of Hydrastis Canadensis (L.). Both contain 

 also Berberin. 



Ximenia Americana, Linne. 



Tropical Asia, Africa and America, passing however the 

 tropics in Queensland, and gaining also an indigenous 

 position in Florida. This bush may therefore accommodate 

 itself to our clime in localities free of frost. The fruits are 

 edible, resembling yellow plums in appearance; their taste is 

 agreeable. The wood is scented. 



Yucca filamentosa, Linne. 



The Adam's Needle. From Carolina and Florida to Texas 

 and Mexico. An almost stemless species. It would hardly 

 be right to omit here the plants of this genus altogether, as 



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