38541. STYLOMA PACIFICA. 



Fan Palm. From the Belize Botanical 

 Station, Belize, British Honduras, 

 through O. F. Cook. A spineless fan 

 palm up to 30 feet high, with ex- 

 ceptionally soft and pliant leaves 

 having the blades wedge-shaped in 

 outline. This species is remarkable 

 for its fibrous, flufipy leaf-stalks. 

 Known heretofore SLsPritchardiapacifica, 



38542. STYLOMA THURS- 

 TON I. Fan Palm. From the Belize 

 Botanical Station, Belize, British 

 Honduras. A handsome fan palm 

 without spines. The very pliant soft 

 leaves are reported very beautiful. 

 This species is distinguished from 

 others of the same genus by its very 

 long slender flower stalks like fishing 

 rods, bearing a thyrse-like inflor- 

 escence. Known heretofore as Pritch- 

 ardia thurstoni. 



SWiETENIA MAHAGONI. 



True Mahogany. Tree of family Meli- 

 aceae, attaining great height and a 

 diameter up to six feet. Furnishes the 

 hard dark red wood of well known 

 commercial value. This species occurs 

 wild on the keys or islands south of 

 the Everglades, and grows on hot coral 

 rock on the seacoast of Florida, often 

 within reach of the salt spray. 



