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ST. HELENA. 
are upwards of sixty years old, as mention is made of their being in 
flower in the year 1810. — Hab. Levant. 
692. P. reclinata, Jacq. — A few small trees of the Dwarf Date 
Palm grow in Sandy Day and Jamestown, &c. — Hab. Cape of Good 
Hope. 
Bhapis, Linn. f. 
693. R. flabelliformis, Linn. f. — 'This little miniature Palm 
grows, though not abundantly, on the high land at Plantation, 
Mount Pleasant, &c., where its stems are made into very fair cane- 
like walking-sticks. Bot. Mag. 1371. — Hab. China and Japan. 
103. Pandanace^e. 
Pandanus, Linn. f. 
694. P. utilis, Bory. — Screw Pine ; five or six plants only at 
Plantation and Oakbank, attaining a height of eighteen feet. H. L. 
Alt. 3'6. — Hab. Bourbon. 
6!) 5. P. candelabrum, Beauv. — One plant at Bock Cottage, 
height twenty feet, bears fruit, but the seeds do not arrive at per- 
fection. H. L. Alt. 3‘6. — Hab. Guiana. 
104. Lemnaceas ( Duckweed Family). 
Lemna, Linn. 
696. L. polyrhiza, Linn. — Duckweed is very common and abun- 
dant in the mountain streams, and covers every pond of water. — 
Hab. Europe, Siberia, Madeira, N. America, &c. 
105. OacniDACE.E ( Orchis Family). 
Cymbidium, Swartz. 
697. C. aloefolium, Swartz. — Mentioned by Boxburgh as grow- 
ing in the Island. — Hab. E. Indies. 
106. Z[NGIBERACE/E {Ginger Family). 
Alpinia, Linn. 
698. A. nutans, Bose. — Large Ginger Plant ; grows wild abun- 
dantly in the ravines and valleys, H. L., alt. 2 '4, to a height of eight 
