A section, of the trunk showing three or four joints would he 
desirable, also one of the cylindrical sheathing leaf bases, which may 
be rolled or folded, and should show the attachment of the petiole, or 
the entire petiole, including the upper part of the sheath and the 
attachments of a few of the lower pinnae* 
The entire rachis or midrib of the leaf may be kept or sections 
with a few pinnae from the base, middle and tip of the leaf -blade may 
be cut arid the pinnae folded once or twice, small enough to go in 
herbarium sheets 11 by 16 inches. The length of the midrib and of 
the entire leaf-blade should be measured, and the number of pinnae 
counted, along one side of the midrib. 
One of the inflorescences may be kept entire, and others split 
or cut and pressed in any convenient size for showing their characters 
The two spathes that enclose the young inflorescences fall 
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off and will be found lying on the ground, the outer spathe short, 
probably less than a foot long, flat and open at the end,- The inner 
"complete' 1 spathe probably is two or three feet long, open along one 
side to near the tapering point, that should be kept intact. If 
convenient, the ends of several spathes may be cut off a few indies 
below the end of the opening as these can be treated as herbarium 
specimens. But at least one entire spathe should be kept, by fold- 
ing if necessary. 
The branches of the inflorescences may be subtended by large 
tongae-shaped bracts that fall off readily, and may be found only 
on young inflorescences only recently opened, or before opening, so 
that material of small inflorescences should be preserved if found 
on the palms cut down. 
Seedlings should be collected, not only as pressed specimens 
but probably could be brought back alive if possible since this 
may save several years in growing the palms to maturity. The seed- 
lings may exist in large numbers and a dozen or a hundred would be 
very welcome. They should be taken up carefully, the roots packed 
in damp moss, and the moss rolled in waxed paper, the paper closed, 
folded back and tied on the root end, but other end left open, 
forming a cup or funnel around the leaves, for light and water when 
opportunity offers. 
Two forms of seedlings are shown in the photographs, one with 
simple leaves the other divided, both forms being represented in 
this group of palms, a simple Y-shaped leaf or a leaf with separate 
segments on each side. 
