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PICTURES OF PALM TREES 
■ATTALEA SPECIOSA, 
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The plant in its native habitat forms a straight cylindrical stem from fifty 
to sixty feet in height, crowned with the noble pinnate leaves. The leaflets are 
rigid and closely set, while the sheathing bases of the petioles are persistent 
more or less down the stem, and in young plants reach to the ground. The 
leaves of this palm are much used for thatching, those of the younger plants, 
which are larger, being preferred. According to Mr. Wallace, it grows on the 
dry forest lands of the Upper Amazon.—T. M. 
