Section shewing endosperm and cavity left by embryo

16. » Kernel or endosperm as sold in the bazaars at Bombay. 17. Bract, Seychelles. Collected by Major General Gordon. Presented by Miss Gordon.

18. Bract, Seychelles, presented by C. Button, 1884. 19. Male Spadix. Botanic garden Peradeniya, D' Trimen, 1893. 20. » » Seychelles. Presented by General Gordon, 1882. 21. Section of the base of the trunk, Seychelles, General Gordon. Presented by Miss Gordon, 1887.

22. Section of the base of the trunk, Seychelles Islands, 23. Bowl-like base of the stem.

24. Clock-case made of the wood. Collected by General Gordon. Presented by Miss Gordon, 1887.

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25. Drinking cup of an Indian Fakeer, made of the carved shell, Presented by N. S. Frere.

26. « Tazzas », made of the shells of a small fruit, mounted in silver,

Seychelles. M. Swinburne Ward.