
1 1H CONTENTSPage.
I Introductory Essay 1
i Biological and General Notes- . . . . . . . . 1
ii Spinosity 4
iii The Stem 6
iT The Leaves 8
T The Leaf-Sheaths 12
vi The Leaf-Sheath Flagellft 14
vii The Oobrea 15
viii The Petiole 16
ix TheEaohia 16
s The Cirri 17
l i The Spadioes 17
sii The Spathos 19
xiii The Partial Inflorescenoes 20
xiv The Spikolets 20
xy The Flowers 26
xvi The Fruiting Perianth 28
svii The Fruit 28
sviii The Seed 29
six Extra-lloral Nectaries 31
s s Calami under Cultivation .32
xsi Uses of, Trade in, and native homes of Calamus . . . . 33
sxii Note on the speoies of Calamus in the Philippine Islands . . . 37
ssiii Identification of Loureiro's Coohin-China Calami . . . . 38
ssiv Note on liosburgh'e species oi Calamus 39
sxT Note on "Rumph's species of Calamus and Daemonorops . . . 40
xxvi Note on the date of publication of the species of Calamus aud
Daemonorops named by Martius, Griffith and Blame . . 40
xxvii Oa the classification of the speoics of Calamus . . . . 42
xxviii Diagnostic characters of the General Calamus and Daemonorops . . 43
xsis Calamus or Palmijuucus? 45
s s s Geographical Distribution 45
I I Definition of the genus
n i Anomalous or infrequent characters 63
I V Systematic conspectus 64
V Synopsis of the species 70
VI Description of species 121
y i l Description of Plates I — I I accompanying text 504
T i l l " Nomina n a d a " ... 606
I X Index to species 511
X Index to plates -517