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96 Zamia.—The zamia palm commonly reaches a height of three feet, although specimens up to 15 feet high are to be found in certain localities. It is not peculiar to Western Australia, but is found also in slightly altered form in New South Wales and Queensland. In Western Australia this forest growth sometimes attains



Grass Tree.

a weight of over a ton. When roughly trimmed these larger specimens have given as much as 40 per cent of starch, weighed when the plant is moist. This starch, after undergoing certain processes of refining, is suitable for laundry work and