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are associated with wet places, such as
water lilies, grasses 30 feet high or so,
large heart shaped leaves and a multitude
of other aquatic plants. Some trees have
bases which are as much as 20 feet across.
These trees are much like the banym trees
of Assam and India. Many different kinds
of colored flowers add to the attractive-
ness of this jungle scene. If
you can imagine a jungle just
twice as luxuriant as Assam,
you have the picture. I
think your mother would
enjoy this country and
it is surprising how - /
available it actually MLN
is. There appears to be many different
kinds of palms which I confuse with the
cocanut tree. The palms appear more like
this with a large mass of small

  
   

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balls, whereas the coconut BRE
trees have the branches or UN =z
fronds (live ones) pointed No Rie
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down as well as up.

all of the trees. The ew,
beautiful red flower which as *
the Guatemalans call the A Bey Leleocs
"flower of the day," is the “
same .thatc> grows in India and

Assam. They tell me that the

flowers are just beginning to develop
their best growth. Bananas grow the entire
year but are, in the main, just about half
grown and in the next two or three months
will reach their best growth. However,

many are being picked as of today. The
banana trees are higher and less compact
than Assamese bananas. As was true in Assam,

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