Note 70 — SAMUEL CHAMPLAIN. (continued 3)

In Champlain's time only two varieties of palm were known (save the cocoa-nut tree, which was called "palm" par excellence), the "Palmiste franc," or cabbage palm—Areca oleracea (Linn.); and the "Palmiste épineuse," or thorny palm—Areca spinosa (Linn.)