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behavior in interior localities............ 330 resemblance to Euterpe................ 291-292 
cold and drought resistant varieties...... 337 seldom eaten raw.................222200- 278 
commercia] planting..................06. ~ 336 shells ornamented in Colombia.......... 288 
confused with cacao.............-......- 283 significance of large size and fibrous husk. 272 
confused with date trees................. 279 South American origin. ................. 304 
culture in Palestine...................- 337-338 structure of fruit..................2.....- 338 
culture in southwestern United States... 273, tolerance to salt..................220004. 305 
335-336, 341 trans- Pacific distribution of.............. 340 
discovery in Orkney Islands............. 297 unable to maintainitselfupon seacoasts.. 296 
diseases ..........--.. 20002 e eee ee eee eee eee 289 uniformity in America................... 339 
dissemination by primitive man....... 289,339 unknown to early historians............. 274 
distribution... ...........-....--..-. ‘Leese 341 untested varieties in East Indies......... 337 
double........ 22.22.2222 ee eee eee cee 326 unusual form on Cocos Island............ 294 
drought and cold resistant varieties....... 337 varieties .......2....22...20.202200. 321-324, 339 
earliest reference to, in West Indies. ..... 283 from South America................- 337 
early accounts of, in America............ 275 limited distribution of............... 337 
early notices of, in Columbia........... 286-288 origin Of... 2.2.2... 000000 e eee eee 320 
economic status in tropical America. .... 288 | Cocos, allspecies confined to South America.. 305 
experiments near Cairo.................. 337 a name for Xanthosoma in Jamaica...... 314 
extension of culture in Florida........... 337 Brazilian species............2..22-2+.e0e- 285 
exterminated by rats..................-. 204 butyraced..... 2.2... e eee eee eee cece eee 287 
extra-tropical culture of.................. 272 origin of the name....................--- 314 
first account of, in Brazil................ 284 plumosa, near Cairo..............--2.-++- 338 
first seen by Spaniards in America....... 275 species Of.........0..0 00 e cece cece eee ceeee 338 
found by Columbus..................... 339 | Coos Island, coconuts O0...........cceeeeeee 340 
fruits, structure senses secs eeeeesesrrscssss 338 palms of.......... 2.0.2.2 eee eee eee 291 
germination. .............----2--+-+-+4+- 271 Watfer’s account of..............-......-- 339 
hardy varieties Tatts esse esses sess cesses ae Cocus, origin of name......................-- 279 
heat requirements..................... 336,342 | Collema............... 9,16, 19, 21, 23, 29, 32, 196, 145 
husk, fibrous, significance............... 272 erispurn EI ees 137 
hybrids with hardy species.............. 335 CYTMASPUS «0222s e ee eeeeeeeeeeeeee sees eens 134 
importance of, among Arawacks......... 988 MUTVUM. 20. ec ee eee eens 138 
importance of, in American tropics...... 290 WaCtUc..-.-.---.eeeeee eens eee eeseeeeees 136 
in Brazil.......00020eeeceee0e- 284-285, 332, 340 MMMOGUM. .---+-+--+eeseseeeereeeeereerens ed 
iN CUDR. oo ooo voce ceeec cee ceccccce cece... 281 MIGTESCENS.. 0 eee e cece eee eee eeee 133 
in Hawali.........---2-2--0---22-20- 22. 272 lewcopepla .... 2-22... cence eee cence 135 
Tr 2) 287-288 ryssoleum ence e eee c ccc cc ccccecceeceees 135 
industry threatened by disease.......... 989 plicatile.......0...0.. 2.2.0. 138 
intolerant to shade...................... 299 pulchellum..........----+-22eeeereereeees 141 
introduction into West Africa........... 286 PUIPOSUIN «+00. -22eeeeeneerersereeeees 136,137 
known to Europeans as Nur indica...... 280 pulvinatum........-..-2--+2--++eeeeee ees 140 
light requirements..................-.--- 338 pustulatum we wee eee eee ee ene ewww aeees 139 
medicinal virtues...................2.-.. 974 PYCNOCATPUM « «~. - 2-22 eee aa eee eee es 134 
milk, importance in Pacific.............. 290 stygium pulvinatum....... 200... eee eee 145 
milk, used in bread.........0000.0.000 04. 279 WODBX..00----eeonneeeeeenereereeccreeees 137 
native names.............. 284, 286, 316, 287, 340 LOMEMLOBUM. ..-.--- +--+ oe 2eeeenseenenees 142 
not adapted to nomadic agriculture...... 289 | Collemaceae .......---..-----+---+-+-++2++- 132,143 
not confined to maritime regions.......... 271 Collins, G. N., observations by............ 311,332 
not in Mediterranean region before dis- Colmeiro, statement that Columbus found 
OS 273 coconuts in America. ................-- 281 
not mentioned in early accounts of Cochin Colombia, early notices of coconuts. ... 286-288, 339 
China... 0... o.oo ee ec eee c ccc cecccecee 275 recent accounts of coconuts.............. 340 
not planted by Kroo tribe............... 286 | Columbus, Christopher, agriculture of Haiti 
not wild in Brazil....................... 285 described by.............--222.2.-000- 291 
oil, use in cooking. ...................... 290 plants introduced by...............----- 274 
origin of cultivated varieties........... 320, 339 report of coconuts in Cuba......... 279-281, 339 
origin of name.................-..-20e- 280,340 | Columbus, Ferdinand, statement regarding 
origin, South American................-- 304 coconuts in Cuba.............0....2.2- 282 
Peruvian name of.................-....- 287 | Coniangium..............0............20..5. 56 
possibilities in the United States....... 273,335 | Coniocybe.............2...222222222 22 eee eee 15, 45 
pre-Columbian distribution.............. 339 brachypoda.............. 02... cee eee eee 45 
prehistoric carved shel] in America...... 288 pallida... ......220200 022222 45 
prevalence in Torres Straits.............. 297 | Conmotrema........................... 54,61, 63,220 
relatives all American............-.... 304, 338 corethrum bromoides................--+++- 423 
report of, in Cuba, by Columbus....... 279-281 urceolatum...................2.-0022-0-- 64 
