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THE PLANT WORLD. 



The native of the Seychelles put this palm to many economic 

 uses. The heart of the crown of leaves is eaten as a vegetable ; 



Fig. 12. Lodoicca iiiahiiz'ica (Gmcl.) Pers., the coco dr incr or double 



cocoanut. 



the leaves are used in house-building, both for thatching and for 

 making walls and partitions ; they also furnish material for hats ; 



