THE SPROUT AND ITS FOOD SUPPLY 
A. Coconut seedling removed from shell showing narrow ‘‘neck’’ between the cotyledon ana 
the sprout through which the nourishment is carried. Natural size. 
B. Dried coconut cotyledons called ‘‘coconut apples,’’ (manzanas de coco) sold in the native 
markets along the west coast of Mexico. Natural size. 
C. Dried coconut sprout, with the cotyledon removed showing the fibers that arise in the 
cotyledcn and pass through the neck into the base of the young plant. These fibers serve 
no doubt to convey nourishment to the sprout, as well as to support the cotyledon at_the 
point of attachment. Enlarged about 2% diameters. (Fig. 6.) 
