xii FOREWORD 



Coconut Cultivation in the Federated Malay 

 States. 



Mr. W. R. Cater, F.R.G.S. (photographs). 



Bulletin and Annual Report of the Territory of 

 Papua. 



Coconut Growing in the Philippine Islands. 



Malabar Estates and Planting Co., Ltd. (photo- 

 graphs). 



The Tropical Agriculturist. 

 Tropical Life. 

 World's Work. 

 Coconut Culture. 

 The Coconut. 

 African World. 



Etc., etc., etc. 



Our cordial acknowledgments are also due for 

 the valuable assistance rendered by the numerous 

 planters, merchants, and others, particularly the 

 Eastern Palm Estates & Trading Syndicate, Limited, 

 whom we have had occasion to consult on special 

 features of the industry, and who have generously 

 given us the benefit of their advice and their prac- 

 tical experience to confirm or revise our own. 



EOLAND BELFORT. 



A. J. HOYER. 



