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methods. Harvesting and yields. Mill methods. Mo- 

 lasses. Sugar producing countries. Sugar production 

 in India. 



VII. COCONUTS > -. 56 



Description. Importance. Products. Area. Yield. 

 Varieties. Planting. Handling the crop. Copra. Co- 

 conut oil. Desiccated coconut. Coir. Jaggery. Coco- 

 nuts in the Philippines and Cuba. 



VIII. BEVERAGES . . ..." . . . . . 64 

 Coffee. Tea. Cacao. Mate. Kola nuts. Guana. 



IX. FRUITS AND NUTS * . . * . , . 82 

 Bananas. Pineapples. Citrus fruits. Olive. Date. 

 Fig. Avocado. Mango. Papaya. Guava. Feijoa. 

 Pomegranate. Tamarind. Litchi. Roselle. Mangos- 

 teen. Custard apples. Loauat. Malay apples. Surinam 

 cherry. Rose apple. Cape gooseberry. Passion fruit. 

 Mammee apple. Wampi. Amatungula. Star apples. 

 Durian. Ceriman. Jujube. Sapodilla. Carambola. 

 Bael fruit. Ohelo berry. Japanese persimmon. Wi 

 apple. Otaheite apple. Almond. Brazil nut. Pili nut. 

 Cashew nut. Pistachio nut. Queensland nut. 



X. STARCHY FOODS . . .. v . . . . .142 



Rice. Millets. Quinoa. Sago. Cassava. Arrowroot. 

 Sweet potatoes. Yams. Queensland arrowroot. Udo. 

 Dasheens. Taros. Yantias. Taniers. Breadfruit. 

 Chayote. Lotus. Seaweed. Ti. 



XL TOBACCO .^* > V . . . + * . 160 

 Producing countries. Early use. Cultural methods. 

 Curing. Fermentation. Classification of grades and 

 sorts. 



XII. FIBER PLANTS , : ^ , . . - \ 166 

 Cotton. Jute. Sisal. Manila hemp. Banana fiber. 

 Ramie. Kapok. Milkweeds. New Zealand flax. Bow- 

 string hemp. Hibiscus fibers. Piassava fiber. Sunn 



