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NUT CROPS 



until it is level with the surface. Finally the seedlings are trans- 

 planted to the field or grove and set out twenty-five to thirty feet 



apart each way. The cocoanut 

 tree thrives along the coast 

 country of southern Florida, 

 and extensive plantations are 

 found in that part of the State. 

 The chief uses of the cocoa- 

 nut are for making candy and 

 cake and as a flavoring for 

 fruit desserts. It also furnishes 

 an oil valuable in the manu- 

 facture of soap. 



The Brazil nut grows along 

 the Orinoco and the Amazon 

 rivers in South America. The 

 tree often rises to a height 

 ranging from ona hundred to 

 one hundred and fifty feet, 

 and it has magnificent foliage 



Cocoanut palms. Qf large ^ 



oily nuts are triangular in shape with a hard shell, 

 tightly packed together in a spherical covering. 



COMPOSITION OF NUTS 



They are borne 



