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.a 

 D 



1022 



Names. 



Cocos nucifera, L. 



L 



Ong p/n. 



5. 



1023 Borassus flabellifonnis, L. 



coStoS 



Tarn pm. 



oo5so(S 



Tam pin. 

 (htan) S. K. 



1024 Phoenix sylvestris, Exb. 



1026 



1026 



Phoenix acaulis, Rox5, 



ooocoo8% 



(Thin-boung.) S. It. 



Phoenix paludoea, Boxb. 



(Thin-boung.) S. K. 



Remarks. 



B. 



40 80 



(Cooosisl. wild. C!*P* 



30 60 + 3 6 



T. An' cult.) SS = Aren. Sal. AIL 



Sandy seashores. s X 1. 



Frequently cultivated, especially within the 

 influence of the sea. 



Wood strong and durable, very fibrous, 

 heavy, said to last for 20 to 50 years. 

 C = 70 pd. Good for small boats, 

 ridge poles, house-posts and rafters, &o. 

 The pith furnishes a substitute for sago. 

 Each tree produces annually from 30 to 

 60 cocoa-nuts. The husk of the nuts 

 yields fibre, while the shells are suscep- 

 tible of a high polish and fit for fancy 

 work, like cu}is, &a The hollow albu- 

 men yields the well-known cocoa-oil, 

 while the oil-cakes furnislr a valuable 

 manure. Palm-wine, too, is obtained 

 from the spadices. The uses of the 

 cocoa palm are too various as to be all 

 enumerated here. 



E, 



60 70 



(A Pr* C^ P* T 



50 _ bO -I- 5 6 

 00- SS = ^//. Ca.P Cultivated only, 

 especially in Prome District. I. 

 Wood black, very hard and heavy, dura- 

 ble, very fibrous. 0/^65 pd. Used 

 chiefly for rafters, reapers, &c. Leaves 

 yield a coarse fibre. Jagery and Toddy 

 are extensively extracted from its spa- 

 dices. 



B 



2^^^|^^=i^(CPr'cult.) Oulti- 



15 



vated only. 



Yields much palm-wine, which is converted 

 into sugar. 



E. stemless or nearly so. (Pr* P' M' Z 

 500 '). SS = Ca S. Lat. Eng-forests. 



The heart of these palms is by preference 

 eaten by the Burmaus as a sort of cab- 

 bage. 



E. 



6 25 



(0 At' P' T An* 



00. SS==SaI. Tidal forests. 1. 



3_ 15 + 1 _li 



