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2 C. nucifera oblonga Klappa Gohtjoh. 



1 C. nucifera pub esc ens Klappa Merah. 



2 C. nucifera stuposa Klappa Bool. 



1 C. nucifera eburnea Klappa Gadiang. 



2 C. nucifera subglobosa Klappa Djepoen. 

 2 C. nucifera subglobosa Klappa Besar. 



2 C. nucifera viridis Klappa Idjo. 



3 C. nucifera Klappa Matahari Besar. 

 i C. nucifera Klappa Parang Idjo. 



1 C. nucifera an gusti folia Klappa Pinang. 



2 C. nucifera Klappa Tandoek. 



2 C. nucifera Klappa Tikeh Merah. 



3 C. nucifera Klappa Tikeh Idjo. 

 2 C. nucifera Klappa Parang. 



Planted in 1913 : 



5 Cocos nucifera Klappa Merah. 



4 C. nucifera Klappa Idjo. 



8 C. nucifera Klappa King coconut. 



The results of the experiments show that the pro- 

 duction of copra is possible in the central part of the 

 Belgian Congo, and the Government is about to start 

 a plantation of a few hundred acres near Yangambi. 

 A well-known copra expert, who travelled recently 

 through Central Congo, considers that there is a great 

 future for coconut plantation in the Equatorial part of 

 Congo. Extensive tracts of suitable land occur which 

 may be leased or bought cheaply from the Government, 

 whilst plenty of native labour is to be found at about 

 2^d. a day. 



Large coconut plantations could also be established, 

 combined with cattle raising, round the Tumba or Leopold 

 Lakes and on the natural meadow land extending between 

 the Kasai and N'Fini Rivers, opposite the Government 

 Rubber Plantations of Bokala. The rainfall is neither 

 so heavy nor so regular here as on the Equator, but 

 it averages 52 in. and plenty of land can be selected 

 where underground moisture is always abundant, with- 

 out any excess. The rainfall at Bokala throughout the 

 year is shown in the following table : 



