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large as a moderate-sized melon ; each shell contains about 

 twenty nuts averaging IJ inches in length, and which are 

 thick, and triangular in the middle, but sharp at each end. 



The oil or butter is secured in the usual manner by sub- 

 jecting the kernel to pressure. The kernel contains ("..") 

 per cent, of oil, which is greatly esteemed for culinary \)\\x- 

 poses. Each pound of kernels yields 9 ounces of oil. 



Patawa Oil 



{CEnocmyus Batawci) 



It is called Patavoua inFreuch Guiana ; and Seje (Vene- 

 zuela). It is a native of tropical America, especially abun- 

 dant in Cassiquare alto, Orinoco, and Cnuucunuma, opposite 

 San Carlos from Rio Negro to the Xie in Brazil, etc. Spruce 

 says he was " passionately fond of the fruit, which is in 

 season nearly all the year round." The leaves can be used 

 as a thatch. 



The pulp and the kernel yield equally good oils for food. 

 This oil is excellent, being colourless, sweet, good for cooking 

 and all purposes of food in the same way as butter. The 

 oil is obtained from the fruit in the usual way. 



Coco^nut 



(jOocos nuciferci) 



De Candolle says that its habitat is most probably the 

 East Indian Archipelago, but it is commonly cultivated in 

 all tropical countries. There are three varieties cultivated 



