The Coconut's Three Eyes 



As this coconut falls in the water, one of the eyes shown 

 at the top throws up a sail-like leaf while the other two begin to 

 throw out a mass of roots within the excelsior-like covering, but inside 

 of the waterproof cover of the nut, which for the purpose of illus- 

 tration, has been removed. When the sail has carried the 

 nut to a new environment, the roots burst forth and 

 the sail grows into a taller stalk, which finally 

 becomes the trunk of the new palm. 



