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all ways to leaving the nuts all hugged up 

 together as shown in the following illustration. 

 Some people favour the removal of the 

 seedlings from the nurseries into the fields 

 shortly after they have grown to a height of 

 about 1 8 in. and set up the first bud leaves, 

 whilst others prefer to leave them until they 



[Reproduced ly " Tropical Life " jroni " Coco-nut Growing in the Philippines." 



SPROUTING COCO-NUTS READY TO PLANT. 



are about fifteen months old and have set up 

 quite a crown of leaves. In the former case 

 care must be taken to shift them before they 

 arrive at the critical stage, that is when the 

 nutriment in the nut core is exhausted, and 

 before they have had time to set up a " heart '" 

 or stem with fronds. This low-vitality period 



