192 Coco-nuts The Consols of the East 



against assault and battery by high winds, 

 while the plant is getting the missing roots 

 back. All plants, on being set out, should be 

 shaded by means of palm leaves set tripod 

 fashion and tied together at their tops. 



A SEEDLING COCO-NUT, SHOWING ROOTS AND FOLIAGE. 



When removing the seedlings from the 

 nurseries, great care must be taken not to 

 injure the " navel," or that part of the plant 

 where the head comes out from the husk of 



