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A photbgrapli of a group of f1ip.ee palm« I<* pxliibit^d in tliis CASE 

 case. 53. 



No. 104. t'rui tiller bpadiCL'S ol" the Cakana I'alm 

 {Mauritia (iculeata, Ilumb.), from Saattmmi. : ; 



No. 105. Section of trunk of Wine Palw of Para, 

 {Maurifia rin/fera. Mart.), a tall, graceful palm with a cylin-' 

 drical truiiky from which a juice or kind of Avine is obtained by 

 cutting down the tree and cutting into the trunk several holes 

 about six inches square, three deep, and about six feet aparti 

 In a short time these holes become filled with a reddish 

 coloured liquid which forms a very agreeable drink. On the 

 Rio Negro the hard outside portions' </(: 'the tnmk are used for 

 building purposes; " '^^ ' .. V* . '-/r r-di ! . i! 



No. 106. Fruits of Maurltia vinifera. Between the 

 outer scales and the hard central part, a reddish coloured pulp 

 is formed *' which the inhabitants of Crato boil with sugar and 

 make into a sweetmeat; in Piauhy they prepare from this 

 pulp an emulsion which, when sweetened with sug^ar, forms a 

 very palatable beverage, but if^^mufcl^, used is said to tinge 

 the skin of a yellowish colour." j ...; 



In the Table Case in front of (^ase 54, observe hammocks TABLE 

 and mats made from the young leaves and cuticle of the CASE 

 leaves of the Muurn Palm {Mauritia vinifera)^ from Brazil. D 



No. 107. TiBisiRi Fibre, the cuticle from the young CASE 

 leaves o^ Maurltia flexuosa, L. fil. It is very strong and 54. 

 durable, and is used in British Gruiana for making hammocks, 

 specimens of which are shown ; also twine or cord made of the 

 twisted leaves. > . 



Tribe V. i?oie j^vse.^s;, continued from Table CasoC.— Ijfo. 

 108. Sections of fruits of Coco de Mek, or Double Cocoa 

 Nut (^Lodoicea seclieUarum^ t«*l>.)« A palm from 50 to 100 fojBt 

 high, native only of the Seychelles, and ^lore especially abui^- 

 dant in Praslin. Before the discovery of these i.slands, the 

 large and curious fruits werfe occasionally found floatini* in the 

 Indian Ocean, and from the mystery attached to. -theif origin 

 very large sums were frequently paid .for them. ' -i- il i 1' < 



Observe walking sticks made of the wood, r-i [jx .oW 



No. 109. Sections of lower part of trunk of Cdpo t^e Mfefe^ . 

 note also specimens of the hardwood froni the outside of th<^ 

 trunk. ..■•■. .; -;i ..;.!.... .,. :,, .:,■,. 'iii. 



