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Note photographs of Cocoa-nut Palms, also specimen of CASE 

 Cocoa-nut Jaggery or sugar from Madras. It is prepared by 65. 

 boiling down the toddy, which is obtained in large quantities 

 from the unopened spathe. 



No. 134. Model of a *Bube Ni Kaj^ovj* or temple, 



matle of Cocoa-nut iibre from the Fiji Islands. 



No. 135. Portion of a trunk of a Cocoa-nut Palm from 

 Triuidixd. ^ The wood is known as Porcupine Wood, and is 

 used for ornamental purposes and for making walking sticks, 

 specimens of which are exhibited. , t, , r 



A branched^ stem of a Cocoa-nut tree from Fiji is shoWD in 

 this Case. "'' " i'' - 



Along the top of this Case is a broom made of Cbcoa-riut CASE 

 leaves, from Dominica, and at the back observe fans from 66. 

 Samoa made of plaited leaves, also a broom as used in Ceylon, 

 made of the midribs of the leaflets and a brush of the same, 

 used in Fiji for cleaning flues. 



No. 136. Samples of Arrack and Vinegar made from 

 Cocoa-nut toddy, from Ceylon. Observe sliced CoiJoa-nut 

 kernel, used as an article of food in Siam. 



No. 137. Cocoa-nuts and wax models showing process 

 of germination. . ; 



No. 138. CocoA-KUl" Pearl from the perisperm of the 

 Cocoa-nut, used by the natives in North Celebes as a charm 

 against evil spirits. 



No. 139. Expressed Oil op CocOa.nut. Specimens 

 are shown of stearine and oleine separated by pressure, also 

 composite candles made of a mixture of stearic acid, palm oil 

 and stearine of Cocoa-nut oil. 155,347 cwts. of Cocoa-nut 

 oil were imported into this country in 1893. 



Note on bottom shelf fine spadices in fluid of Cocoa-jiut 

 Palm. Also plume for a head dress made of the cuticle of the 

 young leaves from Otaheite. 



A few fruits of other species of Cocos are shown in the lower 

 part of this Case ; amongst them are the following : Cocos 

 plumosa, Lodd., C. campestrls, Mart., C. coronata, Mart., «&:c., 

 &c. ■• ■' ■■ 



[A Robe from Tahiti made of Tapa Cloth {Broussoiiftin 

 jKtpt/rifera), antl ornamented with the cuticle from the young 

 leaves of the Cocoa-nut Palm dyed blue, is shown in a special 

 Case over the fireplace in lioom No. 4,] ^- . 



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