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white cakes, weighing about ^ cwt. each. The tree is said to he 

 cultivated on a large scale in China. It has been introduced into 

 Ceylon before 1824, and grows freely at elevations over 4,000 feet. 

 It has become naturalised at Hakgala Gardens, where it seeds 

 abundantly. 



Ivory-nut Palm, or Corozo-nut (Phytelephas ttiacrocafpa). A 

 slow-growing palm, with handsome pinnate erect leaves, 10 to 



IVORY-NTT HALM (.MALE), SHOWING INFLORESCENCE. 



15 feet long, indigenous to Central America. It has been intro- 

 duced at Peradeniya Gardens in 1850, and has Howered and fruited 

 here at irregular intervals during the last 15 years. For many years 

 stemless, the palm forms in time a short prostrate stem. It is 

 dioecious (male and female flowers being borne on different plants), 

 so that it is necessary to have a plant of both sexes in order to 



