THE PHILIPPINE 



Journal of Science 



A. Chemical and Geological Sciences 

 AND THE Industries 



Vol. YI JUNE, 1911 Xo. 3 



THE ALCOHOL INDUSTRY OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 

 PART I. (Concluded.) 



By H. D. GiBBS. 

 (From the Laboratory of Orgayiic Chemistry, Bureau of Science, Manila, P. 1.) 



THE COCONUT PALM. 

 Cocos nucifera Linn. 



CONTEXTS. 

 Commercial Importance. 



DiSTBIBUTIOX. 



Uses. 

 The Sap. 



Tapping the palm. 



The yield of sap. Tables XVII, XVIII, and XIX. 



The composition of the sap. Table XX. 



The utilization of the sap. 



Costs. -5PaMr-XXl. 



The sap of the coconut palm as a source of sugar. Table XXlI. 



Vinegar. TaWe-XX-«I. 



COMMERCIAL IMPORTANCE. 



Commercially, the coconut is the most important of all the palnis. 

 The production of copra for the manufacture of coconut oil is an in- 

 dustry which is growing, and the supply of oil seems to be inadequate 

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