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 and these generally die prematurely. Some of the planters 

 give it as their opinion that the transplanting may "be effected 

 from January to May, and again in August, October and Noverii"ber 

 (i.e. omitting the wet months). Perhaps, however, the general 

 rule should be, that in low, daiap situations plantin^r may be 

 effected during the hot season, in salt marshes and on hill 

 sides during the monsoon. It is said that those trees planted 

 from January to June will yield fruit for eight months in the 

 year, and those planted in OctolDer for six months, while those 

 planted in June and July in the heavy rains will scarcely be 

 fruitful at all. Different places and soils require different 

 seasons for this operation, to be learned only from experience 

 or olDservation of neighboring gardens. Soils suitable for a 

 cocoanut plantation are variously described as below, particu- 

 larly observing that stony grounds, or those overlying rocky 

 foundations, are to be avoided : 



1, Soils mixed with sand, either dark-oolored or river- 

 washed, 



2, Where sand is mixed with clay, ferruginous earth, or 

 black mould, 



3, Clayey soils where the understrata consists of sand, 



4. Sand clay, even when mixed with gravel and pebbles, 



5. The sea shore, banks of backwaters, rivers, banks, 

 and paddy fields, 



6. Alluvium of rivers and backwaters, provided a yard and 

 a half of land is to be generally seen above water level. 



