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7, Marshy land even in brackish soils (iDUt not where salt 



is formed in crystals "by evaporation). 



8, ^1 level lands exposed to the sea treeze where the 

 soil is good, as the valleys between hills, tanks and ditches 

 which have "been filled up« 



9, Lastly, even the floors of rained houses well worked 

 up, and any places much frequented loy cattle and human "beings, 

 on account of the ashes and salts of ammonia from the \irine, 

 etc., deposited day toy day in the soil. 



Sunlight is most "beneficial to the cocoan^it tree ; it 

 increases the num"ber of successive fronds and the crops of 

 fruit, while if much shade is caused "by trees of other kinds, 

 there is a tendency in the lower part of the cocoanut stem to 

 thicken, while the upper part grows thin and attenuated, with 

 fronds at considerable intervals and little fruit, 



"Exposure to regular "breezes is also "beneficial, for the 

 constant movement of the tree tops have a tendency to strengthen 

 and enliven the whole race. The difference is easily seen "by 

 comparison with those in sheltered positions. The holes or 

 pits into which the plants are to "be transplanted should be 



twelve yards distant on backwaters, but where a deep alluvial 

 soil is found, eight or ten yards are enough. These distances 

 are necessary, otherwise the trees, not having room to expand 

 their tops, repel each other, and grow in diagonal positions, 

 and are easily blown down or overset. Too close a neighbor- 

 hood also tends to draw up the trees into long, feeble stems, 

 shoots, fronds, and small fruit. In a level, loose soil the 



