APPENDIX 



499 



Cocos nucifera (Coco- \ 

 nut), 50,000 grains -< 

 (moist weight) / 



Cocos plumosa (loo^ 

 grains in moist state) , 



Acrocomia lasiospatha I 

 (550 grains in moist" 

 state) I 



Acrocomia sclerocarpa ' 

 (200 grains in dry ■ 

 state) I 



Bactris (species), 170 

 grains in dry state 



Elseis guineensis (izo 

 grains in dry state) 



Husk . 



Endocarp 



Seed 



Entire 



Husk 



Endocarp 



Seed 



Entire 



Husk 



Endocarp 



Seed 



Entire 



Husk 



Endocarp 



Seed 



Entire 



Husk 



Endocarp 



Seed 



Entire 



Husk 



Endocarp 



Seed 



Entire 



Proportional weight 

 of parts, taking the 

 entire fruit as 100. 



Moisf. 



83 

 6 

 II 

 1 00 

 56 

 35 ■* 

 S-4 

 loo'o 



70 



22 



g 



100 



Dry. 



57 



21 



22 

 100 



39"; 



5i"f 



ioo"< 



35 



50 



'5 

 100 



44 



45 



II 



100 



22 



45 

 33 

 100 

 29 

 56 



15 

 100 



Loss of weight stated as 

 a percentage of the weight 



in the moist condition. 



The first number refers to 



the moist state, the second 



to the dry state, the third 



is the loss. 



100 to 20 or 80 per cent, 



'oo ,, 93 „ 7 ,, 



100 „ 60,, 40 ,, 



100 ,, 29 ,, 71 ,, 



i°o „ 45 » 55 ). 



100,, 92,, 8 „ 



100,. 63 „ 37 » 



100 „ 63 >i 37 .. 



100 ,, 18 ,, 82 „ 



100 „ 82 ,, 18 ,, 



100 „ 68 ,, 32 „ 

 100 ,, 36 „ 64 



The following explanatory remarks refer to the above table : — 

 Cocos nucifera. — The data employed here are those given in the table 

 on p. 501 ; and the method of obtaining them is explained in 

 the footnote there appended. 

 Cocos plumosa. — Gn-account of the hygroscopicity of the husk arising 

 from its large amount of sugars, the drying process is aWays 

 incomplete. If these substances could be removed by soaking 

 in water, the contrast with the drying process of Cocos nucifera 

 would not be so great. 

 Acrocomia lasiospatha. — Though very good materials were employed, 

 there is some disturbing influence to be looked for in explana- 

 tion of the rather small shrinkage of the seed and the rather large 

 shrinkage of the endocarp as compared with Cocos. This will 

 probably be found in the increase of the oil and the decrease of 

 water in the maturing seed and in the fact that the husk tends 

 to ripen rather before the stone and seed reach their greatest 

 development. The husk of the ripe fruit is full of a muci- 



