
          COCOS CORONATA. Nicuri
Palm. Collected by Messrs. Dorsett,
Shamel and Popenoe, Bahia, Brazil.
A palm 20 to 30 feet high, usually 
presenting a somewhat straggly 
appearance due to the leaves being whipped
and torn by the wind. The old leaf
bases adhere to the trunk, and being
arranged spirally give it a curiously
twisted appearance. The leaves are
glaucous and graceful when not torn.

37745. COCOS ROMANZOFFIANA. 
From Dr. J. C. Willis, Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil. A tall, striking
palm, 30 to 40 feet high, leaves 15 to
20 feet long wath rigid sword-shaped
leaflets. The withered leaves are 
deflexed and pendent; the upper leaves,
spreading, often arched. Spadix about
6 feet long, at first enclosed in a stout
pendulous spathe, which appears
among the lower leaves.

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA.
Dasheen. From various West Indian
and East Indian sources. Large-leaved
aroid, related to the taro and the elephant 
ear, producing numerous small
tubers around a large central one.
These, when cooked, are as palatable
as potatoes, richer in protein, and with
a nutty flavor. Twenty-five hundred
people are growing them in the South.
        