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THE COCO-NUT 



CHAP. 



shiny yellow; "Lund," identical with the " Lond " ; 

 " Cayumanis," identical with the " Cuyamis " already 

 mentioned ; and " Lincoranay," characterized by its low 

 growth. The Lincoranay includes a number of minor 

 varieties, having fruit red or green and large or small, 

 including also " Dahili," and the still smaller nut called 

 " Inano," which is not as extreme a variety as the 

 " Pugai." 



To sum up what we know about the varieties of 

 coco-nut : there are many forms to be found in all 

 the leading coco-nut countries. How distinct these are, 

 or how true they will breed, or how far they are 

 identical in the different countries cannot at present 

 be said. According to the form in which it is expected 

 that the product shall be sold, different varieties may 

 be entitled to first choice. If the product is to be sold 

 in the form of copra or oil, the most desirable variety 

 is one which at the same time has large individual nuts 

 and a large total production. It would obviously be 

 desirable to take the percentage of oil in the endosperm 

 into account in selecting the seed, but this refinement 

 is not at present possible. 



B. Selection of the Seed. — Whatever variety of 

 coco-nut may be chosen, the seeds which are to be 

 planted should be selected as the product of 

 individual trees, and these trees should be very care- 

 fully picked out and should be the ones which most 

 exactly have the qualities which it is desirable to 

 give to the entire plantation. There is no point in the 

 coco-nut business where careful personal attention is 

 more necessary or will prove more profitable than in the 

 selection of the trees which are to furnish the seed nuts. 

 Leaving out of account selection for any of the minor 

 uses, and considering only the production of copra or 

 oil, there is one safe and sufficient rule. Select the seed 

 of the trees which are conspicuously more productive 

 than are their neighbours which are growing under 



THE SAME CONDITIONS. 



If a tree is especially productive because it grows 



