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ternal habits of the cocoa genus ; but it cannot be positively asserted 

 that they all really belong to it, because we had not an opportunity 

 of examining the flowers of all of them. Botanists will soon procure 

 us more certain information on this subject from accurate observation. 



A. Species of Palms without thorns. 



1. Cocos da Bahia, (cocos 7iucifera, Linn.) does not grow wild, 

 but cultivated, from the Mucuri, that is from the 18th degree, north- 

 wards to Bahia and Pernambuco, very frequently on the coast ; to 

 the south it is very rare. When young it is distinguished by a pro- 

 tuberance of the trunk, at the bottom, close to the ground. 



2. Cocos de Imburi ; with narrow, moderately long leaves, of a 

 silver white below, and shining green above ; it produces a bunch of 

 very hard small nuts, which are eaten only by the savages. 



3. Cocos de Pindoba * ; has no stem, but shoots out only beautiful 

 long leaves from the ground; close to the base it has a bunch of 

 eatable nuts. 



4. Cocos de Pati ; has a high thick stem, many strong, broad, 

 colossal /ro/i^/es, and makes a noble appearance; the bunch of fruit is 

 very large, consisting of many hard, small nuts. 



5. Cocos Ndaid-assii ; with a tall strong stem, handsome broad 

 feathery leaves, and strong Avoody rachis ; the pinnula are very 

 smooth, even, and not indented, pointed, of a shining dark green 

 above, and of a shining light green below. It has a large bunch of 

 fruit, with many eatable nuts, which are about five inches long. 

 The bunch of fruit is so large that one man cannot carry it. This 



* In the various kinds of palms here enumerated, the names added to the word cocos are 

 mostly the real ancient denominations, from the language of the Tupinanibas and the other 

 kindred Tupi tribes. Thus for instance, a famous chief among them was called Pindobusv, 

 or the great Pindoba palm-tree. See Southeys History, &c. Vol. I. p. 289. and other places. 



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