Bui. 53, Hawaii Agr. Expt. Station PLATE VII 



Fig. I. — The Starch Core of the Tree-Fern Trunk, Showing the 

 Large Starch Core and Thin Bark of the Cibotium chamissoi 

 (Left), and the Small Starch Core and Thick, Dense Bark of C. 

 menziesii (Right). The Former Species Is the One Used for 

 Starch Production 



Fig. 2. — An 80-Pound Starch Core which 

 Is Ready for the Shredder 



