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iippr-r pnrt ftf tlir tnntk, rontnistrd hy tlic <l;n*k- 

 liri'cii fVtliMfir, ;i hrjiutiriil ;i]>]H'a]":iiu'e. Thr 

 Areka-uut, wlieu planteii, takes three years to 



"w^dd^ iliis palm h used at tills place for rariety 



of purjjosi's. 



Tlie fruit gT0M8 in \oi\g peinhiloiis chisters, 

 eacii about the size of a small lien's egg ; the 



fibrtm iliu&kl)elrigtsTiB»»ed awsay, the nut is disco* 



vcrcd j^urroundcdbvitsown immediate epidermis, 

 which often j)roves difficult of removal. The nut 



apex and sitiail hsm^ mi. others a htg^ h^m 



and very slightly elevated apex. One nut ls lB^ 

 natural jirnduce of eaeh fruit, altliougli some- 

 times double or triple nuts are found, anomalies 

 often met with in the vegetable kingdom.* 

 Many tlie oomm^n drinlLiiig^ md: balitig 



ut( u>ils iu the Itnats are made from tlie spathe 

 ortlic Arrka palm ; aud I have fretpiently seen 

 a vi'ssel i'or holding water made frnui it, which 

 was not dissimilar to tlnise made by the Austra- 



Ean nativi^ tiDe Imtk of the Euealyiitt 

 trees ; they nse the flow^ ^athe also for nail- 



• \c\v Retd will during ft voy^e to Climax 

 from eight to ten per t'cftt. 



