seen ut one time, yielding an iiiexliaustible 

 supply for the xise of man at all seasons of the 



Thii^ palm dcliglits in, anil gruws with tiie 

 g'veatcst liixiu"i;uire in the virinity of tlic soa, 

 and is found in great ])erreetiuii on the sontli 

 and west coasts of Ceylon ; (giving a beautiful 

 a]>]>earance to ^ose Malabar 

 a lit] ( 'oronuuidel, on tlie Maldive and Laccadive 

 l>hiinls ; those of Polynesia, "where it adorns 

 the small eoral islamls, as well as those of mag- 

 nitude, glowing in all the brilliancy and beauty 



tit m^ied ^^^fy* At j^^mmg mi SSt^p^^ 



unproductive, and they are rarely seen cultivated 



to any extent. 



Tile Singalese have a curious tradition re 

 garding the oxiginidl ^Shmrmy^ of cocoa^niti 

 tem^ %yy a prince ^te interior i>f the Mand of 



Ceylon, About lialf-a-mile from Belligam, (a 

 fi>hiug haiulet on the southern coast of Ceylon, 

 situated between the towns of Point de (iaile 

 mA Matura, in about 80" 20' e«tst longitude, 

 and &^ 30* mti^ Mtiid*,.) toiiipietdy e^meeitM 



fVoui view, M hether approa«shed by land or sea, 

 by till' density of tlu; cocoa-nnt <2,Toves, is a large 

 roek of granite, tn tlie b'ft-liatid on tlie road to 

 Galle, which at that partieidai' si)ot is completely 



