fWe oi' a toh'i'able thickness, ami lii ent hardness ; 

 tJiey ajf^iCii* lmi$ivej^M%» sei-aped, polislied, and 

 m^nl^ m silvaer, Be! itg edged ulso wMi ilie 

 same metal, and arc prosrrvrd as goblets, more 

 for curiosity than utility ; hnt the shill is also 

 used for cups, (elegantly carved,) lamps, ladles, 

 akiraiwers, spooES, &c* ; they are ijs6d % tlie 



containing their water, liaving two holes on thd 



summit. The interior of the nut is extracted 

 without breaking the shell, bj filling it with 



$ait-wi^r* aftef wTifeh it & hmoi. tm.mm^ tlnie 

 m siaaids i^h^ tfee iinsl^t pulp becc^Kfis de- 

 cayed, and the shell is then well^a^lied out. 



The largest nuts arc chosen for the purpose, and 

 are oi'ten seen hi^'hly polished, and of a tine black 



miim* Tfae eiip^ Hie m$t$$ m it&t^Uy 

 m^d^^ B^loiis of the mmL-i&vi% m stage 



of npeness, when thc^y are denominated by the 

 Tahitans Omiffif ; thev are then scra]>ed so thin 

 as to be nearly transparent, and are of a light- 

 town The shells will make good lamp- 

 hkek, ^ttd, redu^ |q ehmfcoal and pnhmssi, 

 also an cxc@U^1:4€aiti&ice. 



The flowers are insignificant when the nuii^ni- 

 tude of the tree is considered, an(l are inclosed 

 in a thick, tough spathe, which, when either 

 ^jp$ift<^ or yfhm seen mpmdmg 



