MISCELLANEOUS* 4 7 
class, almost exclusively, do this work and 
most of it is done in Kingston. 
For notes on the Coco-nut palm, see p. 7. 
Carved Calabashes* 
Preparation. A ripe calabash, with its 
hardened green skin, is selected and a hole is 
cut in it for the purpose of scooping out the 
soft pulp. 
Carving. An awl, or sometimes an old 
razor, is used. The work is divided into 
two classes — inserted and floated. It is 
called “ inserted” when the design is scraped 
out of the green, showing the dirty white of a 
scraped calabash. In “ floated” work the de- 
signs are green and are left in relief, the rest 
of the green skin being scraped off. 
Articles. Baskets, (PI. III. 21) cups, or- 
naments for the wall, finger dips, cover-dishes 
and baby-rattles. 
Designs, workers and districts. The re- 
marks made under “ Carved Coco-nuts” apply 
here. 
Calabash. 
Crescentia Cujete. Order Bignoniaceae. A 
low tree, native of the West Indies and tropical 
America. It has long, narrow leaves ; bell-shaped 
flowers, 2 to 3 inches long, variegated in colour ; 
and large gourd -like fruits. A common tree every- 
where in the lowlands. 
Uses. Water gourds, carved ornaments, pickles. 
Painting’s and Pen and Ink Sketches. 
The undermentioned articles are frequently 
