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Case 33. — The utilization of the nut of the Coco palm. Note 
the various sections of the fruit, showing the proportion of the 
cavity to the meat” and “shell” of the nut, and that of the 
nut to the “husk;” the various uses of the nut meat, and of the 
mature and immature “shell.” Note also sugar, oil, candles, 
butter, soap, meal, copra, wine, etc. 
Case 34. — The Saw Palmetto {Sahal serrulata) one of the 
“Fan Palms ” of the southeastern United States. Note the use of 
cross sections of the “trunk” as brushes; the utilization of the 
leaf fiber for the same as well as for upholstery material; and 
that of an extract of the rootstalk for tanning. 
Case 35. — The Cabbage Palmetto {Sahal palmetto) in its 
similar utilization to the preceding species. The Bermuda 
Palm {Sahal Blackhourmana) showing the beautiful leaf and 
its utilizations. 
Case 36. — (Uninstalled at this writing. Reserved for a 
series representing the Coco de Mer or Double Coconut of the 
Sechyelles Islands.) 
Case 37. — The black palms. Fiber and rope of the Bra- 
zilian Piassaba {Attalea funifera), with brushes made of the 
same; flower spathe, fiber and wood of the Black Sugar Palm 
of Ceylon {Borassus flahelliformis) ; fiber and cordage from the 
Wine Palm of Ceylon {Caryota urens); Javanese Jaggery Sugar 
from the Jaggery Palm {Arenga saccharifera) \ stripped leaves 
of the Talipot Palm {Corypha umhracuUfera) and a Cinghalese 
book made from the natural leaves of this species; and fiber, 
cordage, and mat made of the fiber of the Japanese Shuro 
{Chamaerops excelsa). 
Case 38. — Devoted to an exposition of various fruits of the 
palms and their utilization. Dates, the fruit of the Date Palm 
{Phoenix dactylifera) a noble tree, forty to eighty feet high, in- 
valuable to the desert people of Northern Africa whose most 
important wants it supplies. Fruits of the Betel Palm of the 
Indies {Areca catechu) a favorite masticatory among the natives. 
(See also monograph on Betel Chewing, Case 80). Note wax 
obtained from the Brazilian Wax Palm {Copernicia cereifera). 
Note also in the various sectioned fruits of the Palms and the 
diverse disposition of the kernels. Palm Oil soap and candles 
obtained from the African Oil Palm {Elaeis guinanensis) . 
