( IB ) 
Malacca, parts of Perak, Johor e and Kelantan. It 
is not, however, cultivated to any extent in this 
country for its sago, nearly all the sago manufac- 
tured in Singapore being prepared from raw sago 
imported from the surrounding islands. 
IN addition, the palm is useful on account of the 
fact that, after it has grown for about 5 or 6 years, 
the leaves may be cut and used for making “ attaps ” 
for roofing purposes. The attap from this palm is 
far superior in lasting qualities to that obtained 
from the nipah palm. 
Cultivation . — The sago palm grows best on marshy 
land on which it is almost impossible to grow any 
other tropical crop with the exception of padi; it 
will even grow in many places where padi has been 
tried repeatedly without success. 
It may be propagated either from seed or suckers ; 
the latter method, although being both unsatisfac- 
tory and costly, is that usually adopted. Suckers 
are generally expensive to procure, especially if 
transported long distances; experience shows that, 
unless they are most carefully removed from the 
parent tree, which is very seldom done, they will 
not survive after being planted out. 
On the other hand there is a considerable advantage 
to be gained by propagating seeds in nurseries, and 
transplanting the seedlings when about 12 to 18 
months old; for not only is this method less ex- 
pensive, but the results generally prove to be far 
more satisfactory. 
Care should be taken in the selection of the seed, 
as there are two varieties of the palm, “ smooth ” 
and “ spiny.” This leads to a difficulty when growing 
from seed, as they do not always breed true and 
