3 
The second bunch from whorl 5 developed into a small head weighing 3000 grains and 
consisting of 43 fully developed fruits and 3 small ones. 
grams 
o/o 
grams 
o/o 
Weight of one fruit 
18*3 
weight of shell 
... 6*8 
80 
„ „ pericarp 
9*4 
51*3 
„ „ kernel 
1*5 
18 
„ „ depericarped nut 
8-4 
100 
The shell is still very thick measuring 5 m/rn. 
The third bunch from whorl 5 was also undeveloped and contained only 22 
fruits. 
Weight of one fruit 
grams 
21*8 
o/o 
weight of shell 
„ „ pericarp 
9*5 
43*5 
„ ,, kernel 
,, „ depericarped nut 
7*8 
100 
grams 
6*3 
1-3 
full size 
o/o 
80 
17 
The characters of the nuts still remain the same. They are all very large but thick 
shelled. 
No. 3. Local strain :— 
First whorl 2 male flowers ; second wborl 8 female flowers ; third whorl 3 female 
flowers ; fourth whorl 7 female flowers ; fifth whorl 5 male flowers. 
2 flowers of the third whorl developed into a small head giving 17 ripe fruits. 
Weight of one fruit 
„ „ pericarp 
,, „ depericarped nut 
grams 
o/o 
weight of shell 
grams 
o/o 
11*7 
... 
o o a 
4*4 
83*0 
6*3 
5*3 
53*9 
100 
„ „ kernel 
... 
0*9 
16*9 
Note the large percentage oi shell which measured 5 m/m. 
One flower of the fourth whorl also developed into a head containing 8 full grown nuts 
'•which yielded. 
grams 
o/o 
grams 
o/o 
Weight of one fruit 
26*8 
... 
weight of shell 
« • 0 
11*2 
78 
„ „ pericarp 
„ „ depericarped nut 
11*2 
14*3 
42-7 
100 
„ „ kernel 
MS 
2*5 
17.4 
No. 4 soft-ehelled strain :■— 
First whorl 5 male flowers ; second whorl 5 male flowers. 
No. 5 Local strain 
First whorl 4 female flowers ; second whorl 3 female flowers ; third whorl 3 females 
flowers ; fourth whorl 5 female flowers ; fifth whorl 5 male flowers. 
No, 6 soft-shelled strain 
First whorl 3 male flowers ; second whorl 3 female flowers. 
One of the female flowers of the second whorl developed into a small head of 17 ripe fruits. 
Weight of one fruit ... 10.5 grams o/o 
depericarped nut 3*3 „ 100 
pericarp ... 4*2 „ 22.7 
» 
)> 
weight of shell 
„ „ kernel 
1*6 grams 
1*6 „ 
45*5 o/o 
45*5 „ 
Note the high percentage of kernel. The shell measured only 2 m/m. 
No. 7. (Local strain) first whorl 3 male flowers ; second whorl 3 female flowers. 
No. 8. (Soft-shelled strain) first whorl 3 male flowers ; second whorl 3 male flowers. 
No. 9. (Local strain) first whorl 3 male flowers ; second whorl 5 female flowers ; third 
whorl 8 male flowers ; fourth whorl 6 female flowers. 
One female flower of the second whorl developed into a small head of 50 fruits. 
4*0 
1-0 
Weight of one fruit ... 11*5 grams o/o 
„ depericarped nut 5*2 „ 100 
weight of shell ... 
kernel 
4*0 grams 
76 o/o 
19 
pericarp ... 5*3 
The shell was thick and measured 5 m/m. 
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