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GUATEMALA. 
the early leaves of this palm being of the latter class, 
while the noble leaves of the mature palm are long 
pinnate. 
If the trees are planted about sixty to the acre in 
ordinary situations, such a plantation should not cost, 
Growth of a Young Coconut, 
including the land, more than forty dollars until the trees 
bear; and in eight years the planter may expect a crop 
of at least eight thousand nuts annually, — which should 
net him about two hundred dollars. It is a great mis¬ 
take to plant the nut on the surface of the ground, as it 
