THE CHILEAN WINE PALM AT HOME. 
(Jubaea chilensis (molina) Baill.) 
The coquito or wine palm of central Chile has been cultivated 
for some years in southern California, where it is considered 
an excellent ornamental plant. It is frost resistant to a high 
degree, but of very slow growth. The fruits contain small, 
round kernels having the flavor of coconuts, whence the name 
coquito (little coconut) ; these are eaten in several South American 
countries. From the sap a thick sirup, known as miel de palma, 
is prepared in Chile. It is used in the same manner as maple 
sirup. Commercial plantations have been established in various 
parts of that country for the production of this sirup. The wild 
palms here shown are in a small ravine near Valparaiso, Chile. 
(Photographed by Wilson Popenoe, October 10, 1921 ; P18897FS.) 
