CLUSTER OF FRUITS OF THE MACAUBA PALM. 
(Acrocomia sclerocarpa Mart. See S. P. I. No. 37382.) 
The kernels of these nuts contain 60 per cent of excellent oil, 
which is well suited for the finer uses of industry and also 
as a table oil. The ornamental, elegantly formed palm is 
from 33 to 49 feet in height and bears about 80 quarts of 
nuts a year. An acre of ground planted to this palm would 
yield $100 worth of palm fruits. (Photographed by B. H. 
Hunnicutt, Lavras, Minas Geraes, Brazil, July 26, 1918; 
P25449FS.) 
