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Excerpt from Agriculture News, Vol. 14: A Fortnightly Review of the Imperial Department of Agriculture for the West Indies; January to December, 1915 A good deal of the recent literature of the coco-nut has been produced with more. Enthusiasm than soundknowledge, and the prospective planter who has been inspired by the exponents of the 'next great boom' would do well, when he comes to start operations, to turn to a book in which agri cultural practice is considered in the light of scientific. Enquiry, and business considerations in the light of common sense. The manual before us has been written in correlation with courses of instruction on the subject, given by the author in the University of the Philippines, and has been amplified and substantiated by the experiments and observa tions of the students in successive classes. We hasten to add that it is far from being academic, in the derogatory sense of that word, and that while there is a certain amount of local colour in the descriptions, the information given is capable of quite general application. The physiology of the different organs of the coco-nut. Plant is first considered, with a view to bringing out any special adaptations the tree may possess, and any special conditions it may require. It is shown to be not so indi vidual in its needs or tolerances when compared with other plants as is sometimes supposed. Several questions of very practical importance, such as the nature of the root system, the influence of shade on transpiration and growth, and the relation between rate of growth and production of fruit are discussed from exact data. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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