Six Palms From One Nut !
p. 32 · Read in the full issue
WHEREVER coconuts grow, there are discussions as to whether more than one palm will sprout from one coco nut. There are so many “old hands” and dependable witnesses available to vouch for having seen two or three young palms actually sprouting from one nut that the question seems to be resolved completely in the affirmative; but the sceptic will always maintain that there was more than one nut to produce the freaks that are to be seen.
The base of this sextuplet coconut palm, growing at Tarawa, in the Gilbert Islands, is in one solid piece, and none of the sections shows any signs of in dependence in germination. (Photo by F, J. Jackson.)